Hubert Fol

Hubert Fol (* 11. November 1925 in Paris ; † 19th January 1995 ) was a French jazz - saxophonist of oldtime jazz , later the Bebop . He played with Django Reinhardt from 1951 to 1953.

Live and act

Hubert Fol grew up in a family of musicians. He learned piano , violin and clarinet and first played traditional jazz around 1945 in the band of clarinetist Claude Abadie with his brother, pianist Raymond Fol and trumpeter Boris Vian . He then moved on to bebop and worked with Django Reinhardt in four recording sessions from 1951 to 1953. He also worked with Eddy Bernard (1949), Pierre Michelot , Roger Guérin , Barney Wilen (1947) and had his own formation called Be Bop Minstrels , with the 1948 recordings for the Swing label ( "Robbin's Nest" ). Fol also played with the American musicians in Paris Kenny Clarke , Dizzy Gillespie , Coleman Hawkins (1949) and Howard McGhee (1948). He also accompanied Rex Stewart , Gillespie and Hawkins on European tours and also made guest appearances in Germany.

Selection discography

Hubert Fol, Sonny Criss , Michel de Villers : Saxophones à Saint-Germain des Prés , 1954/56/62/63, Jazz in Paris series (Gitanes / Universal , 2001)
Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Clarke: 1949 Lausanne , Swiss Radio Days Jazz series ( TCB , 2003)
Johnny Hodges , Coleman Hawkins : Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins - The Vogue Recordings , 1949/50, original vogue masters series ( Bertelsmann Music Group / BMG , 1999)
Dizzy Gillespie : Plays In Paris , 1952/53, original vogue masters series (BMG, 1998)
Django Reinhardt: Nuits de Saint-Germain des-Prés , 1951–53, in the Jazz In Paris series (Gitanes / Universal, 2002)
Barney Wilen: Barney Wilen Quintet , 1957, ( Fresh Sound Records , 1996)

literature

Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . 2 volumes. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988, ISBN 3-499-16316-0 .
Bielefeld Catalog Jazz, 2001, ZDB -ID 1139818-8 .
Boris Vian : pride and prejudice . Hannibal, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-85445-049-4 , ( writings, glosses and reviews about Jazz 2).

Notes, individual documents

↑ With Django Reinhardt, who played electrically amplified guitar at this time, Hubert Fol worked at the sessions in the Club St. Germain des Prés in February 1951, on May 11, 1951 ( Double Wishes, Dream Of You, Impromtu, Vamp ), on January 30, 1952 ( Keep Cool, Fleche D'Or, Troblant Bolero, Nuits de St. Germain De Pres ) and January 30, 1953 ( Crazy Rhythm , Anouchan ) with
↑ The single These Foolish Things (J. Strachey) / This Fol-ish ting (Fol) exists by the Be Bop Minstrels . Cast: Hubert Fol (as), Raymond Fol (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (dr). Vian wrote about the record, “that his style is gradually becoming more powerful and original; a wonderful sound, (...) a highly valued technique; all of this contributes to the fact that Hubert Fol is a boy that one should keep an eye on (...) ”, quote. after Boris Vian, p. 148 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Fol, Hubert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 11, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 1995
Place of death	Paris

[1] With Django Reinhardt, who played electrically amplified guitar at this time, Hubert Fol worked at the sessions in the Club St. Germain des Prés in February 1951, on May 11, 1951 ( Double Wishes, Dream Of You, Impromtu, Vamp ), on January 30, 1952 ( Keep Cool, Fleche D'Or, Troblant Bolero, Nuits de St. Germain De Pres ) and January 30, 1953 ( Crazy Rhythm , Anouchan ) with

[2] The single These Foolish Things (J. Strachey) / This Fol-ish ting (Fol) exists by the Be Bop Minstrels . Cast: Hubert Fol (as), Raymond Fol (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (dr). Vian wrote about the record, “that his style is gradually becoming more powerful and original; a wonderful sound, (...) a highly valued technique; all of this contributes to the fact that Hubert Fol is a boy that one should keep an eye on (...) ”, quote. after Boris Vian, p. 148 f.