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Pierre Michelot
French jazz musician and arranger
Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928 – 3 July 2005)[1] was a French jazz double bass player and arranger.
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Pierre Michelot | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1928-03-03)3 March 1928 Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France |
| Died | 3 July 2005(2005-07-03) (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Labels | Fontana |
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Michelot was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris on 3 March 1928.[2] He studied piano from 1936 until 1938. He switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen.[2]
He played and recorded with visiting American musicians in Paris.[2] He "played with Rex Stewart (1948), performed at Frisco's in Paris with Kenny Clarke (summer 1949), and joined Clarke in a band accompanying Coleman Hawkins (winter 1949–50), with whom he recorded; in 1949 he also recorded with Clarke in an ad hoc band led by Sidney Bechet."[3]
Through his career he played with Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Don Byas, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Bud Powell, Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker.[4]
With Miles Davis he was responsible for the 1957 soundtrack of Ascenseur pour l'échafaud.[3] He was a member of the Jacques Loussier Trio, known for the Play Bach album series from 1959.[3] For two decades beginning in the early 1960s, he concentrated on arranging and studio work.[2] He also appeared in the 1986 film Round Midnight.[3] In later life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[5] He died of Alzheimer's in Paris on 3 July 2005.[1]
As leader
- Jazz at the Blue Note with Maurice Vander, Kenny Clarke, (Fontana, 1961)
- Round About A Bass (Mercury, 1963)
- Piano for Dance with Steve Anderson, Kenny Clarke, (Musidisc, 1968)
- Al in Paris with Al Haig (Musica, 1979)
- Live Au Dreher with Walter Davis, Kenny Clarke (Night and Day, 1981)
- Vander Michelot Lubat (Owl, 1985)
- Bass & Bosses (EmArcy, 1990)
- Viaggio with Richard Galliano (Dreyfus, 1993)
- Nougaro Sans Paroles with Maurice Vander, Bernard Lubat (Sergeant Major, 2000)
With Daniel Humair & Rene Urtreger
- Hum! (Vega 1960)
- Urtreger Michelot Humair (Carlyne, Music 1979)
- Hum!: Live at Club Saint-Germain-Des-Pres & Two Radio Broadcasts (Fresh Sound 2018)
With Jacques Loussier and Christian Garros
- Play Bach No. 1 (Decca, 1959)
- Play Bach No. 2 (Decca, 1960)
- Play Bach No. 3 (Decca, 1962)
- Play Bach No. 4 (Decca, 1963)
- Concert in Jazz: Play Bach (Decca, 1965)
- Play Bach Aux Champs Elysees (Decca, 1965)
- Play Bach Aux Champs Elysees No. 2 (Decca, 1965)
- Play Bach No. 5 (Decca, 1968)
- Play Bach & Vol. 1 Portrait of Jacques Loussier (London, 1965)
- Play Bach No. 2 Portrait of Jacques Loussier (London, 1965)
As sideman
With Claude Bolling
- French Jazz (Bally, 1956)
- Les Succes de Duke Ellington (Le Club Francais Du Disque, 1956)
- Les Succes de La Nouvelle Orleans (Le Club Francais Du Disque, 1958)
With Clifford Brown
- Clifford Brown Quartet (Vogue, 1954)
- Blue and Brown & I Can Dream Can't I (Vogue, 1955)
- The Clifford Brown Big Band in Paris (Prestige, 1970)
- The Clifford Brown Quartet in Paris (Prestige, 1970)
- The Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris (Prestige, 1970)
- Clifford Brown in Paris (Prestige, 1972)
With Sidney Bechet
- Sidney Bechet Martial Solal (Swing, 1957)
- 1949 (Barclay, 1972)
- Spirits of New Orleans (Vogue, 1993)
- Sidney Bechet et Claude Luter (Gitanes Jazz/Universal/EmArcy, 2000)
With Don Byas
- Favorites (Seeco, 1952)
- Memorial (Vogue, 1973)
