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Martial Solal (born August 23 , 1927 in Algiers , Algeria ) is a French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably most widely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godard's debut feature film '' À Bout De Souffle '' ( 1960 ). Solal was the son of an opera singer and piano teacher, who learnt the instrument from the age of six, settling in Paris in 1950 . He soon began working with leading musicians including Django Reinhardt and expatriates from the United States like Sidney Bechet and Don Byas . He formed a quartet (occasionally also leading a big band) in the late 1950s , although he had been recording as a leader since 1953 . Solal then began composing film music, eventually providing over twenty scores. In 1963 he made a much admired appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island ; the ''Newport '63'' album purporting to be a recording of this gig is actually a studio recreation. At this time, his regular trio featured bassist Guy Pedersen and drummer Daniel Humair . From 1968 he regularly performed and recorded with Lee Konitz in Europe and the United States Of America . In recent years, Martial Solal has continued to perform and record with his trio. Throughout his career he has performed solo, and during 1993 - 94 he gave thirty solo concerts for French Radio, a selection of performances from which were subsequently released in a 2 CD set ''Improvise Pour Musique France'' by JMS Records . |
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