The common factor linking this 3CD concert collection is the location: Paris, with the Olympia and Salle Pleyel as alternating venues, hence the local label, its bi-lingual annotation and Granz's rather halting French announcements.

Previously unreleased as far as I can see and notable for the near-manic enthusiasm of the Paris audiences, with decent recorded sound, the opening session features Roy, Sonny and Hawk, initially on ‘Idaho’, Ellis and Johnson pushing the front-liners hard, Hawk grinding through and Stitt in potent form on alto, as Roy builds to the inevitable screamer finish. The first of two ballad medleys follows, Stitt again impressive on ‘Autumn in New York’ before the combo resumes, Hawk surging and Roy bristling in crowd-pleasing fashion on the ‘The Walker’, Stitt on tenor un-phased before Johnson rides them out. Two years later, Carter and the ex-patriate Byas bring their class to the party, Roy and Hawk still carrying the banner, Carter insouciant and poised while Byas shows off his stylistic debt to Hawk.

He's relaxed in the ballad medley on ‘I Remember Clifford’ with Schifrin in support while Roy is at his brilliant best on ‘Easy Living’, for once eschewing the histrionics ahead of a Jo Jones workout on the collective ‘Indiana’. Aside from the slightly disconcerting zig-zagging between dates, there are plenty of moments of magic here. The second and third CDs mostly support Granz's decision to present established bands under the JATP heading. Led by Manne, Getz and Gillespie, they’re here alongside two informal sets that team Dizzy and Stan, albeit two years apart. More confusion.

For Manne, Kamuca is the standout, quick on the draw and fluent, with the nimble Freeman always impressive, Gordon crisp and effective, the leader energy personified. Their five tracks, all quite lengthy, are worth the album price on their own. Getz gets six pieces and reputedly fired his bassist and drummer as his set ended. For all that he sounds good to me, despite the occasional reed squeak, the version of Johnny Mandel's ‘Pernod’ a stormer while Stan's reading of ‘I Remember Clifford’ is certainly more haunting than that offered by Byas. Both sessions with DG work well, the rhythm sections supporting capably, the single track with J.J.

provoking interest, the on-form Dizzy echoing something of Roy's trenchant approach before his quintet play Schifrin's ‘Gillespiana Suite’ in full, the impassioned Leo Wright hot on alto. Is there enough here to make you add this to your burgeoning pile of JATP concerts on record? Certainly.