Rene Thomas

[nado64]

You ask me to be precise, and you have written something so imprecise...

Django didn't travel like a nomad. He lived at Toulon and Paris (porte de choisy). Although he lived in a caravan, he was sedentary like the majority of his communauty, the "manouches". He has finished his life in a house at Samois sur Seine.

But it's not a Django thread, it's the Rene Thomas thread. Two different styles.

[Fast Bebop]

I've been a bit imprecise...I just meant he didn't live in Belgium, and that his family moved in France at that time.

My bad ;-)

Thanks for the precisions anyway

[nado64]

Another interesting European jazzguitar player is the French Sacha Distel.

His teacher, Henri Salvador, is excellent. His guitar album is "Salvador plays the blues", it's a very strange album with a match between the guitar and the scat lines.
He was a wonderful singer, too, close to nat king cole. He has played like a sideman for Django Reinhardt.

For Rene Thomas, west coast blues with the organ is very well.
I feel the style of René Thomas is highlighted when he plays in organ trio.

[funkmp]

The organ trio's recordings are great, but as a sideman: On Sonny Rollins "Brass/Trio" he plays some tasty solo's on the Brass-side of the record with a big horn section. He may sounds a bit lost but really shines as an individual voice.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...9376545&sr=1-5

ps. "The concept of nationality for the gypsy is I think, a little abstract."
should of course be: "The concept of nationality for the Belgian is I think, a little abstract."

[Fast Bebop]

ps. "The concept of nationality for the gypsy is I think, a little abstract."
should of course be: "The concept of nationality for the Belgian is I think, a little abstract."

Looool

So true!