- Don Byas (Inner City, 1980)
- Yesterdays (Moon 1989)
- Lover Man (Vogue, 1993)
With Miles Davis
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Fontana, 1958)
- Jazz Sur L'ecran (Fontana, 1959)
- Jazz Track (Columbia, 1959)
- Jazz On the Screen (Fontana, 1965)
- The Complete Amsterdam Concert (Celluloid, 1984)
With France Gall
- N'Ecoute Pas Les Idoles (Philips, 1964)
- Laisse Tomber Les Filles (Philips, 1964)
- Poupee De Cire Poupee De Son (Philips, 1965)
- L'Amerique (Philips, 1965)
- Baby Pop (Philips, 1966)
- Les Sucettes (Philips, 1966)
With Serge Gainsbourg
- Bande Originale Du Film L'eau A La Bouche (Philips, 1960)
- Romantique 60 (Philips, 1960)
- Gainsbourg Percussions (Philips, 1964)
- No. 2 (Hallmark 2001)
- Du Chant A La Une!... (Philips/Mercury/Universal, 2001)
With Stan Getz
- With European Friends (LRC, 1985)
- In Paris 1958–1959 (Royal, 1987)
- Pennies from Heaven (Eclipse, 1990)
- Sweetie Pie (Philology, 1992)
- 1959 (Fremeaux, 2018)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Dizzy Gillespie Play & Sing in Paris (Vogue, 1952)
- Plays in Paris (Vogue, 1953)
- Sweet Lorraine & Dizzy Does It (Jazz Selection, 1954)
- Jazz from Paris: Dizzy and Django (Verve, 1957)
- Dizzy (Vogue, 1960)
- Dizzy Gillespie + The Double Six of Paris (Philips, 1963)
- Havin' a Good Time in Paris Vol. 1 (Jazz Legacy, 1979)
- Europa Jazz (1981)
With Dexter Gordon
- Our Man in Paris (Blue Note, 1963)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1986)
- Ballads (Blue Note, 1991)
With Coleman Hawkins
- Bean and the Boys (Prestige, 1970)
- Picasso (1929-1949) (Giants of Jazz, 1992)
- Lausanne 1949 (TCB, 1999)
- Dear Old Southland (Membran, 2005)
With Andre Hodeir
- Jazz et Jazz (Fontana, 1960)
- Saint-Tropez Blues (Fontana, 1960)
- Anna Livia Plurabelle (Philips, 1966)
With Jacques Loussier and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 Etude Pour Trio (Decca, 1972)
- Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (Decca, 1969)
- Play Bach Fur Den Kenner Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 (Decca, 1970)
With Claude Nougaro
- No. 2 (Philips, 1963)
- Bleu Blanc Blues (Barclay, 1985)
- Sur Scene Olympia 85 (Barclay, 1986)
- Nougayork (WEA, 1987)
- Octobre 1985 Concert Integral (Mercury, 2016)
With Bud Powell
- Memorial Oscar Pettiford (Vogue, 1960)
- A Portrait of Thelonious (Columbia, 1965)
- Blue Note Cafe Paris 1961 (ESP Disk, 1968)
- Bud in Paris (EPM Musique/Xanadu, 1979)
- A Tribute to Cannonball (Columbia, 1979)
- Bud Powell Vol. 2 (Jazz Reactivation, 1983)
With Sammy Price
- U.S.I.S Blues & Hot Club Boogie (Ducretet Thomson, 1956)
- Sammy Price Avec Lucky Thompson (Polydor, 1957)
- 1956 Boogie-Woogie A La Parisienne (Pathe Marconi, 2002)
With Stephane Grappelli
- Stephane Grappelly et Son Quartette (Barclay, 1957)
- Tea for Two (EMI, 1978)
- Menuhin & Grappelli Play Jealousy & Other Great Standards (EMI, 1988)
- Stephane Grappelli (Gitanes Jazz/Verve, 1991)
- Puttin' On the Ritz (HMV, 1999)
- Improvisations (EmArcy, 2000)
With Django Reinhardt
- The Great Artistry of Django Reinhardt (Clef, 1953)
- Jazz from Paris (Clef, 1954)
- Django Reinhardt (Decca, 1961)
- Memorial (Vogue, 1966)
- Django Reinhardt et Son Quintette (Decca, 1966)
- Bruxelles 21 Mai 1947 Paris 11 Mai 1951 Vol. 6 (Decca, 1973)
- Django Reinhardt Au Club St-Germain-Des-Pres (Nec Plus Ultra, 1983)
- Inedits Vol. 2 (Nec Plus Ultra, 1984)
- Nuages (Gitanes Jazz, 2002)
- Djangology (Cleopatra, 2013)
With Zoot Sims
- Night and Day & Slingin' Hasch (Vogue, 1950)
- Zoot Sims Quartet (Discovery, 1951)
- Zoot Sims Goes to Town (Vogue, 1973)
- Brother in Swing (Inner City, 1979)
- Zoot Sims & Frank Rosolino (Vogue, 1986)
- Zoot Sims in Paris (Vogue, 1995)
With others
- Cat Anderson, Old Folks (All Life, 1980)
