Léo Chauliac

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Léo Chauliac (* 6. February 1913 in Marseille ; † 27. October 1977 ) was a French jazz - pianist , composer and bandleader.

Career

Léo Chauliac began his musical career in the mid-1930s and played in Eddie Foy's orchestra at Club Bœuf sur le toit and with André Ekyan in swing time in 1936/37 . In 1941 he performed with Michel Warlop and Guy Paquinet in the Salle Gaveau , where he gave a solo concert in 1944. In the early 1940s he was also the companion of the singer Charles Trenet . In 1944 he took over the trade of Django Reinhardt on the organ of the Paris Institute for the Blind.

In 1943 he played in the sextet of Alix Combelle ; after the Second World War he worked with André Ekyan, Henri Crolla , Emmanuel Soudieux and Claude Bolling and played at the Paris Festival International 1949 de Jazz . In the early 1950s he appeared regularly with his own orchestra, including a. in the Maxim’s restaurant . In the 1960s he switched to light music and recorded an EP with pieces by the Beatles .

In 1942 he composed the chanson Que reste-t-il de nos amours? With Charles Trenet . which also became known in an English version as "I Wish You Love" . With Trenet he also wrote “Les bruits de Paris” (1941) and his most famous song “ La mer ” (1942). Other chansons (co) composed by Chauliac were “La romance de Paris”, “Débit de l'eau”, “Débit de lait” and “Le soleil a des rayons de pluie” .

Discographic notes

  • Dinner at Maxim's (Columbia, 1956)

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personal data
SURNAME Chauliac, Léo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz pianist, composer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Marseille
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1977