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I've only just discovered him a few days ago!
This is one of the most exciting jazz guitar performances I've ever heard/seen. Does anyone know if this trio made any records together? I'd love to hear more of this! Freddy Deronde on bass & Félix Simtaine on drums.
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01-04-2022 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by VanEpsInDeChirico
Full video: SONUMA | Les archives audiovisuelles
The Rene Thomas Trio's three tunes are available on a Japanese CD released in 2020. Copies are available on Discogs.
I don't know of any other recordings of this particular trio. RT's discography as a leader is sadly very short.Last edited by David B; 01-05-2022 at 10:17 AM.
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Remembering René Thomas
Fresh Sound Records – FSR-CD 993
Blue Train, Milestones, Motion, All Mornin' Long by the Trio, and a lot more besides.
The second number on the video clip is Eight Miles High, is it not? The clip comes from a 1973 documentary, Jazz en Belgique: three days in April.
Last edited by Litterick; 01-05-2022 at 07:37 AM.
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Originally Posted by David B
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Rene Thomas, earlier in his career, was hardly distinguishable from Jimmy Raney in terms of sound and style. Both played ES125, both very much bop players. The posted clip shows Thomas branching out quite a bit from playing bop solos over standards. Really interesting ideas.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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That site also has the Bobby Jaspar quintet with Rene Thomas in 1962, I’ve never seen any video of them before.
SONUMA | Les archives audiovisuelles
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Rene’s playing in the first video is similar to this very good 1974 recording which I have on CD.
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