Guy Lafitte
Encyclopedia
Guy Lafitte was a French
jazz
tenor saxophonist born at Saint-Gaudens, France, most notable for his work with Mezz Mezzrow
from 1951–1952 and having toured with Big Bill Broonzy
in 1951.
In 1954 Lafitte made Paris
his home, and worked with Lionel Hampton
and Emmett Berry
. Lafitte had also been a collaborator on various other projects with musicians such as Wild Bill Davis
and Bill Coleman
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
tenor saxophonist born at Saint-Gaudens, France, most notable for his work with Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow
Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois. Mezzrow is well known for organizing and financing historic recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet. Mezzrow also recorded a number of times with Bechet and...
from 1951–1952 and having toured with Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly black audiences. Through the ‘30s and ‘40s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with white audiences...
in 1951.
In 1954 Lafitte made Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
his home, and worked with Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
and Emmett Berry
Emmett Berry
Emmett Berry was a jazz trumpeter.Berry was born in Macon, Georgia. He began with study of classical trumpet in Georgia, but by 18 had switched to jazz and moved to New York City. He became a member of Fletcher Henderson's band and later replaced Roy Eldridge as soloist...
. Lafitte had also been a collaborator on various other projects with musicians such as Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis.Davis was born in Glasgow, Missouri...
and Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
William Johnson Coleman was a jazz trumpeter from the swing era.He had his musical debut in 1927. Coleman's first recordings were with the Luis Russell orchestra, but all solos on record went to the rising star Henry "Red" Allen. This led to Bill Coleman's departure from the band. By 1935 he...
.
Discography
- 1954 - Blue And Sentimental (Emarcy) with Peanuts HollandPeanuts HollandHerbert Lee "Peanuts" Holland was an American jazz trumpeter best known for his contributions in swing jazz. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and died in Stockholm, Sweden....
, Raymond Fol, Jean-Claude Pelletier, Geo Daly - 1957 - Les Classiques de Jazz (Columbia) with André Persiany (p), Paul Rovere (b), Teddy Martin (dr)
- 1978 - Corps Et Ame (Black and Blue) with Hank JonesHank JonesHenry "Hank" Jones was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award...
, George DuvivierGeorge DuvivierGeorge Duvivier was an American jazz double-bass player.Duvivier was born in New York City and took up the cello and also the violin while in high school before settling on the bass. He also learned composition and scoring before going out on the road with Lucky Millinder and then with the Cab...
, J. C. HeardJ. C. HeardJ. C. Heard a.k.a. James Charles Heard was a United States swing, bop, and blues drummer.... - 1983 - Lotus Blossom (Black & Blue) with Wild Bill Davis, Clyde Lucas
- 1990 - The Things We Did Last Summer (Black & Blue) with Jacky TerrassonJacky TerrassonJacques-Laurent Terrasson is a jazz pianist better known as Jacky Terrasson.He was born in Germany, but his mother was American and his father French. He studied at the Berklee College of Music before playing in Chicago and New York City clubs. He gained increased attention on winning the 1993...
, Pierre Boussaguet, Al Lewitt
as a sideman
- Arnett CobbArnett CobbArnett Cobb was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Cobb was born Arnette Cleophus Cobbs in Houston, Texas. His musical career began with the local bands of Chester Boone, from 1934 to 1936, and Milt Larkin, from 1936 to 1942...
Quintet: Live! (Black & Blue, 1980) - Bill Coleman Quintett with Guy Lafitte: Lions Abroad Vol. 3 - A Lion in Paris (Black Lion, 1973) Bill Coleman - Ben Webster - Guy Lafitte (Jazz Colours, 1973)
- Lionel Hampton: Paris Session 1956 (EMI)
- Peanuts Holland Sextet: Jazz In Paris: Peanuts Holland - Buck Clayton - Charlie Singleton (Emarcy, 1954)
- Sammy PriceSammy PriceSammy Price was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. He was born Samuel Blythe Price, in Honey Grove, Texas, United States. Price was most noteworthy for his work on Decca Records with his own band, known as the Texas Bluesicians, that included fellow musicians...
Quintet: Le Jazz En France - Vol. 14 - Boogie Woogie A La Parisienne (Pathe, 1956) - Lucky ThompsonLucky ThompsonEli "Lucky" Thompson was a United States jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist...
Sextet: Lucky Thompson (Swing, 1956) - Pierre Boussaguet: Trio Europa (Emarcy, 1998)
Literature
- Richard Morton & Brian Cook: The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, Sixth Edition, London, Penguin, 2001