Christian Viénot

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Christian Viénot (born May 13, 1925 - † July 15, 2016 in Fondettes , Indre-et-Loire ) was a French jazz musician ( trombone ).

Live and act

Christian Viénot first learned the cello before playing the saxophone and clarinet for the first time, and from 1946 the trombone. Finally he was a member of Claude Luter et ses Lorientais in 1946/47 ; he also worked with Claude Abadie , in 1947 with Claude Bolling and in 1949 with Sidney Bechet and the orchestra of Pierre Braslavsky (" Summertime ").

In the summer of 1951 Viénot performed with Sidney Bechet and Claude Luter at the Vieux-Colombier in Juan-les-Pins . In 1953 he worked there again with Claude Luter. He lived in Tours in the 1960s and played in the Marc Robert Big Band. In 1971/72 he performed with Pierre Boyer's Swinging Jazz Group . In 1974 he headed the Washboard Group Incorporated and the Limited Brass Band that made Touraine Hot Shots . With this ensemble he often accompanied Wallace Davenport , Gérard Badini , Bill Coleman and Guy Lafitte .

With his Christian Vienot Swing Band , which he directed between 1977 and 1984, he released two albums - in 1980 the album Saint Louis Blues ; then he interpreted jazz standards such as " April in Paris ", "Blue and Sentimental", " 'Deed I Do " and "Dream a Little Dream of Me". In the group, u. a. Alain Wilsch (trumpet, guitar), Michel Brosseau (guitar), Marie Boisseau (guitar, bass) and occasionally the singer Chantal de Dieuleveult. In 1995 Viénot performed with Daniel Huck at the Touraine Jazz Festival, later with Raymond Fonsèque (2007), in Marc Robert's Big Band du Val de Loire and with the drummer Jean-Pierre Hubert (2008). His favorite trombonists were Dicky Wells and Vic Dickenson . In the field of jazz, he was involved in six recording sessions between 1947 and 1983, according to Tom Lord .

Discographic notes

  • Claude Luter et ses Lorientais: Les Lorientais (1947–1949, Memories)
  • Basin Street Blues (1983)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Obituary. In: Jazz Hot n ° 676. July 15, 2016, accessed January 1, 2020 (French).
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 4, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Viénot, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician (trombone)
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1925
DATE OF DEATH 15th July 2016
Place of death Fondettes , Indre-et-Loire department