Georges Arvanitas
| Georges Arvanitas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1931 Marseille, France |
| Died | September 25, 2005 (aged 74) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, organist |
| Instruments | Piano, organ |
Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist.[1]
Life and career
He was born in Marseille, a child of Arvanite Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz some time in his teens.[2] His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin.[3] He also worked with Yusef Lateef.[4]
Discography
- Georges Arvanitas trio - Cocktail For Three - Pretoria (1959)
- Georges Arvanitas trio in concert - Futura Ger 11 (1969)
- Space Ballad (1970)
- Les classiques du jazz (1970)
- Ambiance Musique Luis Conti (1971)
- Brigitte Fontaine (1972)
- Douce ambiance (1972)
- Porgy and Bess (1973)
- Live again - Futura Ger 38-39 (1973)
- Anniversary (1976)
- I Like It Cool (1976)
- Feeling Jazzy (1977)
- Swing Again (1978)
- The Hound of Music" (1978)
- Round About Midnight (1985)
- Qu'est-ce qu'on joue? (1986)
- Quartet (1987)
- Orgue Hammond (1988)
- Bird of Paradise (1988)
- One Nnight for 3 Ppianos (1989)
- A alors (1990)
- Georges Arvanitas plays George Gershwin (1993)
- Georges Arvanitas plays… Duke Ellington (1993)
- Live (1993)
- Rencontre (1997) - with Ira Coleman and Joe Chambers
- My Favorite Piano Songs (1997)
- Little Florence (2000)
With Ted Curson
- The New Thing & the Blue Thing (Atlantic, 1965)
- Pop Wine (Futura, 1971)
- Cattin' Curson (Marge, 1973)
With Yusef Lateef
- Psychicemotus (Impulse 1965)
References
- ↑ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 21. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ↑ "George Arvanitas" (obituary), Daily Telegraph, October 6, 2005.
- ↑ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather and Brian Priestley, Rough Guide to Jazz, Rough Guides, 2004, ISBN 1-84353-256-5, ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9.
- ↑ Yusef Lateef and Herb Boyd, The Gentle Giant: The autobiography of Yusef Lateef, Morton Books, 2006, p. 99.
External links
- Album Live Again at www.sefronia.com
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