Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928 – 3 July 2005) was a French bebop and hard bop double bass player.Born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Michelot studied piano from 1936 until 1938, but switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen. Through his career he played with Rex Stewart (1948), Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Don Byas, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Bud Powell (in a trio with Kenny Clarke), Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and many others.Michelot was a member of the Jacques Loussier Trio, known for the Play Bach album series. Together with Miles Davis, he was responsible for the critically acclaimed soundtrack of Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. He also appeared as an unnamed bass player in the movie Round Midnight.In later life, Michelot suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
performer: "Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud Générique", "L'Assassinat De Carala", "Sur L'Autoroute", "Julien Dans L'Ascenseur", "Florence Sur Les Champs-Élysées", "Dîner Au Motel", "Évasion De Julien", "Visite Du Vigile", "Au Bar Du Petit Bac", "Chez Le Photographe Du Motel"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Miles Davis Story
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995
TV Series
Himself - H.U.M.
Le grand échiquier
1985
TV Series
Himself
Presenting Lena Martell
1973
TV Series
Himself
Top à Cassel
1964
TV Movie
Himself
Known for movies
Elevator to the Gallows (1958) as Music Department
$3 Million
