Nathan Davis & Georges Arvanitas Trio Live in Paris: The ORTF Recordings 1966-67 (3 LP)

Great Title Re-Pressed On 180g Vinyl 3LP!
Pressed by Optimal in Germany Using The Metal Mothers From Pallas!
Style is not a given. Not many musicians reach the level of artistic personality where you can unmistakably recognize them. It takes character, roots, honesty, soulfulness. Nathan Davis had style.
His tone on tenor was unique. So was his soprano sound and his distinctive approach to flute. His musical world was equally original and knew no boundaries.
This concert in Paris is audible proof that as a performer, his fluid phrasing, distinct articulation, booming bottom register, growls and shrieks were fuelled by tremendous drive and furious invention - the man was on fire!
These live sessions demonstrate the limitless invention of Nathan's solos. Holding no punches, weaving signature phrases, shouts and riffs into his solos, he was a fierce and fervid performer. With a sort of hollow resonance at the heart of his reedy and warm sound, Nathan Davis was a highly original artist, from an era when having a distinct sound on your instrument was the grail of jazz artistry. Harold Land, Jimmy Heath, John Gilmore, Paul Gonsalves, Charlie Rouse, George Coleman, Booker Ervin, Clifford Jordan... Jazz is made of such giants and Nathan Davis was one of them. - Jean Szlamowicz
Note: A slight distortion may appear on two tracks on LP 2. This defect is impossible to erase without distorting the entire recording.
I doubt I'm the only jazz lover who, while listening to inspired live recordings, imagines being in the venue on the night of the performance, and if that happens to you too, well, Live in Paris can take you there. - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, April 2019

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• 3 LP
• 2021 Repressing
• Re-Mastered from the original master tapes
• Cut at SST Studio in Germany
• Pressed by Optimal in Germany using the Metal Mothers from Pallas
• Gatefold cover with full size photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir
• OBI strip
• Notes inside with an essay by Jean Szlamowicz
• Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects
• Official release with the full permission & cooperation of the Nathan Davis Estate & INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel)

Musicians:

• Nathan Davis, saxophone
• Georges Arvanitas, piano, organ
• Jacky Samson, bass
• Charles Saudrais, drums
• Jack Diéval, piano (E2)
• Jacques Hess, bass (E2)
• Franco Manzecchi, drums (E2)

Selections:

Side A
1. The Hip Walk (N. Davis)
2. Yesterdays (J. Kern)
Side B
1. A5 (N. Davis)
2. Nathalie's Bounce (N. Davis)
Side C
1. Love Ye The Neighbor (N. Davis)
2. Mid Evil Dance (N. Davis)
Side D
1. The Rules of Freedom (N. Davis)
2. The Thing (N. Davis)
Side E
1. Yesterdays (J. Kern)
2. Blues For Southeast Asia (N. Davis)