Rene Thomas

René Thomas - Remembering René Thomas: Rare and Unreleased Performances by the Legendary Jazz Guitarist (2020)

René Thomas - Remembering René Thomas: Rare and Unreleased Performances by the Legendary Jazz Guitarist (2020)
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Jazz, Bop, Cool Jazz | Label: Fresh Sound Records

René Thomas (1927-1975) was considered the best European jazz guitarist of his generation by fellow musicians and critics, but his career was marred by the pervasive skepticism of jazz fans. Despite trying hard to carve his own space, he never obtained the recognition he deserved for his immense talent, perhaps because of his introverted character and prolonged withdrawals from the scene.

René Thomas - The Real Cat [Recorded 1954-1956] (2000)  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 12, 2018
René Thomas - The Real Cat [Recorded 1954-1956] (2000)

Rene Thomas - The Real Cat [Recorded 1954-1956] (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 313 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (549 400-2)

Rene Thomas was a Belgian guitarist who hoped to make it big on the international jazz scene following his move to Paris and a flurry of recording activity in the 1950s and early 1960s, though his goal ultimately eluded him. This CD in Verve's Jazz in Paris reissue series combines two separate dates originally made for Barclay and Polydor. For the most part, Thomas' approach to the guitar is rather laid back, particularly in his spacious arrangement to "All the Things You Are."

René Thomas - Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) [Reissue 2001]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 6, 2022
René Thomas - Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) [Reissue 2001]

Rene Thomas - Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) [Reissue 2001]
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Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (549 812-2)

On this album from 1963, Thomas led a quintet featuring saxophonist and flutist Jacques Pelzer, organist Lou Bennett, bassist Gilbert Rovere and drummer Charles Bellonzi. Thomas' sound in the early 1960s was ambitious, robust and modern, with enormous optimism built in. He employed a spirited technique that never gave hint that a pick was being used on the strings. Imagine a woodpecker hammering away on a rubber tree. Add Bennett's organ, and the group's sound was remarkably cool and distinctly European - swift but never frantic.
The album opens with Meeting, an up-tempo, catchy swinger that today would be perfect for a radio-show opener. If You Were the Only Girl in the World is another swinger that displays Thomas' graceful attack…
Rene Thomas - Hommage A... Rene Thomas (1974) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6330}

Rene Thomas - Hommage A… Rene Thomas (1974) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6330}
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© 1974, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6330
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Modern Post Bebop / Guitar

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. A tribute to the great European guitarist Rene Thomas – and one that features Thomas himself fronting a sweet small combo with Fender Rhodes from Rob Franken – with a sound that's unlike any other album that Rene ever recorded! Thomas first rose to fame on the bop scene in Paris in the postwar years – but here, he's got a much more longform approach to guitar – really stretching out on these very long tracks that build beautifully with his own richly chromatic lines, and some great solo moments from Franken. The group also features Koos Serierse on bass and Louis Debij on drums – and titles include "My Wife Maria", "Jesus Think Of Me", "Star Eyes", and "Round Midnight".
René Clemencic, Alpe Adria Ensemble - Rousseau: Devin du Village (1999)

René Clemencic, Alpe Adria Ensemble - Rousseau: Devin du Village (1999)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 77:14 | 369 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Nuova Era | Catalog: 7335

There were lots of theatrical Rousseaus in the 18th century and Jean-Jacques (1712–78) was only the most famous of them. A fair amount of the intellectual impulse of Romanticism can be traced to (or blamed on) him. A poseur and charlatan in the grand format, this music copyist also found time to compose music, and this is his most enduring piece. Indeed, it is his only enduring music.

René Jacobs - J.S. Bach: St. Matthäus-Passion (2013)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at May 6, 2021
René Jacobs - J.S. Bach: St. Matthäus-Passion (2013)

René Jacobs - J.S. Bach: St. Matthäus-Passion (2013)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi

The appetite for evolving performance practices in Bach’s St Matthew Passion appears undiminished as we have gradually shifted, over the generations, from larger to smaller ensembles and also towards a greater dramatic understanding of the implications of Bach’s ambitious ‘stereophonic’ double choir and orchestra choreography. René Jacobs has never been shy of a new hunch and taking it as far as (and sometimes beyond) what is either reasonable or defining.

VA - Jazz in Paris: The 100 Most Beautiful Melodies (2020)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at May 8, 2020
VA - Jazz in Paris: The 100 Most Beautiful Melodies (2020)

VA - Jazz in Paris: The 100 Most Beautiful Melodies (2020)
FLAC tracks | 06:08:12 | 1,8 Gb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France

Enjoy this Compilation with the most successful Jazz singers like Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Lester Young, Art Blakey and many more!
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (2004/2001)

James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2004/2001)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Deutsch | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 5 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | 7.81 + 7.26 Gb (2xDVD9) | 292 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

Wagner’s enchanting Nürnberg has perhaps never looked as marvelous as in this production by Otto Schenk, with sets designed by Günther Schneider-Siemssen. James Levine’s conducting is as authoritative as it is affectionate, and the orchestra, the chorus, and the all-star cast which could not be equaled anywhere else in the world—respond with a riveting performance. James Morris is a wise, avuncular Hans Sachs; Ben Heppner’s beautifully sung Walther is a perfect match for Karita Mattila’s radiant Eva; and René Pape and Thomas Allen turn in stellar performances.
Lou Bennett - Pentacostal Feeling (1966) {Gitanes Jazz 548 790-2 rel 2001}

Lou Bennett - Pentacostal Feeling (1966) {Gitanes Jazz 548 790-2 rel 2001}
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© 1966, 2001 Philips / Gitanes Jazz Productions / Universal Music | 548 790-2
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Jazz Blues / Organ

Regularly engaged in the Blue Note of the rue d'Artois in the 60s, Lou Benett often performed as a trio with guitarists Jimmy Gourley and René Thomas and drummer Kenny Clarke. With the commercial success of Amen, his first recording, Lou joined the trumpet player Donald Byrd, then student in the composition class of Nadia Boulanger, to make an album with ambitious sound architecture. Benefiting from Thomas' highly mobile guitar and Kenny Clarke's rhythmic flexibility, the Paris Jazz All Stars playing Byrd's toning arrangements, Lou Bennett's churchy organ roars powerful chords. The blues, music of the Baptist temples, permeates a carnal music, widely open to dance.
Lou Bennett - Enfin! (1963) {RCA Victor-BMG 74321477962 rel 1997}

Lou Bennett - Enfin! (1963) {RCA Victor-BMG 74321477962 rel 1997}
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© 1963, 1997 RCA Victor / BMG France | 74321477962
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Bop / Organ Hammond B-3

Lou Bennett began as a bop pianist, then switched to organ and became a solid player in the late '50s. With Jimmy Smith's virtuostic approach as inspiration, Bennett left piano behind in 1956, and toured the East and Midwest with his organ trio from 1957 through 1959. Bennett left America for Paris in 1960. He recorded there, played at the city's Blue Note club with Jimmy Gourley and fellow expatriate Kenny Clarke, who became one of his regulars alongside Rene Thomas. Bennett made only one return visit to America, appearing at the 1964 Newport Jazz Festival. He led his own group during the '80s.