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paulmcevoy75
Portland, MaineNew
Fapy is coming to Django in June and I have to be honest and say I haven't listened to him a lot. Could you share your favorite recordings/videos and whatever history is relevant? (I'll check out the video that was just linked in the other thread).
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If I had to pick one thing, it'd be Le Jazz 94-96 sessions. Dave published the videos from those. I got the album on the Bandcamp, remastered and with more previously unreleased tracks included. Fapy is in the top form here. That'll keep you busy for a while
Thanks Buco, I've got the CDs but hadn't seen the videos.
There's lots of neat stuff there. Like on one video Fapy comments how he didn't like the take because he played "x" arpeggio over a "y" chord. I thought it was a perfect take.
This one is right up my alley. i love how grainy and bad the old film footage from the 60s or 70s was and it was so great to pretend I lived in those times while I watched and played along and then… he offers CDs for sale and I went… huh… and checked the date and realized it was in the 90’s and I didn’t really know anything about Fapy Lafertin 🤣
His earliest stuff comes from WASO, a group he formed with Koen de Cauter (whose grandson, @Djalt_Baculalay has posted on this forum within the last year). They recorded about 4-5 of these albums (I don't think they ever were on CD). After the first or second, Vivi Limberger (Tcha's dad) took over the rhythm guitar chair. Here's one of those albums on YT.
I recently came across this Dutch blog on jazz that has a two-part article on WASO's history (first part)(second part).
After Fapy left WASO, he ended up connecting with Dave Kelbie and recording the Le Jazz sessions. He also did one on Hot Club Records for Jon Larsen called Fleur de Lavande (another famous composition by Fapy). That one should be on Spotify.
Finally, I'll add the charming recordings he did with his uncle, Bamboula Ferret. Definitely worth a listen. Maybe not for solo guitar pyrotechnics, but I come back to that recording often just to chill and enjoy.