Jazz in Paris 65
Bernard Peiffer - La Vie En Rose (1952)
Gitanes 013 980-2


Double Bass– Joe Benjamin (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 12), Pierre Michelot (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 11, 13 to 16) 
Drums– Bill Clark (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 12), Jean-Louis Viale (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 11, 13 to 16) 
Piano– Bernard Peiffer 

TRACK LISTING:
01. La Vie En Rose    [0:02:31.10]
02. Ballad In Paris    [0:03:20.64]
03. Jeepers Creepers    [0:03:37.26]
04. Hit That Jive Jack    [0:02:56.74]
05. Oh Lady, Be Good    [0:02:31.50]
06. Jalousie    [0:02:58.12]
07. Don't Blame    [0:02:45.32]
08. Sometimes I'm Happy    [0:02:59.10]
09. Jingles Bells    [0:02:34.67]
10. Tired Blues    [0:02:38.50]
11. Almost Like Being In Love    [0:03:24.16]
12. Steeplechase    [0:02:51.10]
13. Liza    [0:02:54.15]
14. Yesterdays    [0:03:10.38]
15. Midday On the Champs Elysees    [0:02:51.18]
16. Slow Burn    [0:02:57.02]
17. Caravan    [0:03:12.28]
18. Caravan (Alternate)    [0:03:04.38]
19. Jalousie (Alternate)    [0:03:09.20]
20. Toccata    [0:04:19.57]
21. Prelude    [0:04:25.49]

Digitally remastered on 24-bit 
Reissue of the Blue Star discs: 10" LP's 6808 (1-8) & 6829 (9-16), 78rpm 260 (17) & 45rpm 8003 (20, 21)
Tracks 18-19 are previously unreleased 
Recorded in Paris on March 3, 1952 (19, 20), March 12, 1952 (6, 17, 18), March 31, 1952 (1-4, 10), April 4, 1952 (5, 7, 8, 12), December 20, 1952 (16) and March 23, 1953 (9, 11, 13-15) 


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.