Jazz musicians who became expatriates

[BillF]

Many years ago I saw this documentary film about expatriate American jazz musicians in Europe. I remember brilliant playing by Phil Woods.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3492952/

6 hours ago, Hardbopjazz said:

Impulse put out two LP's titles Americans in Europe. 

 

Pleased the album includes a bluesman. Two blues expatriates I met in the 70s were Champion Jack (in Manchester) and Memphis Slim (in Paris).

[sidewinder]

Didn’t Champion Jack live in Halifax?

 

Pee Wee Ellis (lives in Somerset)

Jean Toussaint

Joan Viskant

Edited September 7, 2019 by sidewinder

[Big Beat Steve]

17 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Didn’t Champion Jack live in Halifax?

 

For a time, before he moved to another "Ha-":

Hannover (Germany) - where he lived for a long time up to his death.

[Larry Kart]

Did we mention Herb Geller?

[Brad]

57 minutes ago, Larry Kart said:

Did we mention Herb Geller?

This article by Noal Cohen goes into his life overseas. 

Herb Geller - A Career Retrospective

[AllenLowe]

I loved Herb; probably the biggest mensch I ever met in the biz.

[JSngry]

 

[BillF]

7 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Didn’t Champion Jack live in Halifax?

Yes, v handy for Manchester gigs.

[Gheorghe]

15 hours ago, Hardbopjazz said:

Impulse put out two LP's titles Americans in Europe. 

 

Yeah, that´s it. I have this CD. Very nice done. It was produced by Joachim Ernst Behrend, since he had promised Oscar Pettiford that he will do it, gather as many Americans in Europe as possible. Too bad that Oscar Pettiford had died before it came true. 

[Hardbopjazz]

I have the CD as well.  

Edited September 7, 2019 by Hardbopjazz

[BillF]

9 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

For a time, before he moved to another "Ha-":

Hannover (Germany) - where he lived for a long time up to his death.

When he signed an album for me and Ed Dipple, Champion Jack said, "That's a good one. I made that in Germany".

Of course, the expat thing was very good news for me. Those I saw included:

Lucky Thompson

Dexter Gordon

Johnny Griffin

Ben Webster

Don Byas

Jimmy Woode

Kenny Clarke

Philly Joe

Benny Bailey

Phil Woods

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2019 by BillF

[Peter Friedman]

Did anyone mention Thad Jones? Also Bob Rockwell and Jay Cameron.

Rosanno Sportiello from Italy

Nicki Perrot and Adrian Cunningham from Australia

Abdullah Ibrahim from South Africa

Martin Wind from Germany

[mikeweil]

The number of South Africans becoming expatriates is huge ..... 

[Д.Д.]

Gerry Hemingway to Switzerland

Barre Phillips to France

Kent Carter to France

Michael Moore to the Netherlands

Burton Greene to the Netherlands

Marco Eneidi to Austria

George Cremaschi to Czechia 

[Peter Friedman]

Bob Rockwell (tenorsax)

Jiggs Whigham

[mikeweil]

Doug Hammond

Linda Sharrock

Jeanne Lee

 

Don Cherry

Karl Berger (moved to the US and back)