Emmanuel Soudieux
Emmanuel Soudieux (born July 30, 1919 in Liège ; † October 23, 2006 ) was a French jazz bassist.
Live and act
Emmanuel Soudieux initially worked in musette and tango orchestras . He became known for his many years of membership in the Quintette du Hot Club de France ; since 1938 he played in the band of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli : on March 21, 1939 he took part in recordings for the first time ( Jeepers Creepers , Swing 39 and Hungaria ). Soudieux then played with Reinhardt intermittently until 1947, as well as in his Blue Star Sessions ; at the last session for "Swing" with the guitarist in November 1947, the titles Peche à la Mouche , Belleville and Manoir de mes Rêves were created . Soudieux once said of Reinhardt: "Django, il était la musique fait l'homme," he was music made man.
In the band of Jacques Diéval he performed at the Festival International 1949 de Jazz in the Salle Pleyel ; In 1950 he played in the trio of Doc Cheatham and Diéval and accompanied the singer Eartha Kitt with them . In the late 1950s he worked with Hubert Rostaing and Henri Crolla .
The writer Boris Vian counted Soudieux alongside Lucien Simoën , who also worked with Django Reinhardt, to the best bassists of the immediate French post-war period.
At the age of 85, he told Django Reinhardt biographer Michael Dregni about his time in the quintet. He last lived in Montparnasse .
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Michael Dregni: Django. The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend. Oxford, Oxford University Press 2004, ISBN 0-19-516752-X .
- Alexander Schmitz & Peter Maier: Django Reinhardt . Oreos 1988.
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001.
- Boris Vian: All around at midnight. Writings, glosses and reviews on jazz . Vienna, Hannibal, 1990.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soudieux, Emmanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liege |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2006 |