Jean-Pierre Sasson - A French Bop-Chorus Master

 

Jean-Pierre Sasson (1918-1999) was a magnificent yet often overlooked figure in the history of French jazz guitar. Despite his remarkable contributions during the golden era of French jazz in the 1950s, Sasson’s legacy has sadly faded from memory. In 1939, he took his first steps into the professional music scene, initially drawn to the strong personality of Django Reinhardt, but ultimately developing his style based on the schools of Teddy Bunn and Al Casey. Listening to them, Sasson learned to interpret the blues with an authentically black spirit.

Amid the upheavals of World War II, Sasson moved to London in 1940, where he continued to interact with the English jazz scene until he joined the R.A.F., serving as captain-pilot until the end of World War II. Upon returning to France in 1946, Sasson was captivated by Charlie Christian’s electrically amplified guitar, and single-string solo technique, marking a crucial moment in Sasson’s musical evolution. Later, in the early 1950s, Sasson did not evade the significant influence, both in terms of rhythm and harmony, that Jimmy Raney and Tal Farlow exerted on many French guitarists and modern jazz in general. Nevertheless, Sasson gradually distanced himself from these influences to forge his own versatile path.

As a jazzman, Sasson’s significant quality lay in an attack that is both flexible and incisive, generating swing with great ease of execution. His delightful sound evolved somewhat over the years, parallel to his evolving style. The guitarist with the most recorded jazz sessions in France, for whom his entire approach was dedicated to one objective: producing swing. —Jordi Pujol

01 Jumpin' With Sass - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

02 Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

03 J.P.Special - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

04 Blues Is Yellow - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

05 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town  - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

06 Morning Noon And Night - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

07 Woke Up This Morning - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

08 Blue Suede Shoes - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

09 Let's Rock And Roll - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

10 Rockie Et Lollie - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

11 Artillerie Lourde - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

12 Jumpin' At Pleyel - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

13 Sass Is Groovy - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

14 Paris Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

15 Slightly Old Fashionned - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

16 Fascinating Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

17 Bluebird Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

18 Minor Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

19 Lucky T - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

20 I Want A Little Girl - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

21 Une Petite Salade - Jean-Pierre Sasson 

Jean-Pierre Sasson - A French Bop-Chorus Master

French Sauce - 60s/70s - The Groovy Years - Vols.10-12

 

