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	The Prize Winner - Martial Solal
		Solal is capable of fitting in with groups of almost any stylistic observance, and takes a most active and creative part in the proceedings.
		A significant characteristic of Solal's unique and individual style is his ability to structuralize his solos, to survey improvised sequences in order to build up a clear form, and within the resulting frameworks to organize the overwhelming flow of melodic ideas including all those details, sometimes surprising, sometimes witty, that enrich his music.
		In continuation of his piano playing the composer Martial Solal is in an even higher degree not limited to stylistic conventions, his work often characterized by deviations from what one would expect, by sudden contrast and deliberate discontinuity.
	www.jazzpar.dk /Prize_Winners/martial_solal.html (1064 words)

	RFI Musique - - Portrait - Martial Solal, king of improvisation
		Martial Solal may have travelled through the history of jazz – after an early initiation into swing, he lived through the upheavals of be-bop and free jazz – but the pianist is still having fun reinventing its language and polishing up his own personal grammar book.
		Solal prefers to compose his own menu, somewhere between the guardians of the temple of "bop" and the fans of completely free improvisation.
		As Martial Solal embarks on his ninth decade, France is rediscovering that one of the most original pianists in the world and winner of the 1999 Jazzpar Prize (the jazz equivalent of the Nobel Prize), lives on its soil.
	www.rfimusique.com /musiqueen/articles/101/article_8051.asp (1129 words)

	SOLAL, Martial : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Martial Solal/Didier Lockwood '91 was a duo with violin, two-CD Martial Solal Improvise Pour France Musique '93-4 a solo piano set, Triangle '95 a trio set, all on JMS.
		Solal had his influences from Fats Waller to Bud Powell (the wit reminds one of Earl Hines), but like Hodeir he went his own way, and like Hodeir (as a European) he was not afraid to bring a composer's attitude to jazz.
		His original compositions and his powerful writing for big band were always praised by more perceptive critics, and if much of his work was done before jazz was perceived as an international language, he has been one of those who changed that perception.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/s/S150.HTM (448 words)

	Jazzmatazz Review - Martial Solal - Dodecaband Plays Ellington
		Solal's band, with nine horns, is smaller than the typical Ellington band, with fourteen horns.
		Solal's arrangements are not copies of Ellington's arrangements—Solal has his own sound and puts his own voice into his arrangements.
		Solal has excellent players, but the stars of the recording are his excellent arranging and crisp, fluttery piano playing.
	jazzmatazz.home.att.net /reviews.p/R0105f.html (300 words)

	www.jazzweekly.com \| Reviews
		On the surface, Griffin and Solal seem to be an odd pairing.
		Solal’s wry pianistics are most heavily informed by the Tatum — Peterson — Powell lineage, though there’s an unmistakably European air to his composing and playing.
		Solal’s tunes tend toward the oblique and pointillistic, and have all sorts of interesting rhythmic and harmonic trap-doors, nooks and crannies.
	www.jazzweekly.com /reviews/solalgriffin.htm (305 words)

	French culture \| music: Martial Solal in New York Sept. 2001
		The legendary French composer, jazz pianist, and improvisor Martial Solal - whom the New York Times said "might be the greatest living European jazz pianist - and is at least the equal of any in the United States" - makes two rare east coast appearances in Washington DC and New York this autumn.
		Solal was born on August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria, to French parents.
		The New York Times recently suggested that Solal's neglect may be due to the perception that non-fl jazz musicians are somehow inauthentic.
	www.info-france-usa.org /culture/music/events/01solal.html (429 words)

	The Scotsman - S2 Friday - Martial Solal: NY1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		MARTIAL Solal’s first album for Blue Note marked a personal fulfilment for the veteran French pianist but took on another, totally unexpected historical resonance.
		His trio with Francois Moutin (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums) fulfilled their engagement at the Village Vanguard in the immediate wake of the events of 11 September 2001, and created the sparkling, life-affirming jazz on this disc in the heart of Manhattan amid the chaos of that infamous event.
		Solal’s playing is marked by his usual rich harmonic invention and a characteristic touch of extravagant Gallic flair.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /s2.cfm?id=698672003 (140 words)

