French musicians in Paris were among the first in Europe to catch on to bebop's nuances in the mid-1940s. Which is somewhat remarkable, considering what France went through during World War II. Among the Parisian musicians who first pioneered bop in 1947 was Hubert Fol, an alto saxophonist and bandleader.
Now, a collection of Fol's leadership sides for F…
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