Sacha Distel - Jazz 1955-1962 / 3CD set

Alexandre "Sacha" Distel, the nephew of famous French bandleader Ray Ventura, emerged as a key figure on the jazz scene in the early fifties. Under the influence of his uncle and the musicians alongside him, he learned to play the guitar with Henri Salvador and by 1956 he was considered one of the best guitarists in France. Before going on to become a successful singer, Sacha played with such jazz giants as Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Lionel Hampton.

CD1 (1955-1957) : DON RENDELL & BOBBY JASPAR POT LUCK - A LONG WAY FROM HOME • LIONEL HAMPTON CRAZY RHYTHM - NIGHT AND DAY • SACHA DISTEL OLYMPIA ORGY - ON SERAIT DES CHATS - ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT - N° 1 FOR SACHA - THANK’S BILL - AVEC CES YEUX-LÀ - A PIECE OF PIZZA - BLUES FOR TINY • BOBBY JASPAR & SACHA DISTEL SCOTCH HOP - EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME - COMPETITION - SACHA BILL ET BOBBY.

CD2 (1957) : TRIO GÉRARD GUSTIN SOMEBODY LOVES ME - ROMANO’S DILEMMA - Y’A QU’CA D’VRAI - “GREEK” GONE CRAZY - FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR ANYMORE - LOOKING FOR A BOY - AUTUMN NOCTURNE - ÉQUATION • JOHN LEWIS & SACHA DISTEL I COVER THE WATERFRONT - DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM - AFTERNOON IN PARIS - ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE - BAGS’ GROOVE - WILLOW WEEP FOR ME.

CD3 (1956-1962) : JEAN-PIERRE SASSON & SACHA DISTEL WINTER HOLIDAY - TWO GUITAR BLUES - JOAN - GOOFY THE CAT • SACHA DISTEL AVEC RAYMOND LE SÉNÉCHAL ET SON ORCHESTRE QUAND TU ES PARTIE… - ÉPI BLUES - OUAH ! OUAH ! OUAH ! OUAH ! - OH ! QUELLE NUIT “LONESOME ME” - TANIA CHA CHA - NUAGES - DRÔLE DE RÊVE “THE PREACHER” - SCOUBIDOU “POMMES ET POIRES” - PARADIS - LÀ, PRÈS DE LA FENÊTRE “IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS” - GARDE ÇA POUR TOI “CATCH A FALLING STAR” - ESQUINADE CHA CHA - QUAND J’Y PENSE - EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME - PERSONNALITÉS (ELLE A LE… ELLE A LA… ELLE A LES…) - ALLEZ ! VA ! “MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK” • SACHA DISTEL & CLAUDE BOLLING MINOR SWING - SWING 41 - NUAGES (1ÈRE & 2E PARTIE) - SWING 39 - DAPHNÉ • SACHA DISTEL - B.O. DU FILM LES 7 PÉCHÉS CAPITAUX, L’ORGUEIL MARINA - BLUE WALTZ DE L’ORGUEIL.