At the age of sixteen, fascinated by the double bass, Texier became a self-taught bassist, crediting
Wilbur Ware most as an influence. He formed his first group with Georges Locatelli, Alain Tabar-Nouval,
Jean-Max Albert, and Klaus Hagel, inspired by the music of
Don Cherry and
Ornette Coleman. In spite of an almost absence of recorded documents this group represents one of the first expressions of
free jazz in France (1965).[2]
From 1968 to 1972, Texier was a member of
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine, along with
George Gruntz,
Gordon Beck and
Daniel Humair. Throughout the 1970s, Texier remained active in Europe on the jazz scene, performing with musicians such as
John Abercrombie and
Didier Lockwood, among others. In 1982, he formed a quartet with
Louis Sclavis.[1] With the trio Romano-Sclavis-Texier, he collaborated in three albums having for theme Africa as seen by the photographer
Guy Le Querrec: Carnet de routes, Suite africaine and African Flashback.[3]
Discography
As leader
Total Issue with Total Issue (United Artists, 1971)
Amir (Eurodisc, 1976)
Humair Jeanneau Texier (Owl, 1979)
Varech (JMS, 1979)
A Cordes et a Cris (JMS, 1979)
Akagera with
Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau (JMS, 1980)
La Companera (Caratini, 1983)
Paris-Batignolles with Joe Lovano (Label Bleu, 1986)
Eric Barret/Aldo Romano/Henri Texier (Carlyne, 1988)
Izlaz (Label Bleu, 1988)
Colonel Skopje (Label Bleu, 1989)
Up Date 3.3 with Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau (Label Bleu, 1990)
The Scene Is Clean (Label Bleu, 1991)
An Indian's Week (Label Bleu, 1993)
Tresse with
Pietro Tonolo, Aldo Romano (SplascH, 1993)
Carnet de Routes with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 1995)
Respect (Label Bleu, 1997)
Le Coffret JMS (JMS, 1998)
Mosaic Man (Label Bleu, 1998)
Carnet de Routes Suite African with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 1999)
Remparts D'Argile (Label Bleu, 2000)
Strings' Spirit (Label Bleu, 2002)
Mad Nomads (Label Bleu, 2002)
Holy Lola (Normal, 2004)
Vivre (Label Bleu, 2004)
African Flashback with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 2005)
Alerte a L'Eau Water Alert (Label Bleu, 2006)
Love Songs Reflexions (Label Bleu, 2008)
Canto Negro (Label Bleu, 2011)
3+3 with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 2012)
At L'Improviste (Label Bleu, 2013)
Sky Dancers (Label Bleu, 2016)
Dakota Mab Live at Theater Gutersloh (Intuition, 2016)
At the age of sixteen, fascinated by the double bass, Texier became a self-taught bassist, crediting
Wilbur Ware most as an influence. He formed his first group with Georges Locatelli, Alain Tabar-Nouval,
Jean-Max Albert, and Klaus Hagel, inspired by the music of
Don Cherry and
Ornette Coleman. In spite of an almost absence of recorded documents this group represents one of the first expressions of
free jazz in France (1965).[2]
From 1968 to 1972, Texier was a member of
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine, along with
George Gruntz,
Gordon Beck and
Daniel Humair. Throughout the 1970s, Texier remained active in Europe on the jazz scene, performing with musicians such as
John Abercrombie and
Didier Lockwood, among others. In 1982, he formed a quartet with
Louis Sclavis.[1] With the trio Romano-Sclavis-Texier, he collaborated in three albums having for theme Africa as seen by the photographer
Guy Le Querrec: Carnet de routes, Suite africaine and African Flashback.[3]
Discography
As leader
Total Issue with Total Issue (United Artists, 1971)
Amir (Eurodisc, 1976)
Humair Jeanneau Texier (Owl, 1979)
Varech (JMS, 1979)
A Cordes et a Cris (JMS, 1979)
Akagera with
Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau (JMS, 1980)
La Companera (Caratini, 1983)
Paris-Batignolles with Joe Lovano (Label Bleu, 1986)
Eric Barret/Aldo Romano/Henri Texier (Carlyne, 1988)
Izlaz (Label Bleu, 1988)
Colonel Skopje (Label Bleu, 1989)
Up Date 3.3 with Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau (Label Bleu, 1990)
The Scene Is Clean (Label Bleu, 1991)
An Indian's Week (Label Bleu, 1993)
Tresse with
Pietro Tonolo, Aldo Romano (SplascH, 1993)
Carnet de Routes with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 1995)
Respect (Label Bleu, 1997)
Le Coffret JMS (JMS, 1998)
Mosaic Man (Label Bleu, 1998)
Carnet de Routes Suite African with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 1999)
Remparts D'Argile (Label Bleu, 2000)
Strings' Spirit (Label Bleu, 2002)
Mad Nomads (Label Bleu, 2002)
Holy Lola (Normal, 2004)
Vivre (Label Bleu, 2004)
African Flashback with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 2005)
Alerte a L'Eau Water Alert (Label Bleu, 2006)
Love Songs Reflexions (Label Bleu, 2008)
Canto Negro (Label Bleu, 2011)
3+3 with Romano Sclavis (Label Bleu, 2012)
At L'Improviste (Label Bleu, 2013)
Sky Dancers (Label Bleu, 2016)
Dakota Mab Live at Theater Gutersloh (Intuition, 2016)