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Records in order of the (known or likely) recording date
Steckar-Tubapack
Jam (France) Jam 0681/MS019 [LP]
1. Hurry Up 2. Série noire 3. Paul et Mike 4. In A Digital Mood 5. Demain il fera jour 6. Tubapack Blues 7. 3 à 5 8. Danse bizarre No.3 9. Forêt vierge 10. Dynozophorium 11. Vendredi 13
Alain Bouchaux - tuba, Michel Godard - tuba, Christian Jous - tuba, Daniel Landréat - tuba, Marc Steckar - tuba
recorded May 1981

Steckar Tubapack
Suite À Suivre
Jam (France) Jam 0183/MS036 [LP]
1. Suite À Suivre 2. Blue Monk 3. Et Le Klaxon Retentit Derechef Comme Un lezard Hongrois Enrhume 4. Danse Pour Un Kangourou 5. Maria Alm 6. For Tuba Only
Alain Bouchaux - drums, Michel Godard - tuba, Christian Jous - euphonium, tuba, Daniel Landréat - tuba, Marc Steckar - euphonium
recorded June 1981(?), October 1982

*Steckar Tubapack
Turbanisation
IDA Records (France) IDA 001 [LP] 1984
A 1. Tubaland (Franck Steckar) (4’34) A 2. Tango la cruche A L'Eau ((Franck Steckar) (2’27) A 3. Turbanisation (Marc Steckar) (9’20) A 4. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie/ Pinklard/ Casey) (2’38)
B 1. Paquet de tubes (A Tubapack) (Marc Steckar) (10’18) B 2. Tubilingus (M. Godard) (10’45)
Alain Bouchaux, drums, steel-drums, percussion; Michel Godard - tuba, melodica; Christian Jous - tenor tuba, contra-tuba; Daniel Landréat - contra-tuba; Marc Steckar - euphonium, percussion
recorded live December 22-24, 1983 at the “Le Savoy” (Paris)

*Claude Barthélémy
Real Polit!-k
Big Noise Records (France) BN 112 [LP] (1980s?)
A 1. Mama Barth Blue (26 84) (3’28) A 2. Realpolitik (pour Mme Bonner) (4’12) A 3. Angelina (4’17) A 4. Princess Luce (And Her Balinese Lovers) (6’51) B 1. End Risk (One Dope Song For Billie Holiday) (4’34) B 2. La Nomenklatura (Till Greta Svenson) (4’06) B 3. Nancy (si elle appelle j’suis pas las) (4’46) B 4. Livia Ussaro (2’25) B 5. K--------Line (3’38)
All compositions and arrangements by Barthélémy
Claude Barthélémy - guitar, Michel Godard - tuba, bass trombone, Olivier Hutman - keyboards, Sylvain Kassap (B 3)- saxophone, Jean-Marc Padovani - saxophone, Jean Luc Ponthieux - doublebass, Eric Sonze (A 4) - drums, M.D. (A 4) - drums, Manuel Denizet - drums, tabla
recorded at Studio de l’ Hacienda Tarare (no recording date given)

Antoine Hervé's Bob 13
Tutti
Flat And Sharp (France) PAM967 [LP] (1986)
1. Quoi Toi Gonna Do (5'26) 2. Prelude (3'56) 3. Gouttes De Pluie Sur Un Blues (11'44) 4. Blues For Thelonious Monk (7'54) 5. La Lubie De Bilou (6'44) 6. La Boite à Musique (6'53)
all composed by Antoine Hervé
Christian Martinez, François Chassagnite - trumpet; Denis Leloup, trombone; Michel Godard - tuba; Bobby Rangell - alto and soprano saxophones; Jean-Pierre Solves - alto and baritone saxophones, flute; Eric Barret - tenor saxophone; Marc Ducret - guitar; Antoine Hervé - piano, synthesizer; Andy Emler - keyboards; Michel Benita - double-bass; André Ceccarelli - drums; François Verly - percussion, marimba; Michel Alibo - electric bass (on tracks 1, 6); Robert Thomas Jr. - hand drums (on tracks 3, 6)
recorded live April 13, 1985, at Theatre Dunois, Paris

