Pierre Michelot

Pierre Michelot (March 3, 1928 – July 2, 2005) was a French jazz double bass player.

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March 3 - 1928 - July 2 - 2005 - Double bass

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Michelot studied piano from 1936 until 1938, but switched to playing bass at the age of 16. Through the years, he has played with Rex Stewart (1948), Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Don Byas, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Bud Powell (in a trio with Kenny Clarke), Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and many others.

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Piano - Rex Stewart - Coleman Hawkins - Django Reinhardt - Stéphane Grappelli - Don Byas - Thelonious Monk - Lester Young - Dexter Gordon - Stan Getz - Bud Powell - Kenny Clarke - Zoot Sims - Dizzy Gillespie - Miles Davis - Chet Baker

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Michelot was a member of the Play Bach Trio. Together with Miles Davis, Michelot was responsible for the critically acclaimed soundtrack of Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. He also appeared as an unnamed bass player in the movie Round Midnight.

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Play Bach Trio - Louis Malle - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud - Round Midnight

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Michelot suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

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