	Martial on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
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		In the first plan the French pianist Martial SOLAL and in the second plan the French bassist Gilbert ROVERE performing in Martial Solal trio with the French Daniel HUMAIR (dms).
		The French pianist Martial SOLAL performing in duo with the French Jean-Louis CHAUTEMPS.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Martial.asp (829 words)

	YouTube - Martial Solal Piano Solo "I Got Rhythm"
		The Musicality of Martial Solal is only second to the Brazilian Genius HERMETO PASCOAL, but on the piano, he is one of the greatests of all time.
		Mais si on aime un morceau interprété par solal on aimera pas Solal.
		Martial Solal and Toots Thielemans - Valse à Trois Temps
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=j917HbKC4K0 (420 words)

	ubu roi: Martial Solal - 1959 & 2001 - exclusif
		Martial Solal - 1959 & 2001 - exclusif
		In 1963, Solal played at the Newport Jazz Festival in the US and an album was released (which was in fact a studio recreation with fake applause) on RCA.
		Solal continues to release albums, in solo, with his larger bands ("Dodecaband", "Newdecaband"), as well as with other musicians such as Dave Douglas and Eric Le Lann.
	ubu-space.blogspot.com /2007/06/martial-solal-1959-2001-exclusif.html (746 words)

	Kennedy Center: Biographical information for Martial Solal
		The legendary French composer, jazz pianist, and improviser Martial Solal was born on August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria, to French parents.
		In 1956, Solal fronted for the first time a big band with which he recorded his own compositions and arrangements.
		Solal’s most recent appearance in Washington, D.C., was at the French Embassy in September 2001.
	www.kennedy-center.org /calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=4762&source_type=A (351 words)

	Martial Solal - Contrastes: The Jazzpar Prize \| CFRB
		This recording commemorates French/Algerian pianist Martial Solal's receipt in 1999 of the prestigious JAZZPAR Prize issued each year in Denmark.
		The unsung Solal is one of the world's greatest pianists and arrangers, and this recording is another feather in his long road to success.
		Solal's remarkable trio (Solal, piano; Mads Vinding, string bass; Daniel Humair, drums) performs on all eight pieces (all written by the artist, with the exception of "Summertime"), with the polished and accomplished Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra also playing on five.
	www.cfrb.com /album/467109 (165 words)

	Guardian \| Martial Solal: NY-1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Solal is never cramped by the formal orthodoxies of straightahead jazz, and his phrasing constantly catches you unawares.
		It is also Solal's best setting, a piano/bass/drums trio, with Jean-Michel Pilc's dazzling bassist François Moutin and the drummer, the restlessly flexible Bill Stewart.
		At times it borders on free jazz, or contemporary classical music, but there are three standards and four originals, and the trio's account of Body and Soul moves from Solal's impulsively whimsical solo variations against Moutin's intently whispering bass into a swaying lyricism of clipped fast runs, plangent chords and respectful group empathy.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4737991-108884,00.html (175 words)

	Jazz News: Martial Solal to Release "Longitude" on CAM Jazz
		Throughout his career, Solal has gone the distance, spanning every nuance and genre with his fiercely individualistic approach to jazz that encompasses swing, the blues, and the avant-garde.
		At 80, Solal seems to find as much joy in the creation of his unique artistry and transmit just as much of a sense of discovery to the listener as ever in his long and brilliant career."
		Martial Solal has been coaxing miraculous sounds from the piano for years.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=18068 (682 words)