François Jeanneau
Pandemonium
Carlyne(France) CARC12 [CD]
1. Arfia (15'39) 2. Palabres (6'31) 3. Mini Largo (6'03) 4. Pourpre (5'52) 5. Collages (6'44) 6. 09-27 (20'13) 7. Tango (Igor Strawinsky) (4'41) 8. Travelling (3'48)
composed by Jeanneau except as noted
François Chassagnite - trumpet; Denis Leloup - trombone; Jean-Jacques Justafré, Gilles Mahaut - french horn; Michel Godard - tuba; François Jeanneau, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Jacques Di Donato - soprano and tenor saxophones; Philippe Maté - alto and tenor saxophones, flute; Dominique Pifarély - violin; Marc Ducret - guitar; Philippe Macé - vibraphone, synthesizer, percussion; François Couturier - piano, synthesizer; Jean-Paul Celea - double-bass; François Laizeau - drums; Timna Brauer - voice
recorded December 1985, Dunois, France

NEW ENTRY (August 2004)
* Le Concert Arban)
Brass Création)
Arion (France) ARN 64020 [CD] (1987)
1.-3. Jean-Loup Longnon: L’Ours
1. Premier mouvement (17’20) 2. Deuxième mouvement (4’42) 3. Troisième mouvement (12’41
4. Patrice Caratini: Passages (14’01)
5. Martial Solal: Fantaisie pour quintette (13’29)
All tracks composed as noted
No recording details given
1.-5. Ensemble Concert Arban: Jean-Paul Leroy – trumpet; Thierry Caens – trumpet; Eric Vernier – French horn; Yves Favre – trombone; Michel Godard – tuba;
1.-3. Ephémère Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dominique Rouits.

Didier Malherbe
Fetish
Tangram 1987
1. Fetish 2. Erenekabi 3. Baldoror 4. Serpentine 5. Nuit Polaire
Didier Malherbe; Henri Agnel; Francois Auboux; Ann Ballester - keyboards; Pierre Bensusan - guitar; Emmanuel Binet; Michel Godard - tuba; Alex Grillo; Philippe Lacarricre; Mimi Lorenzini - guitar; Shyamal Maitra - percussion; Youval Micenmacher; Nene; Jean-Luc Ponthieux; Pip Pyle - drums; Jean-Philippe Rykiel -synthesizer; Frédérique Tissot; Zabele
unknown recording dates

IMPROVED ENTRY (Febr. 2004)
Sylvain Kassap
Saxifrages!
Evidence (France) EV-102 [LP](1985) / EVCD 02 [CD](1986?)
Sylvain Kassap - saxophone; Yves Robert; Michel Godard; G. Bucquet; Claude Barthélémy - guitar; Bruno Chevillon; Pablo Cueco; Jacques Mahieux

*Philippe Deschepper
Sad Novi Sad
IDA (France) IDA 008 CD [CD](1991)
1. Sad Novi Sad (2‘29) 2. Captain Maroilles (4‘28) 3. Jack’s Blues (Jacques Mahieux/Robert Creeley) (2‘06) 4. Wildrose Avenue # 1 (4‘44) 5. Buses rapaces utiles (1‘18) 6. Rijsel (3‘33) 7. Little Nemo (8‘25) 8. 24 de Mai (2‘10) 9. Leon le paon (4‘31) 10. Oostend (3‘54) 11. Wildrose Avenue # 2 (6‘11)
All composition by Deschepper except as noted
Philippe Deschepper - guitars; Steve Swallow - electric bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11); Jacques Mahieux dr, voc (3); Henri Texier - double-bass (7, 9, 10);Michel Godard - tuba (7); Gerard Marais - guitar (10); Jean-Luc Ponthieux - double-bass (7, 9, 10); Martin Fredebeul - soprano saxaphone (7)
recorded April, 1986 at Gimmick Studio Yerres, France

* Michel Godard/Jean-Marc Padovani
Comédy
Big Noise Records/Label Hopi (France) Hopi BN 113 [LP] 1987
A1. J'irai souffler dans vos tubas Part One/Part Two (M. Godard, arr. C.Barthélemy) (3'24/0'56),A2. Dame blanche (Padovani) (3'53),A3. Tandis que les bateaux (Padovani) (4'05),A4. Ballade bleue(Godard) (3'50),B1. Steps Into Another World (Padovani) (5'18),B2. Mister Coltrane (Godard) (3'16),B3. Nobody Knows You (Cox - arr. Barthélemy) (3'15),B4. Blues pour un chat noir (Godard) (4'28),B5. Comédy (Godard)(2'02)
Michel Godard - tubas;Jean-Marc Padovani (except B3)- tenor, alto and soprano saxophones;Jacques Mahieux (except B1, B4, B5) - drums, voice;Manuel Denizet (B1, B 4) - drums;Le Concert ARBAN (A 1): horn section; Claude Barthélemy (A 1, B 3)- acoustic guitar; Bruno Chevillon (A 2 - A 4) - double-bass; Philippe Deschepper (A 2, A 4 - guitars; Bob Stewart (B 1, B 4) - tuba; Henri Texier (B 2) - double-bass; Youval Micenmacher (B 2) - zarb
recorded live at the Theatre Dunois, at the Quai de la Gare and at theStudio Logo, Paris, November - Dezember 1986

