Georges Grenu

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Georges Grenu (born June 1925 in Tourcoing ; † July 23, 2013 in Blois ) was a French jazz saxophonist (also flute and clarinet).

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Grenu first played the clarinet at the age of 13; In 1943 he began to work as a musician. He served in the 1st Régiment d'Infanterie in Bourges during the Second World War before joining the Maquis against the German occupation in Aubigny-sur-Nere (Cher) . In the post-war period he played in jazz orchestras in northern France and Belgium before moving to Paris in 1946. There he played in the orchestra of Fernand Clare , then with Aimé Barelli and Jacques Hélian , with whom the recordings were made. Grenu has also appeared in the Moulin Rouge in Paris and in Cabaret Nouvelle Eve , as well as a musician on television and films such as J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (with Alain Goraguer , 1959) and in L'eau à la Bouche (1960). He replaced Bobby Jaspar in the Jazz Groupe de Paris to André Hodeir (album Le Jazz Groupe de Paris joue André Hodeir , 1956). He recorded the title Cadbury the Bird under his own name, and he also worked on recordings by Benny Vasseur (1956), Martial Solal (1956/57), Armand Migiani (1956), Christian Chevallier , Eddie Barclay (1957/58), Kenny Clarke (1959), Pierre Michelot (1963), Boulou Ferré (1964), Ivan Jullien (1968) and Jean-Claude Naude (1971) with. He also played with Quincy Jones , Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk and Elek Bacsik . In addition to jazz, Grenu worked with singers such as Georges Guétary and Johnny Hallyday (1961) and was a member of the Olympia Orchestra .

In the 1970s Grenu worked in various studio orchestras, including a. with Lucien Lavoute (1970/71), Roger Simon (1973), he also accompanied Gilbert Bécaud , Charles Aznavour , Claude François , Jeanne Moreau , Jacques Brel , Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Junior . From 1987 he lived in Cagnes-sur-Mer , where he played with Roger Guérin ; In 2007 he moved to Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher) . He performed with his own quintet at the Jazz Club de Tours . In the field of jazz he was involved in 56 recording sessions between 1954 and 1983. a. with Sacha Distel , Claude Bolling , Raymond Fol , Maxim Saury , Bill Coleman , Marcel Bianchi and Jean-Claude Naude .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary (French)
  2. ^ Obituary at Jazz Hot
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 4, 2013)
personal data
SURNAME Grenu, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician (saxophone, flute, clarinet)
DATE OF BIRTH June 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Tourcoing
DATE OF DEATH 23rd July 2013
Place of death Blois