Léon Ferreri
Léon Ferreri (* around 1905; † unknown) was a French jazz musician ( trumpet , trombone , violin , piano , composition ).
Léon Ferreri, a brother of the jazz musician and producer Albert Ferreri , was active in the Parisian music scene from the late 1920s; The first recordings were made in 1930 with Léo Poll et son Orchester, in which he played the trombone. In the early 1930s he worked a. a. with Jean Sablon (“Le même coup”, with Ferreri on the piano) and Éliane de Creus , whom he played in several record sessions a. a. accompanied by Django Reinhardt and Michel Emer ("Y en n'a pas deux comme moi"). During this time Ferreri also recorded instrumental numbers such as "Si j'aime Suzy" in the Orchester du Theater Daunou directed by Jef de Murel .
Further recordings with Sablon were made in early 1934 when he played with Reinhardt in André Ekyan's orchestra (“Le jour ou je te vis”). In 1939 Ferreri still played with Gus Viseur and the Orchester Victor under the direction of Boris Sarbek. In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1930 and 1939. With his brother Albert he wrote the songs "Une petite salade" and "Gefhulte Fish" under the pseudonym Alferey & Wharton .
Web links
- Léon Ferreri at Allmusic (English)
- Léon Ferreri at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 5, 2017)
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series , 1963
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1972
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferreri, Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferreri, Leone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1905 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |