brownie Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 There was this Universal France CD 'Philippe Sarde, Bandes Originales des Films de Sylvie Verheyde'. The liner notes cover mentioned John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter as solists. Enough to rouse interest. Nice music from Philippe Sarde for two films by Verheyde. The first film 'Princesse' had music by the Modern Jazz Quartet (with Connie Kay), the second one 'Un Frere' had music played by Ron Carter on piccolo bass and a string ensemble. Buried inside the CD are two bonus tracks from the sountrack of a 1985 film by Pierre Granier-Deferre 'L'Homme Aux Yeux d'Argent' (The Man with Silver Eyes). The bonus tracks whose presence is announced only on an inside page of the booklet are 'Silver Eyes part 1' and 'Silver Eyes part 2'. The musicians playing on the 9 minutes plus tracks are Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Larry Coryell, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Quite an all-star gathering. The music was recorded in Paris in 1985 when most of those musicians were in town to play and record music for Bertrand Tavernier's film 'Round Midnight'. 'Silver Eyes part 1' is basically film music, part 2 gets things really going. Check this album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 brownie, this sounds interesting, to say the least! Do you happen to have a list of all these "Bandes originales" releases Universal France produced recently? They started the series maybe two years ago, yes? I have not picked up any of the discs, but seen them from time to time, and they include soundtracks to many great (and dearly beloved) movies. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Ubu, that Universal release is different from the 'Bandes Originales' series. I don't have a list for those and I have given up trying to get any real information from the Universal. fr site. That website is impossible as we say in La Douce France. After buying the Philippe Sarde, I did a google search to find if the Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter tracks had been listed anywhere. The search proved fruitless. Oh, forgot to mention that good old Billy Byers was credited somewhere in the liner notes as being conductor for those two bonus tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 impossible my foot! Maybe you frenchies are too douce some times Thanks again, brownie. Good Billy Byers was very much involved with the french jazz scene in these years! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 je voulais dire, trop douce, naturellement... "Ma femme est mort, je suis libre!" ubu (le roi des toute la polognie) (je veux du gateau!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 (edited) I just googled and found this: Universal Music France has released... Edited December 15, 2003 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 cool, Claude, thanks! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 I just googled and found this: Universal Music France has released... Jazz content on those Tavernier films is non-existent. Fans of Tavernier films should look for 'Capitaine Conan', Tavernier's best film. Set at the end of World War I in the Balkans. Great film with the amazing actor Philippe Torreton. The music on that one was by Oswald d'Andrea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 (edited) Sorry Brownie, I posted the wrong one. Here is the Amazon France link. There are some sound samples available. Edited December 15, 2003 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Claude, that's the one! Had been to that Amazon.fr link before posting. It never mentions who is playing on those two bonus tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Brownie, Thanks for mentioning this CD. I am working on a Shorter discography, and this is the first time I have ever heard of these tracks. I will be in Paris next month for the Shorter festival at Cite de la Musique - I will look for this CD. Did you know that Laurent Cugny is doing a series of lectures on Wayne at the Sorbonne through La Maison du Jazz? Early next month, Patricia Julien, who wrote her doctoral thesis on some of Wayne's compositions from the Blakey era, will present her work. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Bertrand, aware of the Shorter events at the Cite de la Musique and at the Sorbonne. May drop at the Sorbonne to watch this. Haven't been inside the place for years. Let's plan for a get-together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 (edited) Brownie, I would definitely enjoy meeting you on this trip - last time around, I was with my wife and 3-year-old son, so we did a lot of family stuff and I didn't have a chance to hook up with any of my jazz friends. This time, it's just me and my son, so I can hook up with people while he hangs out with grandma! I put tickets on hold for all the Shorter concerts (apparently, you just have to pay an hour ahead) except the duet with Herbie which was sold out. I will try to get a ticket through other contacts, since I am not sure I would necessarily find a ticket through the last-minute cancellations. We leave D.C. on 1/17, so I will send you a PM before that, with my mother's phone number. Bertrand. Edited December 22, 2003 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 You should leave from Philly. That way you could see Wayne at the Kimmel Center on the 16th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 (edited) I may still come see him in Philly on the 16th, depending on how the packing goes. My wife is not aware of this plan, however Bertrand. Edited December 22, 2003 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Bertrand, glad youi'll be traveling to Paris. I will have a flyer for you. It's from a Wayne Shorter quartet date I attended in NYK back in 1966 B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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