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Guy Lafitte (12 January 1927–10 June 1998) was a French jazz tenor saxophonist born at St. Gaudens, France, most notable for his work with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951-1952 and having toured with Big Bill Broonzy in 1951.
In 1954 Lafitte made Paris his home, and worked with Lionel Hampton and Emmett Berry. Lafitte had also been a collaborator on various other projects with musicians such as Wild Bill Davis and Bill Coleman.
[edit] Discography
- 1954 - Blue And Sentimental (Emarcy) with Peanuts Holland, Raymond Fol, Jean-Claude Pelletier, Geo Daly
- 1957 - Les Classiques de Jazz (Columbia) with André Persiany (p), Paul Rovere (b), Teddy Martin (dr)
- 1978 - Corps Et Ame (Black and Blue) with Hank Jones, George Duvivier, J. C. Heard
- 1983 - Lotus Blossom (Black & Blue) with Wild Bill Davis, Clyde Lucas
- 1990 - The Things We Did Last Summer (Black & Blue) with Jacky Terrasson, Pierre Boussaguet, Al Lewitt
[edit] as a sideman
- Arnett Cobb Quintet: Live! (Black & Blue, 1980)
- Bill Coleman Quintett with Guy Lafitte: Lions Abroad Vol. 3 - A Lion in Paris (Black Lion, 1973) Bill Coleman - Ben Webster - Guy Lafitte (Jazz Colours, 1973)
- Lionel Hampton: Paris Session 1956 (EMI)
- Peanuts Holland Sextet: Jazz In Paris: Peanuts Holland - Buck Clayton - Charlie Singleton (Emarcy, 1954)
- Sammy Price Quintet: Le Jazz En France - Vol. 14 - Boogie Woogie A La Parisienne (Pathe, 1956)
- Lucky Thompson Sextet: Lucky Thompson (Swing, 1956)
- Pierre Boussaguet: Trio Europa (Emarcy, 1998)
[edit] Literature
- Richard Morton & Brian Cook: The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, Sixth Edition, London, Penguin, 2001
