Jean-François Jenny-Clark

Jean-François "J.F." Jenny-Clark (12 July 1944 in Toulouse, France – 6 October 1998 in Paris) was a French double bass player. He was estimated as one of the most important bass players of European jazz.[1]

Together with drummer Aldo Romano he provided the rhythm section for Don Cherry's European quintet of 1965, recorded with Steve Lacy and performed concerts with Keith Jarrett (around 1970) and for Jasper van 't Hof's group Pork Pie (with Charlie Mariano) (around 1975).

As a member of Diego Massons ensemble Musique Vivante he was interpreting contemporary music compositions by John Cage, Luciano Berio, Mauricio Kagel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, or Vinko Globokar.

Together with Albert Mangelsdorff he led the German-French jazz ensemble, 1984 to 1987. Since 1985 Jenny-Clark was mainly working in an acclaimed trio with German pianist Joachim Kühn and Swiss drummer Daniel Humair.

Discography

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Title Artists Year
Togetherness Don Cherry with Gato Barbieri 1965
Symphony for Improvisers Don Cherry 1966
New Feelings Giorgio Gaslini 1966
Zodiac Barney Wilen 1966
Le Départ Bande Originale du Film Krzysztof Komeda 1967
Le Nouveau Jazz Barney Wilen 1967
Obsession Gato Barbieri 1967
Sounds of Feeling Joachim Kühn 1969
Bold Music Joachim Kühn 1969
Our Meanings and our Feelings Michel Portal 1969
Aus des sieben Tagen Karlheinz Stockhausen 1969
Epistrophy Steve Lacy 1969
Comme à la Radio Brigitte Fontaine 1969
Paris is Wonderful Joachim Kühn 1970
Sans Tambours Ni Trompettes Martial Solal 1970
Orfeo Novo Egberto Gismonti 1970
The Sun Is Coming Up Ric Colbeck 1970
Laborintus 2 Luciano Berio 1970
For All It Is Barre Phillips 1971
Jazzworkshop 1971 Norddeutscher Rundfunk 1971
Last Tango in Paris Gato Barbieri 1972
Perception and Friends Perception 1972
Bolivia Gato Barbieri 1973
Transitory Pork Pie 1974
Jazz a Confronto 11 Franco Ambrosetti 1974
Black Narcissus Joe Henderson 1975
Three Originals Albert Mangelsdorff 1975
Watch Devil Go Jacques Thollot 1975
Une Bien Curieuse Planète François Jeanneau 1975
Jazz a Confronto 15 Charlie Mariano 1975
Jazz a Confronto 17 / JAC's Anthology Ambrosetti, Griffin, Grossman, d'Andrea 1975
Jazz a Confronto 28 Paris Quartet 1975
Ad Lib Michel Graillier 1976
Sonata Erotica Jean-Luc Ponty 1976
Lettres d'Amour et de Haine Benito Merlino 1976
Ephémère François Jeanneau 1977
Divieto Di Santificazione Aldo Romano 1977
Invitation Massimo Urbani 1977
Techniques Douces François Jeanneau 1977
New Moon (Musica) Steve Grossman 1978
Enrico Rava Quartet Enrico Rava 1978
Invitation Siegfried Kessler 1979
Sunbird Gordon Beck 1979
Il Piacere Aldo Romano 1979
Around 6 Kenny Wheeler 1979
Session in Paris, vol.2 - Colour of Dream Masahiko Togashi 1979
You Better Fly Away Clarinet Summit 1979
In Paris vol. 2 Chet Baker 1979
Le Voyage Paul Motian 1979
Soli Solo...Plus Divers 1979
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature George Russell Sextet 1980
En Direct d'Antibes René Urtreger 1980
Live in Montreux Albert Mangelsdorff 1980
Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani 1981
Stress Marius Constant 1981
L'ombre Rouge – Bande Originale du Film Michel Portal 1981
Dreamdrops Michel Graillier 1982
Easy to Read Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1986
Unison Jean-François Jenny-Clark 1987
Men's Land Michel Portal 1987
Welcome Fasoli, Wheeler, Humair, Jenny-Clark 1987
Turbulence Michel Portal 1987
9.11 pm Town Hall Portal, Ducret, Kühn etc. 1988
Til C. Grand Orchestre Bekummernis 1988
Just Friends Helen Merrill 1989
From Time to Time Free Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1989
Live au Thèâtre de la Ville Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1989
La Petite Bouteille de Linge John Greaves 1990
Land Claudio Fasoli 1990
Destroy Blue Ensemble 1990
Assolutamente Jean Schwarz 1990
Years Old Georges Paczynski 1991
Autumn in Paris Masahiko Togashi 1991
Sans Titre Mudai Trio 1992
Ternaire Friedman, Humair, Jenny-Clark 1992
Carambolage Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1992
Euro African Suite Joachim Kühn and Ray Lema 1992
Domaines Pierre Boulez 1992
A Winter's Tale Tony Hymas / Jacques Thollot 1992
Nemo Rémi Charmasson 1993
Sokoa Tanz Blue Ensemble 1993
Usual Confusion Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1993
The Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark Collection Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1993
Canto Jean Schwarz 1993
Open Architecture Humair, Bergonzi, Jenny-Clark 1993
Seventy Charlie Mariano 1993
Le Vivre Nelly Pouget 1993
Any Way Michel Portal 1993
Surrounded 1964–1987 Daniel Humair 1994
Half a Lifetime Fredy Studer and Christy Doran 1994
Levin'Song Paczynski, Levinson, Jenny-Clark 1994
Dernier Carat Jenny-Clark, Adam, Guédon 1994
Les Jardins du Casino Harry Beckett 1995
Un Ciel de Traine Philippe Ducourtioux 1995
Europeana Mike Gibbs w/ Joachim Kühn 1995
Robert Kaddouch sur France-Musique Robert Kaddouch 1995
Dolorès Jean-Louis Murat 1996
Anniversary Flavio Ambrosetti 1996
Musique de l'Opéra de Quat'Sous Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1996
Versions Jane Jane Birkin 1996
Tomorrowland Jasper Van't Hof 1996
Quatre Fois Trois Daniel Humair 1997
Takiya ! Tokaya ! Jean-Marc Padovani 1997
French Touch Richard Galliano 1998
Triple Entente Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark 1998
Concerts Inédits Richard Galliano 2000
A Demain Frédéric Escoffier 2001
Solo Jean-François Jenny-Clark 2003

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