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Francis Coppieters
12+ albums
BelgiumjazzpianoAlljentzchillout
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Pianist Francis Coppieters recorded as early as 1943 with Roger Rose et son Orchestre de L'Heure Bleue. In 1949, he records 4 tracks for an album with Toots Thielemans & the "Quartet du Hot Club de Belgique", with Toots on guitar, Jean Warland on bass and John Ward on drums. The same year, he is a member of the Jack Sels Big band. In 1952, he can be heard on a Jacques Pelzer recording; in 1953, with Buck Clayton and the orchestra of Mickey Bunner, and also with René Thomas, Bobby Jaspar and Jacques Pelzer. In Germany, bandleader Kurt Edelhagen, who had heard him with Hazy Osterwald, hires him in April 1957 to join the Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, with his friend Jean Warland on bass, Stuff Combe on drums, Jimmy Deuchar on trumpet, saxophonists Derek Humble, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Eddie Busnello, etc... He becomes one of the composers of the band (besides Francy Boland, Rob Pronk, Heinz Kiessling und Bora Rokovic. etc...) In 1957, he appears on the album "Kurt Edelhagen Presents" (recorded July 10-13, 1957 in Cologne, Germany, Polydor LPHM 46052), with the participation of Milo Pavlovic, Fritz Weichbrodt, Dusko Gojkovic (tp), Jimmy Deuchar (tp, arr), Ken Wray, Helmut Hauck, Manfred Gatjens, Christian Kellens (tb), Derek Humble (as,arr), Franz von Klenck (as), Bubi Anderhold, Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts), Eddie Busnello (bars), Francis Coppieters (p, arr), Johnny Fischer (b), Stuff Combe (d, arr), Kurt Edelhagen (ld), Heinz Gietz, Rob Pronk (arr). In 1958, he appears with the Edelh
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Kpm 1000 Series: Piano Vibrations
Music For Dancefloors: The KPM Music Library
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Dusty Fingers Vol 04
Piano Viberations
Funky Chimes : Belgian Grooves From The 70's
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Music for Dancefloors: The Cream of the KPM Music Green Label Sessions
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Dusty Fingers, Vol. 4
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Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers 1967-1977
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Dusty Fingers Volume Four
Soul Jazz Records Presents Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers
Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers
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Dusty Fingers Volume 4