Guitar Genius

Media : CD

Release date : 1991

Label : AMC

Serial number : 16001

Issue : First issue , previously unreleased material

Available : Belgium , France , import in other countries (maybe out of print)

Tracks : 7

Recording date and location :

1,2,7 : Recorded live in Utrecht , 1972
3 : Recorded live in Comblain-La-Tour , 1964
4,6 : Recorded live in Liege , Belgium , October 10 , 1968
5 : Recorded live in Wilhelmslaven , January 1974

Personnel :

1,2,7 : RENE THOMAS

Rene Thomas (guitar)
Henk Haverhoek (bass)
Eric Ineke (drums)

3 : THOMAS/PELZER

Rene Thomas (guitar)
Jacques Pelzer (flute)
Benoit Quersin (bass)
Jacques Thollot (drums)

4,6 : THOMAS/JEANNE

Robert Jeanne (tenor sax) exc. #4
Rene Thomas (guitar)
Leo Flechet (piano)
Jean Lerusse (bass)
Felix Simtaine (drums)

5 : RENE THOMAS

Rene Thomas (guitar)
Rein De Graaff (piano)
Henk Haverhoek (bass)
Eric Ineke (drums)

Tracklist :

1. All The Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II)
2. Body And Soul (Green)
3. Deep Purple (De Rose)
4. You Go To My Head (Coots-Gillespie)
5. Just Friend (Lewis-Klenner)
6. Be Like Bud (Thomas)
7. 'Round Midnight (Monk)

9'12
13'50
6'43
9'02
9'46
13'44
6'53

Remark :

This cd is produced at Florence Thomas' request (Rene Thomas daughter) with the help of RTBF (Belgian Radio Television) and CGER. Another track , "Meeting" , from Thomas' performance at Comblain 1964 is on Guitar Genius Vol 2.

Review : Jean-Pol Shroeder in "Jazz In Time" magazine N 25