ANDRE HODEIR / アンドレ・オデール / COMPLETE PARIS & NEW YORK SESS / CD

All titles composed by André Hodeir, unless indicated.

Sources CD 1:
Tracks #1-6, from the 10-inch album “Essais d’André Hodeir” (Swing M 33353)
Tracks #7-16, from the album “Le Jazz Groupe de Paris joue André Hodeir”
(Vega V 30 M 572)
Tracks #17-19, from the album “Jazz et Jazz – Nouvelles oeuvres d’André Hodeir”
(Fontana 680.208 ML)

Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-16, from the album “Jazz et Jazz – Nouvelles oeuvres d’André Hodeir”(Fontana 680.208 ML)
Tracks #17-20 & 22-26, from the album “American Jazzmen Play Hodeir’s Essais”
(Savoy MG 12104)
Track #21, was included as a bonus on the album
“Billy Ver Planck and His Orchestra – Dancing Jazz” (Savoy MG 12101)



Personnel on CD 1:

Tracks #1-6: Le Jazz Groupe de Paris
“ESSAIS” Arranged and conducted by André Hodeir
Jean Liesse, Buzz Gardner, trumpet; Nat Peck, trombone; Jean Aldegon, alto sax; Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax; Armand Migiani, baritone sax; Sadi, vibes; Pierre Michelot, bass; Jacques David, drums.
Recorded in Paris, December 13, 1954

Tracks #7-10:
Roger Guerin, Jean Liesse, trumpets; Nat Peck, trombone; Jean Aldegon, alto sax; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Armand Migiani, baritone sax; Sadi, vibes; Pierre Michelot, bass; Christian Garros, drums.
Recorded in Paris, June 26, 1956

Tracks #11-14:
Jean Aldegon and Nat Peck out on #12 & 14.
Recorded in Paris, June 27, 1956

Tracks #15-16:
Same as #7-10, but Sadi out.
Recorded in Paris, July 2, 1956

Tracks #17-19:
Roger Guérin, trumpet; Nat Peck, trombone; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Martial Solal, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded in Paris, autumn 1960

Personnel on CD 2:

Tracks #1-7: Le Jazz Groupe de Paris
“JAZZ CANTATA” Arranged and conducted by André Hodeir
Roger Guérin, Christian Bellest, trumpet; André Paquinet, trombone; Pierre Gossez, alto sax; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Armand Migiani, baritone sax; Jean-Pierre Drouet, vibes, perc.; Pierre Michelot, bass; Christian Garros, drums; Christiane Legrand, vocals.
Recorded in Paris, Autumn 1960

Tracks #8-14:
“LE PALAIS IDEAL” Arranged and conducted by André Hodeir
Roger Guérin, Christian Bellest, trumpet; Nat Peck, trombone; Hubert Rostaing, alto sax; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Armand Migiani, baritone sax; Jean-Pierre Drouet, vibes, percussion; Pierre Michelot, bass; Christian Garros, drums.
Recorded in Paris, Autumn 1960

Track #15:
Raymond Guiot, flute (overdubbed four times); Martial Solal, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded in Paris, Autumn 1960

Track #16:
Roger Guerin, trumpet; Emmanuel Soudieux, bass; Richie Frost, drums.
Recorded in Paris, 1952

Tracks #17-26: American Jazzmen Play André Hodeir's “ESSAIS”
André Hodeir and His Orchestra: Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax, bass-clarinet; Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax, clarinet, bass-clarinet; Eddie Costa, pianos, vibes; George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Annie Ross, vocal on #26.
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, March 4 & 5, 1957