Beb Guérin
Bernard "Beb" Guérin (born December 22, 1941 in La Rochelle ; † November 14, 1980 ) was a French jazz bassist.
Live and act
Guérin initially worked as a graduate engineer. In 1964 he began to study double bass at the Versailles Conservatory. He then went on tour with Jimmy Gourley , Sonny Criss and Jacques Pelzer, before moving to Paris in 1966. He worked with François Tusques , Barney Wilen , Mal Waldron , Don Cherry , Joachim Kühn , Marion Brown , Sunny Murray , Alan Silva , Jacques Coursil , Arthur Jones , Clifford Thornton and Sonny Sharrock , but also with François Jeanneau and Bernard Vitet . With the bassists Jean-François Jenny-Clark , François Méchali , Léon Francioli and Barre Phillips, he formed duos and a trio. He played (until 1976) in the unit of Michel Portal , then in the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra of François Tusques, the sextet of Jacques Thollot and in the Compagnie Lubat . He also accompanied the singers Colette Magny and Toto Bissainthe.
Discographic notes
- Rolf & Joachim Kühn Transfiguration (with Karl Berger , Aldo Romano ; SABA 1967)
- Clifford Thornton - Ketchaoua (with Dave Burrell , Claude Delcloo , Earl Freeman , Arthur Jones, Grachan Moncur III , Sunny Murray, Archie Shepp ; BYG Actuel , 1969)
- Arthur Jones - Scorpio (America Records, 1971)
- Bernard Vitet - La Guêpe (with Jean Guerin, Françoise Achard, Dominique Dalmasso, Jouck Minor , François Tusques, Jean-Paul Rondpierre; Futura Records , 1972)
- Toto Bissainthe (with Beb Guérin) - Haiti Chanté (Arion, 1977)
- Léon Francioli / Beb Guérin / Bernard Lubat / Michel Portal - Châteauvallon 76 (L'Escargot, 1979)
- Beb Guerin & François Méchali - Conversations (Nato, 2005)
literature
- Philippe Carles , Jean-Louis Comolli , Free Jazz - Black Power . Fischer paperback, Frankfurt a. M. 1974
- Ekkehard Jost , Europe's jazz. 1960-80. Fischer paperback, Frankfurt a. M. 1987
Web links
- Biography (French)
- Beb Guérin at Discogs (English)
- Discography
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Guérin, Beb |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guérin, Bernard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz bassist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | La Rochelle |
DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1980 |