NEW ENTRY (MAY 2003)
La Bande à Badault
En vacances au soleil
Label Bleu records (F) LBLC6510
recorded October 1987
Philippe Slominski, Francois Chassagnite, Jean-Louis Pommier, Michel Godard, Bobby Rangell, Xavier Cobo, Dominique Pifarély, Lionel Benhamou, Emmanuel Bex, Andy Emler, Gerard Carocci, Marc Michel, Umberto Pagnini, Denis Badault

IMPROVED ENTRY (April 2004)
*Alpha Blondy
Revolution
Pathe EMI (France) EMI 74 8655 1 [LP] resp. 74 8655 1 [CD] (1987)
Shanachie Records (USA) Shanachie 43062 [CD, LP, CS] (1989)
1. Sweet Fanta Diallo (5‘19) 2. Blesser (5‘31) 3. Jah Houphouet Boigny Nous Parle (10‘37) 4. Rock & Roll Remedy (4‘10) 5. Time (4‘06) 6. Election Koutcha (5‘31) 7. Miri (5‘43)
All compositions and arrangements by Alpha Blondy
Alpha Blondy - voice; Aicha Kone (7) - voice; Kamasa Seth, Jumbo - bass; Georges Kouakou, Thierry T. - keyboards; Manu Dibango - saxophone; Patrick Artero, Lionel Jouot - horns; Michel Godard - tuba; Dominic Piffarelly, Jean-Luc Pino - violin; Alen Hoist - cello; Jose Shillingford, Samuel Kone - drums; Lick - percussion; Julie Mourillon, Sam Camus, Yao Mao - rythm guitar; Christian Polloni - guitar; Ragai Tchonang, Monique, Corinne Polloni, Wiper - backing vocals.
recorded 1987
(1) also included in Alpha Blondy's "Best Of" album by EMI France 83 7041 2 [CD] in 1996; but in 1990 Shanachie's "The Best of Alpha Blondy" (43075 [CD, LP]) contained (2).

IMPROVED ENTRY (June 2004)
Arban Concert Brass Ensemble
The Music of Scott Joplin & Claude Bolling
1988
1.   The Ragtime Dance  2:45  2.   The Junk Man Rag  (2'34)  3.   Bethena Concert Waltz  (5'34)  4.   Mississippi Rag  (3'14)  5.   Golliwog's Cakewalk  (2'32)  6.   The Easy Winners  (2'41)  7.   The Harlem Rag  (2'19)  8.   The Cascades  (2'25)  9.   Pleasant Moments  (3'02)   10.   Lassus Trombone (2'21)  11.   Ragtime du Paquebot  (1'38)  12.   The Chevy Chase  (3'30)  13.   Chantecler Rag  (3'55)
Michel Godard  -  tuba; Thierry Caens  -  trumpet, piccolo, flugelhorn; Yves Favre  -  trombone; Eric Vernier  -  Cor
Note: Also in a French edition under the title "Le Ragtime de Scott Joplin à Claude Bolling" and in a German edition titled "Der Ragtime".

* Michel Godard
Le Chant du Serpent
La Lichère (France) La Lichère LLL 37 CD (1989)[CD]
1. Commencement (Godard)(3‘37) 2. Reggae des serpents (Godard, arr. Barhélémy) (8‘06) 3. Encontre (Contreras, arr. Godard/Contreras) (4‘06) 4. Aurora (Egberto Gismonti/Contreras) (3‘40) 5. La volupté (Godard) (4‘25) 6. Possession (Deschepper, arr. Godard/Flaubert/Jordanroman) (5‘19) 7. Aubade du serpent (Puig) (6‘00) 8. La vipère (Marais) (2‘46) 9. Serpent encèphalique (Godard-Prigent/Prigent) (4‘36) 10. Black Snake Blues (J. Johnson)/Traces (Godard) (3‘35) 11. Serpent d’or (Godard-Bsiri/Bsiri) (3‘49) 12. Le Chant du serpent (Godard)(?'??)
Michel Godard - Serpent (1,2,4,7,9, 10, 12), tuba (3, 5, 6, 8, 9), ophicleide (11); Linda Bsiri - voice (2, 11, 12?); Marta Contreras - voice (1,3, 4), percussion (3); Catherine Dasté - voice (6) ; Armelle de Frondeville - voice (8); Jean-François, Prigent - voice (9)
recorded June 5-10, 1989 at Cac de Marne, La-Vallée
Note: According to an email of Paul Schmidt (Serpent Discography) Michel Godard is not used to play the ophicleide, but did play it only one note over and over for aspecial effect on the Le Chant du Serpent recording.

