Gus Deloof
Auguste "Gus" Deloof (born September 26, 1909 in Schaerbeek , † 1974 in Brussels ) was a Belgian jazz trumpeter , composer , arranger , singer and bandleader of the swing era .
Deloof played from the late 1920s a. a. with Jean Robert , Jean Warland and Fud Candrix . In Berlin in 1930 he took part in recordings by Bernard Etté for crystal (“My mouth bites every pretty woman in the leg”). From the early 1930s he led his own formations, with which he began making recordings from 1931. With his band Gus Deloof & His Racketeers he recorded for Pathé in 1931 ( I've Been So Blue / March of the Hoodlum , inter alia with Jean Omer ); 1940/41 the tracks Whispering , Swingin 'at the Jamboree, Crazy Rhythm and Ain't She Queer , 1944 the Ellington classic Take the "A" Train and in April 1945 I'll Remember April . Deloof seemed 1937/38 even when shooting of de Quintette du Hot Club France to Django Reinhardt ( Boléro / Mabel and Honeysuckle Rose ) and with Ray Ventura and Philippe Brun ( Bouncin 'Around ) with and headed around 1942 a sextet with Gus Viseur (including with Joseph Reinhardt , Roger Chaput ).
In the post-war period, Deloof's Orchester du Victory Club made recordings for the Victory label ( Liberation Blues, The Cossack Patrol ). In the role of the comic singer, he also appeared in a number of films, such as Paul Misrakis Tous va trés bien Madame la Marquise and Feux de joie . Deloff's compositions include Harlem Swing, Easy Goin ', Sweepin' the Floor (En balayant la parquet) , which were particularly popular with amateur musicians because of their catchy style. In the field of jazz he was involved in 46 recording sessions between 1930 and 1973.
Web links
- Discography
- Gus Deloof at Allmusic (English)
- Gus Deloof at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Gus Deloof's orchestra Harry Turf (cl, as, from left), Rudy Bruder (p), Léon Demol (g), Roger Desimpel (b), John Kluger (d) and Dorothy Carless (vcl) played was recorded u. a. also the movie song Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive .
- ↑ Robert Wangermée, Jean Brumioul (ed.): Dictionnaire de la chanson de Wallonie et à Bruxelles. 1995, ISBN 2-87009-600-3 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography. (online, accessed February 20, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deloof, Gus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deloof, Auguste (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schaerbeek |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1974 |
| Place of death | Brussels |