Modern Moods From The Club St. Germain aka Maurice Meunier And His Orchestra by Maurice Meunier And His Orchestra, released on Barclay in 1956.
A rare gem from the postwar jazz scene in Paris -- a sweet set that features both clarinet from Maurice Meunier, a great player who's clearly learned a lot from the American artists who were becoming regulars on his scene at the time! The date has Meunier working in both quartet and quintet formation -- with players who include William Boucaya on baritone sax, either Raymond Fol or Rene Urtreger on piano, Pierre Michelo on bass, and Christian Garros or Jean-Louis Viale on drums! The work has a tightly swinging mode, with perhaps a slight echo of bop -- a bit like some of Buddy DeFranco's best work for Verve in the 50s, especially given the sharp tone that Meunier gets from his horn.- Dusty Groove
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