Raymond Court

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Raymond Court (born December 2, 1932 in Lausanne ; † March 3, 2012 ibid) was a Swiss jazz trumpeter (also flugelhorn ).

Live and act

Court, who was training as a cabinet maker , began playing the trumpet as an autodidact at the age of 18 . He first appeared with Raymond Droz and played Dixieland (e.g. at the Zurich Jazz Festivals in 1954 and 1955), then switched to modern jazz after a few years . From 1959 he performed with Flavio Ambrosetti , Kurt Weil , George Gruntz and Daniel Humair . In 1960 he played with drummer Pierre Bouru's combo at the Antibes Festival , where he was awarded the Trompette d'Or . This resulted in appearances in Paris with Martial Solal , René Urtreger , Lou Bennett and Bud Powell .

He then worked in his profession as a carpenter, but soon played again as an amateur in Lausanne. Since 1982 he has been working professionally as a musician again. On the one hand, he was a member of the Red Hot Peppers and Papa's in hot jazz. On the other hand, he played with greats from modern jazz such as Johnny Griffin , Cedar Walton and Kenny Drew . In 1985 he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival with a group led by him and Peter Candiotto . He also made recordings with Géo Voumard.

Discographic notes

  • Court / Candiotto Quintet: Live in Montreux ( Plainisphare 1985, with Jean-Pierre Bionda )
  • Beautiful Friendship (Nilva 1988, with Thierry Lang , Ivor Malherbe , Alvin Queen )
  • Flavio Ambrosetti: Anniversary ( Enja 1959–1962)
  • Hot Mallets: Standards for Paradise (Jazz et Rejazz 1984)
  • Red Hot Peppers: Memories of New Orleans (Sovereign 1985)
  • Eastern Rebellion: Survivors (TCB 1995)

Lexigraphic entries

  • Bruno Spoerri : Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz. CD supplement to: Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6 .
  • Barry Kernfeld (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-19-516909-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary (French)
personal data
SURNAME Court, Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausanne
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 2012
Place of death Lausanne