* Klaus König Orchestra
Times Of Devastation. Suite in Seven Parts
Enja Records Matthias Winckelmann (Germany) ENJ-6014 22 [2xCD] (1989)
1. Times of Devastation (7’27) 2. The Double Rainbow Over Heeper Street (7’06) 3. Statements (6’15) 4. Valse Triste (7’02) 5. The Darker Side (6’48) 6. That Time (6’16) 7. Pandemonium (7’36) 8. Epilogue (2’34)
All compositions by Klaus König
Klaus König - conductor; Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn; Reiner Winterschladen - trumpet; Ray Anderson - trombone; Bruce Collings - trombone; Frank Struck - french horn; Michel Godard - tuba; Marty Ehrlich - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Frank Gratkowski - soprano, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet; Matthias Schubert - tenor saxophone,oboe: Renato Cordovani - bass clarinet; Simon Nabatov - piano; Tim Wells - double-bass; John Betsch - drums
recorded at the Stadtgarten, Cologne, June 19, 1989
Note: This CD was sold only in combination with a second CD of Klaus König’s “Pinguin Liquid” septet entitled Poco A Poco, recorded at the Cornet Studios, Cologne, on June 28 and 29, 1988. Michel Godard is not playing on Poco A Poco.

IMPROVED ENTRY
* Louis Sclavis Septet
Chamber Music
IDA (France) IDA 022 [CD]
1. Ottomar (Sclavis) (8‘10) 2. Patch (Sclavis/Raulin) (4‘37) 3. Petra (Sclavis) (12‘00) 4. Introduction à fond bleu (Sclavis) (3‘44) 5. Fond bleu (Sclavis, arr. Marais) (5‘03) 6. Marche (Sclavis) (7‘50) 7. Qu’attendent-elles? (Gibert, based on Ellington) (1‘38) 8. Introduction à Veronese (Raulin) (3‘41) 9. Veronese (Raulin) (3‘08)
Louis Sclavis - clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone; Dominique Pifarely - violin; Yves Robert - trombone; Michel Godard - tuba; Philippe Deschepper - guitar; François Raulin - piano, keyboards; Bruno Chevillon - double-bass
recorded July, September 1989 at Gimmick Studio Yerres, France
Note: "Chamber Music" is also available as a CD double pack with Sclavis' "Chine" on Label Bleu (France) LB6656-57

*Claude Barthélemy/Orchestre National de Jazz 89/90
Claire
Label Bleu (France)LBLC 6529 [CD]
1. Paradis [Avec Remorque] (2‘26) 2. Poor Girl Shuffle (4‘54) 3. Yes! [But Brahms?] (7‘31) 4. Pour Clayette (Marais) (7‘05) 5. Mib (Riessler) (3‘29) 6. Mutshi (7‘30) 7. Yves Klein (5‘44) 8. Un Momentito! (Matinier/Garcia-Fons) (2‘58) 9. So wie es klingt (7‘38) 10. Nem Un Talvez (Hermeto Pascoal) (6‘48) 11. 42 Blagues Metaphysiques (2‘41) 12. Mad Squirrel (Ponthieux) (3‘05) 13. Moderne (5‘24) 14. Nebbia (Henri Texier) / Footprints (Waine Shorter) (8‘02)
composed by Barthélemy except as noted
Jean-François Canape -trumpet, fluegelhorn; Patrick Fabert - trumpet, fluegelhorn; Yves Favre - trombone; Luca Bonvini - trombone; Michel Godard - tuba; Michael Riessler - clarinets, alto saxophone; Bobby Rangell - alto saxophone, flute; Claude Barthélemy - guitars; Gérard Pansanel - guitar; Serge Lazarévitch - guitars; Mico Nissim - piano; Jean-Louis Matinier - accordion; Renaud Garcia-Fons - double-bass; Jean-Luc Ponthieux - double-bass, electric bass; Christian Lété - drums, percussion; Manuel Denizet - drums, percussion, Simmons drums
recorded December 1989, Studio Charles Cros, Maison de la Culture d'Amiens (France)