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Elek Bacsik, "Nuages" (ed. 2002).

Hungarian guitarist Elek Bacsik is a cousin of Django Reinhardt and this tradition continued to combine elements of swing and gypsy in a mode jazz expressive and coherent. Bacisk initially studied classical violin and played gypsy songs in Budapest, then passing the guitar and jazz. As a teenager, he recorded with saxophonist band Geza Szabo and trumpeter Jozsef Quitter, coming after touring Europe with the Mihaly Tabanyi band. Bacsick returned to Paris in 1959, and during the early and mid 60's recorded and played with American musicians, among them Art Simmons, Quentin Jackson, Lou Bennett and Dizzy Gillespie. He also headed his own bands sessions. Bacsik came to America in 1966 and worked between 1967 and 1974 along with Teresa Brewer, before producing his own sessions. Appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival 1974 and the Olympic Games Jazz Festival in Los Angeles in 1984.


1 Blue Rondo a la Turk (Brubeck) 6:16 2 Angel Eyes
(Brent, Dennis) 3:29
3 Godchild (Wallington) 3:54
4 Take Five (Desmond) 3:15 Willow Weep
5 for Me (Ronell) 4:25
6 Opus de Funk (Silver) 2:55 7
My Old Flame (Coslow Johnston) 4:07 8
On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper, Washington) 5:18 9
Nuages (Reinhardt) 3:06 10
Milestones (Davis) 3:06 11
Desafinado (Jobim, Mendoca) 2:43 12
Scrap (Antonio, Ferreira) 2:26 13
One Note Samba So (Jobim, Mendoca)
2:30 14 Stardust (Carmichael, Parish ) 2:07

Elek Bacsik Guitar
Pierre Michelot: doublebass
Kenny Clarke: Drums

(2,3,6,9):
Michel Gaudry: doublebass
Daniel Humair: Drums

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