Fernand Verstraete

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Fernand Verstraete ( September 1925 , † July 12, 1992 ) was a French jazz and entertainment musician ( trumpet , also trombone , accordion , arrangement ).

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Verstraete, who was active in the French jazz scene from the late 1940s, played in the orchestra of Jacques Hélian from 1950 to 1952 , which accompanied Django Reinhardt on recordings for Radio Luxembourg ("Double Whiskey") in July 1950 . In 1952 he worked for Bill Tamper et ses Cool Cats; In 1953 he appeared on the radio with the Tony Porteau Orchestra and Sidney Bechet or Django Reinhardt ("Time After Time"), a little later with Porteau's Orchestra and Dizzy Gillespie in the Rex Theater in Paris. In the mid-1950s he was also involved in the recordings of Gigi Gryce , Jack Diéval , Alix Combelle , Dave Pochonet and His All Stars, Christian Chevallier and Lucky Thompson .

From 1956 Verstraete was a member of Claude Bolling's orchestra ; he also played with Benny Vasseur , Guy Lafitte , Martial Solal , Bill Coleman , Michel Legrand , Henri Renaud , Hubert Rostaing , Eddie Barclay , André Persiany , Bobby Jaspar , Art Taylor and Jef Gilson . In 1958 he performed with the Christian Chevallier Tentet at the Cannes Jazz Festival; In 1960 he was involved in Martial Solal's soundtrack for the film Si le vent te fait peur (directed by Emile Degelin ). Around 1960 he also worked with Raymond Fonsèque , Fred Gérard et ses Five Trumpet’s and in the Orchester Joe Moutet .

In the 1960s Verstraete shifted to light music and released a number of singles ("King Cole Blues" as accordionist), EPs and LPs under his own name , such as Trompette Magique (Fontana) and (as Trumpet Boy ) Danse Party ( Philips ) ; also accompanied singers such as Armand Mestral ("Y'avait Fanny qui chantait"), Danièle Dupré ("Tequila"), Robert Jeantal , Lucky Blondo , Maya Casabianca , John Littleton ("Racines") and the accordionist Marcel Azzola with his studio orchestra , for which he also arranged. He also appeared on the accordion with his Ensemble Musette ( Bal en Bretagne , published 1973 by Barclay).

In 1968 Verstraete played trumpet with Maxim Saury , in 1971 in the big band of Ivan Jullien ( Porgy and Bess (1971), with Eddy Louiss ). From 1973 he worked again with Claude Bolling, whose big band he was a member until 1991, as well as with Lucien Lavoute , Claude Thomain , François Guin and the Four Bones and the Ensemble de Trombones de Paris; In 1988 he played bass trombonist with Pierre Boulez ( Hommage à Olivier Messiaen , with the Ensemble intercontemporain ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 78 recording sessions between 1950 and 1991. For his orchestrations he received the Palmarès des Chansons .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Fernand Verstraete in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 12, 2017)
  3. ↑ In addition to Charles Verstraete, the Fonsèques trombone ensemble also included Charles Huss, J.-M. Chauvel, Christian Guizien, Marc Steckar, François Gun, Charles Orieux, Emile Vilain, Henri Tallourd and Latci Farkas.
  4. ↑ with René Léger , Maurice Thomas , Roger Guérin ; see. Gilbert Sescousse: Homage to René Leger (pdf)
  5. ↑ published 1978 on Philips 6172 103
  6. ↑ Marcel Azzola: Chauffe Marcel , Mémoirs. Paris: l'Archipel, 2006.
  7. ↑ Jacques Hélian et son orchester: une Saga Fabuleuse - Que sont-ils devenues?
personal data
SURNAME Verstraete, Fernand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz and entertainment musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 1925
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1992