Doudou Gouirand
Doudou Gouirand (actually Gérard Gouirand , born April 28, 1940 in Nice ) is a French jazz saxophonist .
Gouirand was a student of Don Cherry , with whom he performed in Sweden and later all of Europe and with whom he met musicians like Johnny M'Bizo Dyani , Okay Temiz , Trilok Gurtu , Djaya-Deva , Palle Danielsson and Bobo Stenson .
He returned to France in the late 1970s, where he initially worked with Okay Temiz ' Oriental Wind and the Brazilian group Teca & Ricard . He has been composing and releasing his first albums as a band leader with his own band World Music Company since the early 1980s .
Between 1996 and 1998 Gouirand toured with the trio Third Dimension (with Mal Waldron and Jeanne Lee ) through France and Switzerland. He also led a project with Gérard Pansanel on the music of the film composer Nino Rota , performed Lappish music with the singer Inga Yuuso , Les Saisons du Paradis based on texts by Jean Giono and the stage project Associated Improvisers Garrigues-Sahel , in which traditional African to French improvisation music met.
Discography
- Islands with Chris McGregor , Michel Benita , Jean-Claude Montredon , Lelle Kullgren , 1981
- Mouvements naturels with Johnny M'Bizo Dyani, Michel Benita, Jean-Claude Montredon, Merzak Mouthana , Pierre Dørge , 1982
- Chanting & Dancing - Live at Zurich Jazz Festival with Johnny M'Bizo Dyani, Pierre Dørge, Sangoma Everett , Cheikh Tidiane Fall , 1985
- Space with Mal Waldron, Michel Marre , 1985
- Forgotten Tales with Don Cherry, Pierre Dørge, Michel Marre, Gérard Pansanel, Antonello Salis , Sangoma Everett, Andy McKee , Cheikh Tidiane Fall, Christian Lavigne , 1986
- La nuit de Wounded Knee with Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson, Aldo Romano , 1990
- Orchestra Improvista Nino Rota… Fellini with Gérard Pansanel and u. a. Michel Godard , Antonello Salis, Yves Robert , 1995
- Le matin d'un fauve with Mal Waldron, Michel Marre, 1995
- Passages with Rita Marcotulli , Jean-Jacques Avenel , Joël Allouche , Kevin Davy , Élise Caron , 1999
- Les Racines du Ciel with Cheikh Tidiane Seck , Baptiste Trotignon , Gérard Pansanel, Hadja Kouyate , Ali Boulo Santo , Moriba Koita , Ali Wague , Sangoma Everett, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Kevin Davy , Yakhouba Sissoko , Pibo Marquez , Pinise Saul , 2002
- Mythologies with Brigitte Manon , 2006
- Boleros , with Yaima Tellez, Miguelito, Reynier Silegas, Michel Marre, Hermes Martinez Llosas, Raul Enriquez Serrano, Angel Martin, Bernardino Danger, Joël Allouche, Orwin Galan Ruiz, Salvello, Santiago Reyes Miranda, Yvan Acosta Ochoa, Alexi Choven, Abel Aranda , Palacio, Philippe Rubens, Frédérique Genvrin, Marie-Pierre Jeandron, 2007
Web links
- Doudou Gouirand website (French)
- Doudou Gouirand at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gouirand, Doudou |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gouirand, Gérard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice |