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Michel Portal
Michel Portal is credited on 558 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
558
Credits
138
Albums
7
Decades active
16
In collections
Biography
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French composer and jazz performer (saxophone, clarinet), born November 27th, 1935, in Bayonne (France). Died in Paris, February 12th, 2026.
Father of Olivier Portal.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
558 releases · 138 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 1,120
- Other credits · 110
Studios: Studio Davout · Salle Wagram, Paris · Studio Blanqui · Studio Europa Sonor
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Barbara N°2
1965
Lovers
2016
Wings
1971
Le Soleil Noir
1968
Gainsbourg Percussions
1964
Roundtrip (1977) (Live at Théâtre Récamier, Paris)
2023
Frenchy
2020
Il Piacere
1979
Gottingen
1966
Free Jazz
1965
En Studio Avec Serge Gainsbourg 2
2020
En Studio Avec Serge Gainsbourg
2019
Blow Up
1997
Organ Concerto • Concert Champêtre • Piano Concerto • Sextuor • Concerto For 2 Pianos • Sonata For 2 Pianos • Gloria
1996
Seasons
1971
L'aigle Noir
1970
Claude Nougaro
1966
Barbara Chante Barbara
1964
Frequent collaborators
- Barbara (5)
- Claude Nougaro
- Various
- Daniel Humair
- Poulenc
- Mozart
- Stockhausen
- Pierre Boulez
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