Guy Lafitte

Guy Lafitte (12 January 1927 – 11 July 1998) was a French jazz saxophonist.

Guy Lafitte
Monument in Saint-Gaudens
Background information
Born(1927-01-12)January 12, 1927
Saint-Gaudens, France
DiedJuly 11, 1998(1998-07-11) (aged 71)
France
GenresJazz, swing
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTenor saxophone
Years active1940s–1990s
LabelsEmArcy, Columbia, Black & Blue

Career

A native of Saint-Gaudens, France, he worked with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951–1952 and Big Bill Broonzy in 1951.[1] In 1954 he made Paris his home and worked with Lionel Hampton and Emmett Berry. He also worked with Bill Coleman and Wild Bill Davis.

Discography

As leader

  • Blue and Sentimental (Le Club Francais, 1955)
  • Les Classiques du Jazz Vol. 2 with Andre Persiany (Columbia, 1958)
  • Melodies (Columbia, 1958)
  • Sax: 10 Succes (Pathe, 1960)
  • Sax and Strings (Columbia, 1963)
  • Jambo! (RCA Victor, 1968)
  • Blues (Vega, 1969)
  • Blues in Summertime (RCA Victor, 1971)
  • Sugar and Spice (RCA Victor, 1972)
  • Corps et Ame (Black and Blue, 1978)
  • Happy! (Black and Blue, 1979)
  • Live in France with Arnett Cobb (Black and Blue, 1980)
  • Three Men On a Beat with Wild Bill Davis (Black and Blue, 1983)
  • Joue Charles Trenet (Black and Blue, 1984)
  • Lotus Blossom with Wild Bill Davis (Black and Blue, 2002)
  • The Things We Did Last Summer (Black and Blue, 1991)
  • Sax Connection (Ida, 1994)
  • Crossings with Pierre Boussaguet (EmArcy, 1998)
  • Au HCF Paris (Milan, 2002)
  • Tenor Abrubt: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions with Arnett Cobb (Black and Blue, 2003)
  • Nice Jazz 1978 (Black and Blue, 2017)

As sideman

With Bill Coleman

  • Jazz at Pleyel (Philips, 1952)
  • Saint Louis Baby (Columbia, 1956)
  • Them Their Eyes (Columbia, 1956)
  • Mainstream at Montreux (Black Lion, 1973)
  • Really I Do (Black and Blue, 1982)

With others

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Guy Lafitte". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  • Richard Morton & Brian Cook, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Sixth Edition. Penguin, London. 2001


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