Michel Attenoux
Michel Attenoux (born June 14, 1930 in Paris , † April 24, 1988 in Laval (Mayenne) ) was a French musician ( soprano and, since 1955, alto saxophone , occasionally also clarinet ) and band leader in the fields of old-time jazz and swing .
Live and act
Attenoux initially received piano lessons. On the soprano saxophone he first appeared in the orchestras of Pierre Atlan and Jean-Christophe Averty . In 1951 he founded his own band, with which he performed at the Paris Kentucky Club and in 1952 accompanied Peanuts Hucko . In the early 1950s he made recordings for the label Swing ( Perles de cristal ) with his ensemble, which also included Gérard Badini , and played a. a. 1954 with Sidney Bechet in Brussels, where there was also a recording of Petite fleur , and also in Saarbrücken. In 1955 he accompanied Jimmy Archey with his orchestra .
In the late 1950s, Attenoux and his orchestra had engagements in the Paris jazz clubs Club Saint Germain and in Tabou . In the 1960s he continued to perform with his own orchestra in Paris. In the 1970s he played a. a. with Géo Daly and with Marc Laferrière ; In 1975 he performed with his sextet at the Newport Jazz Festival and played with Al Gray , Eddie Lockjaw Davis (1975) and with the Lionel Hampton Allstars ( Ring Dem Bells , 1976). In 1978 he founded the formation Les petits Français with Mustache , Marcel Zanini and François Guin . a. Recorded jazz versions of Georges Brassens ' chansons . In 1982 Attenoux was awarded the Prix Sidney Bechet (honorary award).
The critic Scott Yanow compared Michel Attenoux's play (with Lockjaw Davis) to Tab Smith and Johnny Hodges .
Discographic notes
- Jimmy Archey avec Michel Attenoux et son orchester : (Gitanes / jazz in Paris, 1955)
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Michel Attenoux (Storyville, 1975)
- Giants of jazz play Brassens (1979) with Cat Anderson , Georges Brassens , Géo Daly , Eddie Lockjaw Davis , Harry Sweets Edison , Joe Newman
Lexical entry
- Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . Edition Robert Laffont, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-221-11592-3
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Attenoux, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1988 |
| Place of death | Laval (Mayenne) |