Noël Chiboust

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Noël Chiboust (born October 14, 1909 in Thorigny-sur-Marne , Département Seine-et-Marne ; † January 17, 1994 ) was a French musician ( trumpet , tenor saxophone , clarinet ), arranger , composer and band leader in the field of swing and of popular music .

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Noël Chiboust began his career as a violinist with Ray Ventura and played the trumpet in Michel Warlop's orchestra in the early 1930s . In March 1936 he took part in the concert series la semaine à Paris , which was organized by the Hot Club de France and the magazine Jazz Hot in the (later) Salle Pleyel . In 1936 he became a member of André Ekyan's orchestra , around 1938 he played in the swing band of Philippe Brun and in the early 1940s with Alix Combelle : he also worked on recordings by Django Reinhardt , Stéphane Grappelli , Bill Coleman and Coleman Hawkins (1935) With; In 1938 he performed with Eddie Brunner at Cabaret Bagatelle . At the end of the 1930s he gave up playing the trumpet and switched to the tenor saxophone and clarinet when he was a member of the Marcel Bianchi orchestra .

From 1940 he recorded some 78s under his own name for the French label Swing , from 1944 with an orchestra. In the early 1940s he performed with this formation on Parisian stages, a. a. with Hubert Rostaing . In 1946/47 he worked with his ensemble, which also included Jack Diéval and Lucien Simoën , at Club Schubert . From 1947 to 1950 he had an engagement at Cabaret le Drap d'Or . In 1952 he performed with his orchestra in the Palais D'Orsay.

In the post-war period he turned to light music as well as rock and roll ( "Noel Rock" ); In 1959 several EPs and singles were created for Polydor , on which he interpreted versions of current hits by Georges Moustaki , The Tornados ( " Telstar " ) or Brenda Lee ( "Dynamite" ). From the 1960s he was forgotten with his music, occasionally recording a few singles with nostalgic pieces such as "Charleston" or " Yes Sir, That's My Baby " .

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personal data
SURNAME Chiboust, Noël
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Thorigny sur Marne
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 1994