	French Culture \| Music \| Martial Solal Concert Oct. 23, 25, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Martial Solal Trio with Phil Woods & Steve Lacy, and The Hervé Sellin Tentet
		Two of Europe's best-known and most-respected jazz musicians, Martial Solal and Hervé Sellin, premiere new works for Jazz at Lincoln Center.
		Of legendary French composer, jazz pianist, and improvisor Martial Solal, the New York Times said he "might be the greatest living European jazz pianist - and is at least the equal of any in the United States".
	www.frenchculture.org /music/events/03solalcont.html (300 words)

	Amazon.com: Longitude: Martial Solal: Music
		Francois Moutin, Louis Moutin, Martial Solal, Vincent Youmans
		Jerome Kern, Francois Moutin, Louis Moutin, Martial Solal
		Martial Solal meets the Moutin brothers: an exquisite encounter that transcends generations.
	www.amazon.com /Longitude-Martial-Solal/dp/B00175G704 (251 words)

	CMT.com : Martial Solal : Biography
		One of the finest European jazz pianists of all time, Martial Solal (a unique stylist) has never received as much recognition in the U.S. as he deserves.
		French parents, Solal has been based in Paris since the late '40s.
		Solal has been primarily heard with his own trios through the years although he has recorded several notable albums with Lee Konitz.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/solal_martial/bio.jhtml (131 words)

	Martial Solal: Here's That Rainy Day – Jazz.com
		Martial Solal may have been almost 80 years old when he recorded this track, but he plays with the restless, probing energy of a much younger artist.
		You may think that European pianism is mostly lyrical stylings, but Solal, the granddaddy of them all (he was gigging with Bechet and Django before the stars of the ECM roster were born) will quickly dispel that notion.
		Many artists become rigid traditionalists as the decades advance, but Solal takes the opposite course, moving farther and farther out on a limb.
	www.jazz.com /music/2008/6/5/martial-solal-here-s-that-rainy-day (176 words)

	Arts \| Martial Solal: NY-1
		Solal is never cramped by the formal orthodoxies of straightahead jazz, and his phrasing constantly catches you unawares.
		It is also Solal's best setting, a piano/bass/drums trio, with Jean-Michel Pilc's dazzling bassist François Moutin and the drummer, the restlessly flexible Bill Stewart.
		At times it borders on free jazz, or contemporary classical music, but there are three standards and four originals, and the trio's account of Body and Soul moves from Solal's impulsively whimsical solo variations against Moutin's intently whispering bass into a swaying lyricism of clipped fast runs, plangent chords and respectful group empathy.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4737991-110430,00.html (183 words)

	Martial Solal - Music - Review - New York Times
		The pianist Martial Solal opened his week at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday night by rolling through tunes that jazz musicians have been amusing and sharpening themselves with for 50 years or more.
		Solal, born in Algiers, long resident in Paris and a rare visitor to the United States, is used to this discipline.
		Martial Solal continues through Sunday at the Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village; (212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com.
	www.nytimes.com /2007/10/11/arts/music/11sola.html?ex=1349755200&en=741342dea761389e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (619 words)

	MJQ Music, Inc.
		One of the finest European jazz pianists of all time, Martial Solal (a unique stylist) has never received as much recognition in the U.S. as he deserves.
		Born in Algiers to French parents, Solal has been based in Paris since the late '40s.
		Solal has been primarily heard with his own trios through the years although he has recorded several notable albums with Lee Konitz.
	www.mjqmusic.com /index.php?page=compresults&first=Martial&last=Solal (93 words)

	Martial Solal - Hotel Resource Book Store (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This was one of the great jazz piano recordings of the 60s, and made an indelible impression on me when first released.
		Solal is one of the most original of pianists, and this live release catches him at his best.
		Martial Solal is one of the veterans of the European jazz scene, who with players like Tete Montoliu and Stan Tracey has probably worked with just about every single American jazz musician to tour Europe in the last half-century.
	www.hotelresource.com /bookstore/artistsearch_Martial%20Solal/mode_music.html (266 words)

