A JAZZ TRIP TO PARIS (2 CDS)

Paris ranks alongside New York as the world’s main centre of jazz performance. Innumerable US jazzmen have an ‘In Paris’ album in their back catalogue, but that is only one obvious sign of an enduring love affair between the city and the music. Miles Davis, in turn,wrote in his autobiography: ‘My first trip…changed the way I looked at things forever… I loved being in Paris and loved the way I was treated. Paris was where I understood that all white people were not the same; that some weren’t prejudiced.’ The affaire de coeur between Paris and jazz continues; here are 40 musical love letters to cherish. CD 11. Afternoon In Paris - Kenny Clarke Quintet2. Blue And Brown - Clifford Brown3. Florence sur les Champs-Elysées - Miles Davis4. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5. Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet6. Because Of You - Don Byas7. It's Only A Paper Moon - Coleman Hawkins8. I'm In The Mood For Love - Bill Coleman9. Montmartre - Django Reinhardt & Rex Stewart10. Bl