Videos: René Thomas

René Thomas was a Belgian jazz guitarist who played and recorded often with fellow countryman Bobby Jaspar. Thomas moved to Canada in the 1950s and then back to Europe in 1962, where he played and recorded frequently with Jaspar, Kenny Clarke, Eddy Louiss and many others. Thomas has a style that's a cross between Jimmy Raney and Grant Green. Here are a bunch of videos of Thomas in action:

Here's René Thomas with saxophonist Bobby Jaspar...



Here's Thomas with organist Eddy Louiss and drummer Kenny Clarke...



Here's Thomas with Louiss and drummer Bernard Lubat...



Here's Thoms, Louiss and drummer Jean Louis Viale...



And here are three audio tracks:

Here's Thomas's Meeting...



Here's All Morning Long...



And here's No Smoking with Thomas, Luiss and Clarke...