- Marcel Azzola, L'Accordeoniste: Hommage a Edith Piaf (Verve, 1994)
- Elek Bacsik, The Electric Guitar of The Eclectic Elek Bacsik (Fontana, 1962)
- Chet Baker, Europa Jazz (Europa Jazz 1981)
- Chet Baker, Chet Baker, Rene Urtreger, Aldo Romano, Pierre Michelot (Carlyne, 1989)
- Mickey Baker, Bossa Nova En Direct Du Bresil (Versailles, 1962)
- Art Blakey & Miles Davis, Back to Back (Fontana, 1966)
- Jeri Brown, April in Paris (Justin Time, 1996)
- Gary Burton, Live in Cannes (Jazz World 1995)
- Canadian Brass, Swingtime! (RCA Victor, 1995)
- Benny Carter, Take the A Train (Fresh Sound 1997)
- Christian Chevallier, Formidable (Columbia, 1956)
- Kenny Clarke, Plays Andre Hodeir (Philips, 1956)
- Buck Clayton, Singing Trumpets (Jazztone, 1957)
- Sonny Criss, Mr Blues Pour Flirter (Brunswick, 1963)
- Sacha Distel, Jazz D'aujourd'hui (Versailles, 1956)
- Double Six, Meet Quincy Jones (Columbia, 1960)
- Double Six, Les Double Six (Columbia, 1962)
- Christian Escoude, Plays Django Reinhardt (Gitanes Jazz, 1991)
- Samson Francois, L' Edition Integrale (EMI, 2010)
- Bud Freeman, Satin Doll (All Life, 1980)
- Richard Galliano, New Musette (Label Bleu, 1991)
- Richard Galliano, Viaggio (Dreyfus, 1993)
- Benny Golson, Blues March (Columbia, 1960)
- Benny Golson, Benny Golson & the Philadelphians (Blue Note, 1998)
- Dexter Gordon, Our Man in Paris (Blue Note, 1963)
- Johnny Griffin, Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman Quintet (Dreyfus, 2001)
- Gigi Gryce, Jazztime Paris Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954)
- Gigi Gryce, Jazz Time Paris Vol. 2 (Vogue, 1954)
- Roger Guerin, Roger Guerin Benny Golson (Columbia, 1959)
- Herbie Hancock, Round Midnight (Columbia, 1986)
- Hampton Hawes & Martial Solal, Key for Two (BYG, 1979)
- Bobby Jaspar, New Jazz Vol. 1 (Swing, 1954)
- Bobby Jaspar, New Jazz Vol. 2 (Swing, 1955)
- Guy Lafitte, Nice Jazz 1978 (Black and Blue, 2017)
- Bernard Lavilliers, Voleur de Feu (Barclay, 1986)
- Lou Levy, Ya Know (Gitanes Jazz, 1993)
- Mezz Mezzrow, Swingin' with Mezz (Vogue, 1962)
- Georges Moustaki, Moustaki (Blue Silver, 1986)
- John Lewis & Sacha Distel, Afternoon in Paris (Versailles, 1957)
- John Lewis, Midnight in Paris (EmArcy, 1988)
- Colette Magny, Melocoton (CBS, 1963)
- Eddy Mitchell, Paris (RCA 1986)
- James Moody, James Moody with Strings (Blue Note, 1952)
- Bernard Peiffer, Jazz (Blue Star 1954)
- Bernard Peiffer, La Vie en Rose (Gitanes Jazz, 2001)
- Jimmy Raney, Here's That Raney Day (Ahead, 1980)
- Django Reinhardt, 1910-1953 (Vogue, 1969)
- Henri Renaud, Henri Renaud et Son Trio (Vogue, 1997)
- Henri Salvador, Salvador Plays the Blues (Fontana, 1956)
- Henri Salvador, Zorro Est Arrive & Avec La Bouche (Rigolo, 1964)
- Philippe Sarde, Beau Pere (General Music France, 1981)
- Lalo Schifrin, Film Classics (Aleph, 1998)
- Lalo Schifrin, The Bossa Nova & Latin Albums (Malanga Music, 2015)
- Brother John Sellers, Blues and Spirituals (Columbia, 1957)
- Martial Solal, Modern Sounds: France (Contemporary, 1954)
- Swingle Singers, Jazz Sebastien Bach No. 1 (Philips, 1963)
- Toots Thielemans, Toots Thielemans (Verve, 1991)
- Lucky Thompson, Lucky Thompson (Dawn, 1957)
- John Williams, Negro Spirituals (Polydor, 1964)
- Gabriel Yared, La Scarlatine (Cine Music, 1983)
- Lester Young, Prez in Europe (HighNote, 2002)
- "Pierre Michelot, Jazz Musician, Dies at 77". The New York Times. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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- Kernfeld, Barry; Clergeat, André (2003). "Michelot, Pierre". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.j299700. ISBN 9781561592630.
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1682. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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