[78-L] Robert Mavounzy data and west indies was:re Sidney & the Lion play calypso

[Julian Vein]

yves francois wrote:
> Julian
> I also like Jack Sneed ("The Numbers Man" is quite a bit of fun, use it when i show children in schools about rap of all things) et all very much as well as Belsaco, Manning, Whodini (esp the sides with Walter Bennett on trumpet and Al Morgan on bass), also like the Humphrey Lyttleton  sides around 1952 in the Indies genre...
> off to MAVOUNZY 
> the LP is not under his name but it he is the musical leader of the session:
> DISQUES CELINI presents MARTINIQUE MUSIC D'AUTREFOIS
> l'album d'or de la biguine 
> celini disques AUX ONDES LRC 01
> this is now avail on CD from Fremeaux FA5259
> 
> while looking for it I recall 2 other LPs by Mavounzy with Al Lirvat
> celini disques again AUX ONDES 
> LP RGC 10030 AL LIRVAT ROBERT MAVOUNZY "Musique Folklorique"
> 
> I have these two, there is a third I think it's called "Blowing In Montmartre" - I wish I had that one, that one is straight jazz.
>  His playing on the first disc I mentioned is about as good as it gets for performing west indies music with some of the freedom we associate with the best of jazz. after all Robert is a jazzman as well as a biguine artist ...
> hope this helps
> Yves
=============
Thanks Yves.

      Julian


__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5183 (20100608) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com