Michel Portal
Michel Portal (27 November 1935 – 12 February 2026) was a French composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He played both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz".
Genre: classical-clarinet, bandoneon, french-jazz
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Top Tracks
- Langueur d'eté
- L'Espagne pour mémoire
- Le songe d'un jour d'eté
- Summer Swing
- Portrait de l'artiste en clown
- Les beaux jours
- Euskal Kantua
- Loin de Montparnasse
- Pablo et dora
- Armenia
- Chez les gitans
- African Wind
- Rolls (From "Les valseuses")
- Man et lee
- L'obsession créatrice
- Jours tranquilles à la garoupe
- Select Tango
- Formes et mouvements
- Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": II. Larghetto
- Barbara / Arr Tharaud: Ma plus belle histoire d'amour (Arr. Tharaud for Clarinet & Piano)
Albums (39)
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 & Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 (2022)
- MP85 (2021)
- Euskal Kantua (2021)
- Berg ∙ Brahms ∙ Poulenc ∙ Schumann: Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano (1970)
- Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano : III. Allegro con fuoco (1970)
- Un été à la garoupe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2020)
- Double (2020)
- Radar (Live at Theater Gütersloh) [European Jazz Legends, Vol. 7] (2016)
- Bailador (2010)
- Remembering Weather Report (2009)
- Michel Portal (online version) (2007)
- Birdwatcher (2007)
- Mozart: Quintette avec clarinette K. 581, Trio "des Quilles" K. 498 (1970)
- Concerts (Live) (2004)
- Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Symphonies Nos. 21 & 27 (1970)
- Minneapolis We Insist (2002)
- Dipping In Minneapolis (2002)
- Arrivederci Le Chouartse (Live) (1970)
- Minneapolis (2001)
- Brahms: Chamber Quintets, Op.111 & 115 (1970)
- Duet (1999)
- Concerts Inédits: Duo (Live) (1999)
- Rencontre. Duos pour clarinettes de Mozart, Haydn, Yost, Rousseau & CPE Bach (1998)
- Dockings (1997)
- Blow Up (1970)
- Musiques de cinémas - Déjouées avec des amis jazzmen (1995)
- Schumann: Chamber Music (1993)
- Any Way (1992)
- Musique de Chambre Française (1991)
- Men's Land (1987)
- Turbulence (1970)
- Max mon amour (Musique du film de Nagisa Oshima) (1986)
- Le retour de Martin Guerre (Bande originale du film) (1982)
- Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op.120 (1970)
- Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 - Schoenberg: 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 11 (1970)
- Dejarme Solo! (1970)
- Splendid Yzlment (1971)
- Alors!!! (1970)
- Our Meanings and Our Feelings (1969)
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