1 Aujourd'hui Madame - Jo Moutet 

2 Bossalexandre - Vladimir Cosma 

3 Pop Light - Claude Bolling 

4 Where The Rainbow Ends (Indicatif Europe 1) - Tony Hiller Orchstra 

5 Audition - Francois De Roubaix 

6 Barbès Night-Club - Jacques Loussier 

7 Mariage 72 - Philippe Sarde 

8 Elephant Shake - Francis Lai 

9 Nationale 1647 - Michel Colombier 

10 Les Cerfs-volants - Jean Leccia 

11 Passeport Pour Le Soleil - Vladimir Cosma 

12 Fréquence Pop - Claude Bolling 

13 La Route Des Vacances - Francois De Roubaix 

14 Borsalino Theme - Claude Bolling 

15 Las Vegas Circus Ballet - Francis Lai 

16 Monsieur Cinema - Gerard Calvi 

17 Le Téléphone Rose - Vladimir Cosma 

18 Mi Sol Mi Mi Ré Ré Mi - Michel Legrand 

19  Sam & Sally - Vladimir Cosma 

20 Chapi-Chapo - François de Roubaix 

21 La Bourse Et La Vie - Bernard Kesslair 

22 Lagardère 1967 - Jacques Loussier 

23 Pop En Équilibre - Alain Goraguer 

24 Boeing 747 - Claude Bolling 

25 Bernard Gérard - Le Crocodile Porte-Clé (BOF Des Vacances En Or) 1970 - Various Artists 

26 Mozik Mozik(Indicatif Europe 1) - Pachyderm (Michel Berger) 

27  Dernier domicile connu [Generique] - De Roubaix Francois  

28 Tout Le Monde Il Est Beau, Tout Le Monde Il Est Gentil (BOF) - Michel Magne & Jean Yanne 

29 Happy Night - Claude Bolling 

30 Les Etoiles Du Cinema - Francis Lai 

French Sauce 10

1 Taking Off 1 - Jean Bouchéty 

2 Scarlatti Sound - Raymond Guiot & Luis Conti 

3 Bowery Mood - Vladimir Cosma 

4 Black Night - Eddy Driver 

5 Silver Fingertips - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra 

6 Cool Boss - Jean-Claude Petit & Son Orchestre 

7 Scratching Machine - Janko Nilovic 

8 I Don't Know Why - Francis Lai & Nicole Croisille 

9 Primitive Spirit - Raymond Guiot 

10 Autoscopie - Bernard Estardy 

11 Jenny Girl - Jean-Claude Petit Et Son Orchestre 

12 Soul Coaxing - Raymond Lefevre 

13 Growing Up - Jean Bouchéty 

14 Last Street - Pierre Dutour Et Son Orchestre 

15 Dans Le Hall Du Roi De La Montagne - Raymond Lefèvre & Son Orchestre 

16 Fluty - Frank Pourcel & His Big Band 

17 Soleil Dans L'Oeil - Bernard Lubat 

18 Jungle Soul - Jean-Claude Petit Et Son Orchestre 

19 Hulot's Holiday - Jean Bouchéty 

20 Mephisto Jet - Michel Gonet 

21 Sentimental Soul - Hervé Roy 

22 Kidnapping - Karl Heinz Schäfer 

23 Via Vera Cruz - Paul Piot 

24 Le Temps Des Loups - Georges Garvarentz 

25 Lazy Boy - Le Grand Orchestre De Paul Mauriat 

26 Improvisation Pour Deux Voix - Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky 

27 Crazy Organ (A) - Bernard Lubat 

28 Mephisto's Bossa - B. Kaufman & G. Jérôme 

29 Sweet Bacon - Julien Covey 

30 Punta Rasa - Claude Brisset 

French Sauce 11

1 Koun'Toupack - Godchild 

2 Turn Around - Jean Claude Petit 

3 Gang Progress - Andre Ceccarelli 

4 Rolly poly - JC PIERRIC                     

5 Escalade - Teddy Lasry 

6 Centromatic - Claude Vasori 

7 Barbaric - Orchestre Tany Turens 

8 Acapulco - Georges Arvanitas 

9 Shout - Daniel Janin 

10 Shafting - Claude Vasori 

11 Shoke And Clouds - J.Sherylee 

12 Merci Boa - Pierre-Alain Dahan & Slim Pezin 

13 Bimbo Jet - El Bimbo(1974 Inst. disco pop nice) - Bimbo Jet 

14 La Tête Qui Bout - Godchild 

15 Cartridge - Jacky Giordano 

16 Flower's Lane - Gary Bellington 

17 Zero to Five - Chris Oward Group 

18 Bossa Des Tueurs - Vladimir Cosma 

19 La Gigouille - Bernard Estardy 

20 The Bobo (Bossa Nova) - Francis Lai 

21 Bossa for My Eet - Andre Ceccarelli 

22 Zakatak - D Janin + Jc Pierric 

23 Theme Hypnose - Jannick Top 

24 Watch the Birdie - Daniel Faure 

25 Neuvo Brazil - Joseph Graciano 

26 Cinq A Sept - Jack Arel 

27 Le néon - Franck Pourcel 

28 Dynamovement 1 - Roger Roger 

29 Twiggy's Tune - Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit 

30 Bimbo Jet - La Balanga(1975 Inst. Disco pop) - Bimbo Jet 

French Sauce 12

Harmonica Blues: Great Harmonica Performances Of The 1920s And '30s

 

1 Freeman Stowers– Railroad Blues

2 State Street Boys – Crazy About You

3 Carver Boys– Wang Wang Harmonica Blues

4 Lee Brown– My Driving Wheel

5 Ashley & Foster– Bay Rum Blues

6 Robert Hill – I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother

7 Chuck Darling– Blowin' The Blues

8 Chuck Darling– Harmonica Rag

9 Jaybird Coleman– Man Trouble Blues

10 Jazz Gillum– I Want You By My Side

11 Alfred Lewis– Friday Moan Blues

12 Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton – House Snake Blues

13 Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey– Need More Blues

14 DeFord Bailey– Davidson County Blues

Harmonica Blues

Ultra-Lounge Vol.4 Bachelor Pad Royale - "Midnight music for cool cats!"

