Petit Petit

Michaël Levinas - Le Petit Prince - Orchestre de Picardie, Arie van Beek (2017) {Claves Records}
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© 2017 Claves Records
Classical / Modern Classical / 21st Century / Opera

World Premiere Recording. Born in Paris, Michael Levinas went through the classical and high level teaching of the National Superior Conservatory of Paris, working at the same time with the famous class of accompaniment, orchestra conducting and composing. In that institution he met the great musicians who made the deepest impression on him, in particular, the pianists Vlado Perlemuter, Yvonne Lefébure, and also Yvonne Loriod to whom he showed his first works.

Philippe Petit - Guitar Reflections (1991) {EPM Musique 982262}
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© 1991 EPM Musique | 982262
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Guitar

Petit plays a real solid, soulful jazz style, in many ways like Wes Montgomery. Frankly, however, some of Petit's solos just sound better than Wes's. I don't have the liner notes in front of me, but listening to it, I think the tracks are mostly his own rhythm and solos laid on top of each other. This makes for a surprisingly full sound. If you're a fan of good jazz guitar, this CD will make a great addition to your collection. It's quite accessible, never disappointing or cheesy, and for a CD that doesn't have driving rhythm section it really gets your foot tapping.

Barney Wilen & Philippe Petit - Flashback (1986) {Paris Jazz Corner PJCP222012 rel 2003}
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© 1986, 2003 Paris Jazz Corner PJCP 222012
Jazz / Cool Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Guitar / Saxophone

Unissued live by Barney Wilen and Philippe Petit. While waiting for 'La Note Bleue'… it is in July 1986, in Montpellier, France, that Barney Wilen, the legendary French saxophonist, and Philippe Petit, a virtuoso too seldom heard on the jazz scene, occurred for a concert in duet. Extremely rare experiment in jazz, this guitare/saxophone live recording proceeds in the wire of a collaboration which started between the two musicians since 1984. Essential.

Philippe Petit - Écoute (2004) {Paris Jazz Corner PJCP222014 rec 1979-96}
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© 1979-96, 2004 Paris Jazz Corner Productions / Harmonia Mundi | PJCP 222014
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Guitar

After the 2003 Febuary release, the duo with Barney Willem, Paris Jazz Corner Production continues the adventure with Philippe Petit. This album was originally released in 1979 on the Musica label (under the name: "For all the life you are in my heart"). This session, never published in CD, is not a 'guitarist' record strictly speaking, in this context each one plays his part at the perfection: the opportunism of Aldo Romano, luminous skill of Dominique Lemerle, remarkable improvisations of Michel Graillier who always transcend the melody lines. As for Philippe Petit, the ardour and freshness from his playing, but also from his leadership talents: he instills, suggests, animates and preaches respect, because the strong idea of a group is equality. The title "Les Solitudes" was added as a bonus to the session. It's a solo by Philippe Petit dedicated to the memory of these missing friends.

François Devienne (1759-1803), sometimes nicknamed the French Mozart, was equaled famed for his talents as a flautist and a bassoonist. He was one of the first professors at the Paris Conservatoire, established in the early years of the Republic. Devienne devoted a large proportion of his compositions, in several different forms, to the two instruments of which he was a virtuoso exponent. The programme presents several of his trios, which combine the violin and the cello with the two wind instruments in turn. These works possess all the charm of the galant aesthetic that developed in the late eighteenth century, along with a certain penchant for virtuosity.