Pierre Gossez

Pierre Gossez (* 1928 in Valenciennes ; † 2001 ) is a French jazz , entertainment and studio musician ( saxophone , clarinet ).

Live and act

Gossez led his own formation in the early 1950s, with which he recorded a number of titles for Philips and Columbia ; his band included Maurice Vander (piano), Vic Apicella (guitar), Alf "Totole" Masselier (bass) and André Jourdan (drums). During this time he also worked in the orchestras of Dave Pochonet , Marcel Bianchi , Michel Legrand , Martial Solal (soundtrack from Out of Breath , 1959), Kenny Clarke , Eddie Barclay , André Hodeir ( Les Tripes au soleil , 1959) and Christian Garros , with which he u. a. also played in the formation Le Jazz Groupe de Paris . In 1960 he appeared as a musician in the music film Paris Blues .

Around 1955 Gossez began his longstanding membership in Claude Bolling's orchestra . Sometimes under the pseudonym Alan Gate , he also released several LPs and EPs on the record labels Barclay, Festival and Riviera in the 1960s , such as Hommage a Sidney Bechet , The Twistin 'Tigers or Le Cœur en Embuscade (with Bernard Lauze). Productions such as Bach Takes a Trip and Come Bach were based on the Bach adaptations by Jacques Loussier that were popular in the 1960s . He has also been on recordings with Guy Lafitte ( Love in Hi-Fi ), Duke Ellington ("C-Jam Blues", 1963), Pierre Michelot ( Round About a Bass , 1963), Boulou Ferré , Raymond Fol , Maxim Saury and Ivan Jullien participated, in the 1970s and 80s also with Baden Powell , Philippe Sarde (soundtrack by César and Rosalie , 1972), Dany Doriz , Bill Coleman , Chet Baker ( Plays Vladimir Cosma ), Raymond Fonsèque , Raymond Lefèvre and Stéphane Grappelli . In the field of jazz he was involved in 120 recording sessions from 1952 to 1989. As a studio musician he worked a. a. with Jacqueline Dorian (1960), Léo Ferré ( Les Fleurs du mal , 1957), Jean Michel Jarre ( Rendez-vous , 1986), Patricia Kaas ( Scène de vie ) and Alan Stivell ( Symphonie celtique: Tír na nÓg ), in the 1990s with Paul Mauriat .

personal data
SURNAME	Gossez, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French jazz, entertainment and studio musician (saxophone, clarinet)
DATE OF BIRTH	1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valenciennes
DATE OF DEATH	2001