20 February 2026

MICHEL PORTAL R.I.P. (1935-2026)

 


MICHEL PORTAL QUINTET "PARIS 68-01-20"


Michel Portal, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Joachim Kühn, piano
Barre Phillips, double bass
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, double bass
Aldo Romano, drums

1. A Notre Père 35:36

Recorded at La Maison de la Radio, Foyer B, Paris on January 20, 1968.
(pre-fm)

14 comments:

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...
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kike said...

Thank you so much. RIP Michel.

rev.b said...

A rare recording and a fitting tribute to a great talent. Farewell my friend and thank you.

JColtrane said...

Thank you very much

Vincemagzic said...

many thanks for this unpublished (for me) session
Vince

Carlito said...

Thanks very much for sharing this concert ! Hope to see more unpublished recordings of Portal ;-)

Clifford Allen said...

Extraordinary. Thanks so much for this. Saw Portal a couple of times in 2004 in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

c17867 said...

Please re-upload.

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...
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serviceton said...

Thankyou Ernst. Short but terrific.
In Memoriam, I've played both this and a slightly beaten copy of Portal's Châteauvallon '72 record a few times over. Sad but good, both.

miloo2 said...

THAnk you ERNst!

pierrepor said...

Please re-upload. Please, please & merci !

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...

https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/d2fd9b5a-82f0-4a35-a420-0cc3641f13a3

pierrepor said...

THASNK YOU VERY MUCH!