LE ROI DU JAZZ PIANO

ERROL PARKER – SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY

LP FONTANA Special – 826.512QY       France, 1969

Let’s start the year with a fairly rare LP by French pianist ERROL PARKER.

The LP was issued in 1969 on the French “Fontana Special” label which was Fontana's budget label.  In UK it was advertised as "The world's finest budget stereo series!".

However by 1969, Errol Parker was in New York, experimenting with musical concepts bearing no resemblance to the straight swing / stride piano on this LP. 

I assume the session took place  in 1960.   It is not listed in the discography at the end of his autobiography but in the chapter entitled “October 1960”, he mentions that his current trio featured Georges Luca (bass) and Charles Saudray (drums).

I did a bit of cleaning but did not want to alter the music (piano trios are pretty sensitive to too much noise removal).  FLAC files.

Tracks A3 and A6 are the same on the LP although A3 is listed as Cherokee.   Budget series …

Tracklist

A1       Soulful

A2       The Late Late Show

A3       Cute (listed as Cherokee but actually the same as track 6)

A4       Angel Eyes

A5       Day By Day

A6       Cute

B1        Sats

B2        Like Someone In Love

B3        Tea For Two

B4        For Heaven'S Sake

B5        Sometimes I'M Happy

Credits

Piano – Errol Parker

Bass – Georges Luca

Drums – Charles Saudrais