Henri Carels

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Henri Carels (* 1927 in Forest ; † July 3, 2009 ) was a Belgian jazz trumpeter .

Live and act

Carels got into jazz when he heard the broadcasts of Carlos de Radzitsky and Albert Bettonville on the radio . Initially influenced by Tommy Ladnier , he attended Murse at the music academy in his hometown. In 1947 Bob Shaw brought him into his band, with which he then performed at the Hot Club du Belgique jazz festival. In 1950 he played in a duo with Boris Vian at Le Caveau de la Huchette in Paris . In the 1950s he worked a. a. with Jean Leclère , before he became director of the orchestra at the Brussels nightclub La Rose Noire , to which Christian Kellens and Jacques Pelzer belonged for a time.

In May 1955 Carels played the album Innovation en Jazz No. 1 - Jazz à la Rose Noire one; With his band consisting of Roger Asselberghs , Jean Fanis , Nick Kletchkovsky and Léon Demeuldre , he interpreted jazz standards such as " Black and Blue ", " Back Home Again in Indiana ", " Lester Leaps In " and "When It's Sleepy Time Down South". In the same year he played in jam sessions organized for INR with Peanuts Holland , Albert Nicholas , Don Byas , Francis Coppieters and Albert Nicholas. Further recordings were made with the Léon Demeuldre Quintet. In 1956 he toured with Janot Morales' orchestra ; in the late 1950s he still recorded with Eddie De Latte and Bill Coleman ; he also performed with Herman Sandy at the Comblain Jazz Festival and then left the music scene until 1977 when he made a comeback with the Victoria Jazz Band . Stylistically he was influenced by Louis Armstrong and Buck Clayton . In the field of jazz he was involved in seven recording sessions between 1955 and 1960.

Web links

Lexical entry

  • Émile Henceval: Dictionnaire du jazz à Bruxelles et en Wallonie . Liège: Pierre Mardaga, 1991.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at Les Lundis d'Hortense
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 29, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Carels, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Forest / Vorst
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 2009