Jean Tordo

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Jean Tordo (born October 14, 1927 in Draguignan , † April 21, 2017 in Vidauban , Var department ) was a French jazz and entertainment musician ( clarinet , bass clarinet , baritone saxophone ).

Live and act

Tordo first learned the guitar before taking clarinet lessons at the Toulon Conservatory for five years. At the local level, he played there with bassist Pierre Sim . In 1954 Tordo moved to Paris, where he played with Marcel Bianchi until 1960 . In 1960 he recorded with Jo Privat ( Manouche Partie , with Matelo Ferret and Mac Kac ). During this time he also took part in jam sessions in the Tabou jazz club and performed in the Jazz au chat qui pêche club ; At Blue Note he played with Jacques Lalue (piano) and Jean-Marie Ingrand (bass). In the following years he worked a. a. with the vibraphonist Dany Doriz , with whom the first recordings were made in November 1961, as well as with Jack Diéval , Michel Hausser , Bob Garcia , André Persiani and Bill Coleman . 1964–66 he appeared in the Trois-Mailletz Club with saxophonist Dominique Chanson .

In the early 1960s, Tordo also recorded dance and light music with his own formations, instrumental numbers such as “Ah! Quel Surf! ”Or“ Mailbu ”, also original compositions such as“ Double Whiskey ”(1964) or“ Argentina Viva ”(1967). 1967 he recorded with Sarane Ferret ( Tribute to Django ), 1969 and 1971 even with Michel Attenoux ( Give Peace a Chance ... To the Dixieland ) before it in the following years in the region d'Provence-Alpes-Cote Azur with own groups worked.

Tordo played in the tradition of Maurice Meunier and Lester Young . Under his own name, Jean Tordo presented the album Joue… en douceur… Jean Tordo (Sonorop); Furthermore, the LP Harp Time / New Baroque , Free Bach was created for this label with the orchestra Roger Bourdin and Annie Challan .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Michel Laplace: Jean Tordo est décédé dans le Var, d'où il était originaire, le 21 avril 2017. April 21, 2017, accessed on October 29, 2017 (French).
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 29, 2017)
  3. ↑ Discographic information for 45-cat
  4. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series , 1967
  5. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series , 1968
personal data
SURNAME Tordo, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz and entertainment musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Draguignan
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 2017
Place of death Vidauban