tracks

L'Imbécile
How About You?
All The Things You Are
Relaxin' At The Grand Balcon
The Continental
There Will Never Be Another You
Lover Man
If I Had You
Shine
My Old Flame
Goodnight, Wherever You Are
Easy To Love
The Real Cat
Someone To Watch Over Me
Get Happy
A Night In Tunisia

notes

Ⓟ 2000 Ⓒ 2010 Universal Music France. Made in the EU.
Track 1-8 recorded April 17, 1954 at the Pathé-Magellan studio, Paris.
Track 9-16 recorded March 22, 1956 in Paris.

Tracks 1 to 8 original René Thomas And His Orchestra LP issue Barclay 84 030. Ⓟ 1954 Universal Music France.
Tracks 9 to 12 Polydor EP 20 706 Ⓟ 1956 Universal Music France.
Tracks 13 to 16 Polydor EP issue on René Thomas Modern Group* - René Thomas Modern Group -2- 20 707 Ⓟ 1956 Universal Music France.
This compilation Ⓟ 2000 Universal Music France.

In tracks 1 to 8 Double Bass is played either by Benoît Quersin or Jean-Marie Ingrand.

The CD is sheltered in a standard jewel case with clear tray.
The 8-page booklet contains the original LP-cover and liner notes in French and English.
As well as the line-up together with the catalog of the series: "Jazz in Paris IIII Collector's Edition".

On this 2010 reissue "Universal Music France" is mentioned several times, but no obvious label.
Only a tiny logo on the back cover mentions also "Universal Music Jazz France".
But it's so tiny you have to use a looking glass to read it.
Also the (hardly readable) LC 00699 code on the rim of the CD is from Universal Music Jazz France.

credits

Artwork [Original-LP Cover] – Gérard Jourdan
Design – Marie Carette
Double Bass – Benoît Quersin, (tracks: 1 to 8, 9 to 16), Jean-Marie Ingrand (tracks: 1 to 8)
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale (tracks: 1 to 8), José Bourguignon (tracks: 9 to 16)
Guitar – René Thomas
Illustration – Aurélie Bourguet
Liner Notes [English Translation] – Martin Davies
Liner Notes [French] – Alain Tercinet
Piano – René Urtreger (tracks: 1 to 8), Roland Ronchaud (tracks: 9 to 16)
Research, Coordinator – François Lê Xuân
Supervised By – Yann Ollivier
Tenor Saxophone – André Ross (tracks: 1, 3, 8), Serge "Bib" Monville, (tracks: 9 to 16)
Transferred By, Mastered By – Art & Son Studio

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music France
Copyright (c) – Universal Music France

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