	Martial Solal - Contrastes: The Jazzpar Prize CD
		Born in Algiers and resident in Paris, Solal earned the coveted Danish Jazzpar Prize for 1999, an event that steered him toward this recording with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra.
		With his trio, Solal drives the big band through rugged terrain, shifting styles in quick order to maximize color and drama.
		As a pianist, Solal has long been cherished for a command of the keyboard that rivals the most spectacular tickler of all time, Art Tatum.
	www.jazzloft.com /p-45073-contrastes-the-jazzpar-prize.aspx (255 words)

	Artist page for Martial Solal - Wal-mart
		Solal was taught to play the piano from the age of seven by his opera-singing mother.
		Solal has a prodigious technique at the piano and an extensive harmonic knowledge.
		In 1999, Solal became the first person from a non-English speaking country to win the Jazzpar award.
	www.walmart.com /cdstore/ArtistInfo.do?artistId=21748 (212 words)

	martial arts on Encyclopedia.com
		Other popular forms of martial arts include kung fu, karate, and taekwondo, all of which emphasize blows with the feet and the side of the hand, and kendo, in which leather-covered bamboo “swords” are used.
		The traditional Asian martial arts emphasize allowing ki (cosmic energy; also known as chi) to flow through one's body.
		This belief in ki connects the martial arts with t'ai chi ch'uan, a meditationlike discipline that emphasizes slow, graceful body movements.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m1/martiala.asp (709 words)

	CD Review of Martial Solal - NY-1: Live at the Village Vanguard on Blue Note @ jazzreview.com
		You gotta hand it to this Martial Solal fellow — this Frenchman has played with a dizzying array of jazz giants (from Sidney Bechet to Gary Peacock) yet he’s far from being any sort of “big name” on these shores.
		On this live set, Solal and trio do a mad whorl of de- and re-constructing a batch of clichéd standards (“Body and Soul,” “What Is This Thing Called Love”) in such a crisp, startling fashion that makes you forget they are standards.
		Like Monk, Solal strips tunes to their core and re-makes them in his own image (though he sounds nothing like Monk, 'cept for the droll wit and a bit of angularity).
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=4861 (323 words)

	Martial Solal Trio with François Moutin and Louis Moutin - Time Out New York
		Martial Solal Trio with François Moutin and Louis Moutin
		French-Algerian pianist Martial Solal scored Godard’s landmark work, and to hear him improvise today is to witness a jazzer who, much like the director, continued to experiment long after it seemed an imperative.
		This is easily the ensemble’s strongest disc since the trio solidified in 1993, primarily because they understand how to melodicize the rhythms when Solal sprints off in a different direction.
	www.timeout.com /newyork/articles/music/30254/martial-solal-trio-with-francois-moutin-and-louis-moutin (473 words)

	CitizenJazz -- Martial Solal Dodecaband
		Martial Solal (p), Patrice Caratini (b), François Merville, Umberto Pagnini (d), Jean-Pierre Chautemps, Sylvain Beuf (sax), Jean-Pierre Solves (bs, fl), Tony Russo, Roger Guérin, Eric Le Lann (tp), Denis Leloup, Jacques Bolognesi (tb), Didier Havet (tuba).
		Enregistrées il y a trois ans en public à la Maison de la Radio, ces six pistes font pour la première fois passer à la postérité Martial Solal en tant qu’arrangeur, au sein de sa « grande formation », son Dodecaband créé il y a une dizaine d’années.
		L’arrangement est brillant et éclaté, mais on se demande de quelle planète peut bien venir Martial Solal tant il nous déroute sciemment.
	www.citizenjazz.com /article345626.html (511 words)

	Concours Martial Solal
		The 4th Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition will take place in Paris, from 23rd September to 1st October 2006, as part of the “Concours internationaux de la Ville de Paris”.
		The Panel, presided by Martial Solal, shall be comprised of eminent international musicians.
		The club de jazz Chorus (Lausanne) will propose engagement to winners of their choice, for a serie of three concerts organized with the Concours Martial Solal.
	www.civp.com /solal/solalgb/reglement06.htm (1010 words)

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