La Vie en Rose

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Personnel: Bernard Peiffer (piano); Joe Benjamin, Pierre Michelot (double bass); Jean-Louis Viale, Bill Clark (drums). Liner Note Author: Alain Tercinet. Recording information: Paris, France (03/03/1952-03/23/1953). Photographer: Jean-Pierre Leloir. Translator: Martin Davies. Bernard Peiffer was a popular pianist on the French jazz scene throughout a good part of the 1950s. This compilation collects a series of sessions (including both solo and trio dates) recorded in 1952 and 1953. Peiffer's approach to the piano is obviously influenced by Erroll Garner to a certain extent, especially on standards like "Jeepers Creepers" and "Lady Be Good." But he's also a compelling bop pianist, offering an impressive performance of Charlie Parker's "Steeplechase." His inventive approach to "Caravan" (heard in two separate takes) incorporates a dramatic shift in the bassline, adding a bit of stride piano in spots. Peiffer shows off his classical background in his dramatic showpiece "Toccata" (which was influenced in part by Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor), though this is very much a jazz piece. None of these titles have previously been issued outside of France, so this Jazz in Paris series reissue is a treasure awaiting discovery by jazz fans everywhere. ~ Ken Dryden
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