Bernard Vitet

Bernard Vitet, born on May 26, 1934 in Paris, is a French trumpetist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964)[1] together with François Tusques,[2] Michel Portal Unit (1972)[3] and Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé in 1976.

He belongs to the first meeting between jazz and contemporary music with Bernard Parmegiani and Jean-Louis Chautemps.[4] In the 60's, he accompanies singers Serge Gainsbourg,[5] Barbara,[6] Yves Montand,[7] Claude François, Brigitte Bardot,[8] Marianne Faithfull, Colette Magny,[9] Brigitte Fontaine. He plays with famous jazz musicians such as Lester Young, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, the Art Ensemble of Chicago,[10] Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Jean-Luc Ponty,[11] Martial Solal... In his early years he was lucky enough to perform with Django Reinhardt, Gus Viseur, Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler...

Under his own name he records Surprise-partie avec Bernard Vitet (on trombone!),[12] La Guêpe on texts by Francis Ponge,[13] Mehr Licht!,[14] and about 200 other records with those mentioned above plus Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Georges Arvanitas,[15] Sunny Murray,[16] Michel Pascal,[17] Alan Silva,[18] Alexander von Schlippenbach,[19] Hubert Rostaing, Alix Combelle, Ivan Jullien,[20] Christian Chevalier, Jef Gilson,[21] Jack Diéval,[22] Jac Berrocal,[23] Hélène Sage[24]... and 17 albums with Un drame musical instantané. In 1995, he co-signs the songs of Carton[25] with Birgé, with whom he collaborates on music for films, exhibitions,[26] CD-Roms[27]...

Bernard Vitet invents instruments such as a reed trumpet, a multiphonic French horn, a variable tension double-bass, the dragoon which is a giant balafon with frying pans and flower pots keyboard, a clever system of modal clocks, and astonishing musical objects for Georges Aperghis, Tamia, Françoise Achard... Besides trumpet he sings, plays flugelhorn, piano and violin.

He composes theatre music for Jean-Marie Serrault... and for films (Les coeurs verts by Édouard Luntz, L'ombre de la pomme by Robert Lapoujade with Jean-Louis Chautemps, Bof by Claude Faraldo in collaboration with Jean Guérin,[28] Le bourreau by Jean-Denis Bonan...).

From 1976 to 2008, he devotes himself essentially to Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé.

Notes

  1. ^ François Tusques Free Jazz, Mouloudji, 1965 (reissue In situ 139, 1991)
  2. ^ François Tusques 1992, Le jardin des délices, in situ 165, 1993 - Octaèdre, Axolotl AXO101, 1994 - Blue Phèdre, Axolotl AXO103, 1996
  3. ^ Michel Portal Unit, No, no but it may be, Le Chant du Monde LDX 74526, 1972 (reissue Universal 038 352, 2003)
  4. ^ Bernard Parmegiani, Pop'eclectic incl. Jazzex (rec.1966), Plate Lunch PL08, 1998
  5. ^ Serge Gainsbourg En relisant ta lettre
  6. ^ Barbara Ni belle ni bonne, Madame
  7. ^ Yves Montand Il n'y a plus d'après, Quand tu dors près de moi
  8. ^ Brigitte Bardot Un jour comme un autre, À la fin de l'été
  9. ^ Colette Magny Répression, Scalen' CMPCD 03, 1972 (reissue 1990)
  10. ^ Art Ensemble of Chicago, Go home, Galloway 600502, 1970
  11. ^ Jean-Luc Ponty The beginning of..., lp Palm 19
  12. ^ Bernard Vitet Surprise-Partie "D", GEM52/D, 1954
  13. ^ Bernard Vitet La guêpe, Futura Son 05, 1971 (reissue 2005)
  14. ^ Bernard Vitet Mehr Licht!, GRRR 1003, 1979
  15. ^ Georges Arvanitas, Soul Jazz, Columbia FPX 193, 1960
  16. ^ Sunny Murray, Shandar 10.008, 1968 - Big Chief, Pathé Marconi 1727561, 1969
  17. ^ Michel Pascal Puzzle, Ina 275 742, 2000
  18. ^ Alan Silva Luna Surface, Byg 529.312, 1969 - Seasons, Byg 529.342-43-44, 1970 - Celestrial Communication Orchestra My country (rec. 1971), Leo LR 302, 1989
  19. ^ Globe Unity 67 & 70, Atavistic/Unheard Music Series, 1970
  20. ^ Ivan Jullien Paris point zéro, Barclay, 1965
  21. ^ Jef Gilson Enfin, cd FD 151922, 1962-63
  22. ^ Jack Diéval Sastanak u Studiju II, Cosmic Sounds CS26, 1961
  23. ^ Jac Berrocal Parallèles, Davantage 01, 1976
  24. ^ Hélène Sage Comme une image, GRRR 2014, 1989 - Les araignées, GRRR 2022, 1997
  25. ^ Birgé Vitet Carton, CD audio/rom GRRR 2021, 1997
  26. ^ Il était une fois la Fête Foraine, Grande Halle de La Villette (cd Auvidis), 1995 - Jours de cirque, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, 2002
  27. ^ At the Circus with Seurat, Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Gallimard / Hyptique), 1996 - Mr Men, 2001 (Hyptique-Emme)
  28. ^ Jean Guérin Tacet, Futura Son 14, 1971

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