 

1 Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra – The Theme From Route 66 2:09

2 The John Buzon Trio– Caravan 2:40

3 Line Renaud– Sexe 3:35

4 Lou Busch & His Orchestra– Cool 2:33

5 Milt Buckner– The Beast 2:33

6 Elliott Fisher– Theme From "Our Man Flint" 2:32

7 Jack Fascinato– Spring, Sprang, Sprung 2:59

8 Alvino Rey– Night Train 3:49

9 Martin Denny– Harlem Nocturne 2:36

10 Sam Butera– The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Fever 5:58

11 Joe Bucci Trio– Topsy 2:32

12 Dave Pell– Like Young 2:43

13 Lou Busch & His Orchestra– Street Scene '58 2:25

14 Cy Coleman– Playboy's Theme 2:50

15 Jimmie Haskell– A Shot In The Dark 2:07

16 Spike Jones New Band– Shangri-La 1:59

17 Julie London– Black Coffee 3:06

18 King Curtis– Melancholy Serenade 2:08

Ultra-Lounge Vol.4 Bachelor Pad Royale

The Beat, The Shake and The Lounge - A Collection of the Music That Started the Italian Lounge Craze - Volume Uno and Volume Due

 

1 Piero Piccioni– Love War Call 3:27

2 Ennio Morricone– Gli Intoccabili (Party Music) 3:39

3 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (London Streets) 2:54

4 Armando Trovaioli– Il Profeta (Party Mood) 3:20

5 Bruno Nicolai– Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida (LK Shake) 2:19

6 Berto Pisano– Inchiesta (New Edit) 2:46

7 Marcello Giombini– Seli 2:17

8 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Grand Shake) 2:23

9 Luis Bacalov– La Bambolona (Big Doll Shake) 3:58

10 Wess & The Airedales– Crazy 3:58

11 Luis Bacalov– Rebus (Beirut Shake) 2:12

12 Armando Trovaioli– Dove Vai Tutta Nuda? (Vittorio Gassman Shake) 2:10

13 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Young Tigers Shake) 2:13

14 Nora Orlandi– A Doppia Faccia (Soho) 3:12

15 The Casuals– Seven Times Seven 3:30

The Beat, The Shake and The Lounge - Volume Uno

1 Armando Trovaioli– Incontro Alla Balera 2:18

2 Ennio Morricone– La Moda (Carla Gravina Shake) 2:24

3 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Black Sheep Shake) 2:27

4 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Party Music) 2:36

5 Stefano Torossi– L'Età Del Malessere (Shake) 1:30

6 Ennio Morricone– Allegretto Per Signora 2:23

7 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (Gabry Shake) 4:44

8 Fred Bongusto– Il Divorzio (The Divorce Shake) 1:44

9 Piero Piccioni– Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria (Monica Vitti Shake) 1:37

10 Armando Trovaioli– Fiorella With The Umbrella 1:57

11 Armando Trovaioli– Bada Caterina 2:17

12 Alessandro Alessandroni– I Baronetti 2:04

13 Ennio Morricone– L'Alibi (Party Shake) 2:49

14 Armando Trovaioli– Vedo Nudo (I See Naked Shake) (New Edit) 2:59

15 Piero Umiliani– Requiem Per Un Agente Segreto (Discoteque Party) 2:32

16 Fred Bongusto– Un Detective (Franco Nero Shake) (New Edit) 2:11

17 Armando Trovaioli– Adulterio All'italiana (Catherine Spaak Shake) (New Edit) 2:53

18 Piero Piccioni– Easy Dreamer 2:43

The Beat, The Shake and The Lounge - Volume Due