Léo Detemple

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Léo Detemple (also Léo DeTemple , * around 1910, † after 1943) was a French jazz pianist and arranger of the swing era.

Detemple played in Amsterdam in 1933 with Jack de Vries ' Internationals (with Eddie Brunner , among others ), for whom he also arranged ("All of a Sudden"). In 1935 he was a member of André Ekyan's orchestra , with whom he also made recordings (“ St. Louis Blues ”); He also played in Alix Combelle's band , which had an engagement in the Jeunesse Club in Paris , and was a member of a swing quartet of guitarist and accordionist Charley Bazin , with Marcel Bianchi (guitar) and Bob Bermoser (drums and violin). In the early 1940s he served as the orchestra leader in the L'Amiral and Elysees Club .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online)
  2. ^ Paul Vernon: Jean 'Django' Reinhardt: A Contextual Bio-Discography 1910-1953 , Routledge 2003
  3. ^ Les musiciens with Ray Binder
personal data
SURNAME Detemple, Léo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DeTemple, Léo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz pianist and arranger of the swing era
DATE OF BIRTH around 1910
DATE OF DEATH after 1943