Claude Luter
Claude Luter (born July 23, 1923 in Paris , † October 6, 2006 in Poissy , Yvelines department ) was a French old-time jazz and dance bandleader, saxophonist (soprano) and clarinetist .
life and career
Luter, born in Paris in 1923, first played the trumpet before switching to the clarinet. In 1938 he discovered New Orleans Jazz for himself . Even during the occupation he played in clubs and at the "surprise parties" that were common at the time and after the war became a fixture on the Parisian jazz scene in St. Germain-des-Prés , at the same time the center of the existentialist movement. In 1946 he made his first recordings with his trio, which played regularly in the cellar of the Hotel Lorientais. In 1947 he recorded for the label Swing ( "Careless Love Blues" ) and appeared at the 1948 Festival in Nice with Louis Armstrong and shortly afterwards with Buck Clayton , Willie The Lion Smith and Rex Stewart . In the 1950s he had his own orchestra, with which he subsequently toured Europe, the USA, Russia and South America and often accompanied Sidney Bechet , from 1949 (Festival in Paris) until his death in 1959 (recordings for example from January 31, 1952 from the Salle Pleyel with the world-famous Petite fleur , 1954 from the Olympia). In 1951 they went on a tour of North Africa together. But later he remained connected to him and recorded his ballet music “La colline du delta” in 1964, for example. In 1960 he played with Barney Bigard . Then he led his own band until his death, with which he u. a. attended the celebrations for Louis Armstrong's 70th birthday and for the 1997 100th birthday of Sidney Bechet in New Orleans. Until the end of 2005 he played twice a month in the Paris jazz club "Le Petit Journal".
He died in 2006 in a hospital in Poissy near Paris from the long-term effects of a fall. He was married to Annie Luter and had two children, including trumpeter Eric Luter , born in 1953 , who continued his band.
Web links
- Claude Luter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jason Ankeny biography
- photo
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Claude Luter - A French musician seduced by New Orleans jazz, by Peter Vacher, The Guardian, October 27, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luter, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French swing band leader, clarinetist and saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | Poissy , Yvelines department |