Raymond Court
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
- Raymond Court at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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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 |