French jazz pianist and record company executive
Henri Renaud (20 April 1925 inVilledieu-sur-Indre, France – 16 October 2002 inParis)[1][2] was a Frenchjazz pianist, record producer, and record company executive.[3]
His styles reflected the decades when he was musically active: he played in theswing,bebop andcool styles. He developed a reputation internationally when he served as an ensemble-organizing point-man for visiting jazz performers from the United States.[4]
Renaud moved to Paris in 1946 and established a career as a jazz pianist.[3] He joined tenor-saxophonist Jean-Claude Fohrenbach's combo. During 1949 and 1950, he accompaniedDon Byas,James Moody, andRoy Eldridge.[3] In 1952, he performed withLester Young,Sarah Vaughan, andClifford Brown.[4] Brown made several recordings with Renaud. In 1954, Renaud visited the United States, where he recorded.[4] He made recordings withMilt Jackson,J. J. Johnson,Al Cohn,Oscar Pettiford,Max Roach,Frank Foster, andBob Brookmeyer.[3]
Upon becoming an executive for the jazz division ofCBS France in 1964,[3] he largely stopped his activity as a professional jazz pianist,[4] but did occasional work as a film composer.
As leader/co-leader
[edit]- Complete Legendary Saturne Picture Discs (Paris Jazz Corner, 1951 [2001])
- New Sound at the "Bœuf Sur Le Toit" (Fresh Sound, 1952 [1987])
- Henri Renaud quintet joue Gigi Grice avec Bobby Jaspar (Vogue, 1953 [1955]) – withGigi Gryce,Bobby Jaspar
- Bobby Jaspar/Henri Renaud (BMG France, 1953–1954 [1998]) – with Bobby Jaspar
- Henri Renaud All Stars Vol. 1 (Swing, 1954)
- Henri Renaud All Stars Vol. 2 (Swing, 1954)
- Night Session in Paris (Le club français du disque, 1956 [1957]) – withZoot Sims
- Henri Renaud et son orchestre (trio et octette) (Ducretet Thomson, 1957)
- Dance and Mood Music Vol. 8 (Chappell, 1969)
- Blue Cylinder (PSI, 1970)
- Jeu de l'oie (Arion, 1971) – withGeorges Arvanitas,André Ceccarelli
WithClifford Brown
- Clifford Brown Big Band in Paris (Prestige, 1953 [1970])
- Clifford Brown Quartet (Vogue, 1953)
- Clifford Brown Quartet in Paris (Prestige, 1953 [1970])
- Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris (Prestige, 1953 [1970])
- Jazz Time Paris Vol. 13 (Vogue, 1954)
WithGigi Gryce
- Jazz Time Paris Vol. 10 (Vogue, 1953) – with Clifford Brown
- Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (Vogue, 1954) – with Clifford Brown
- Gigi Gryce Octet (Vogue, 1954)
WithZoot Sims
- Quartet & Sextet (Vogue, 1953)
- Zoot Goes to Town: Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (Vogue, 1953)
- Zoot Sims avec Henri Renaud et son orchestre et Jon Eardley (Ducretet Thomson, 1956) – withJon Eardley[5]
With others
- Bob Brookmeyer,Bob Brookmeyer Quintet (Vogue, 1956)
- Jay Cameron,Jay Cameron's International Sax-Band (Swing, 1955)
- Jay Cameron,The Third Herdsmen: The Vogue Sessions (BMG France, 1955 [1999])
- Al Cohn,The Birdlanders Vol. 1 (Period, 1954 [1957])
- Al Cohn,The Birdlanders Vol. 2 (Period, 1954 [1957])
- Frank Foster,Frank Foster (Vogue, 1955)
- Bobby Jaspar,New Sound from Belgium Vol. 4 (Vogue, 1953)
- J. J. Johnson,Milt Jackson,A Date in New York (Inner City, 1954 [1979])
- Lee Konitz,Lee Konitz Plays: Jazz Time Paris Vol. 7 (Vogue, 1953)
- Oscar Pettiford,Oscar Pettiford Sextet (Vogue, 1954)
- René Thomas,René Thomas et son quintette (Vogue, 1955)
- Lucky Thompson,Modern Jazz Group (Le club français du disque, 1956)
- Lucky Thompson,Thompson Plays for Thomson (Ducretet Thomson, 1956) – withEmmett Berry
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