Tchan Tchou Vidal
Paul "Tchan Tchou" Vidal (born November 22, 1923 in Aix-en-Provence , † 1999 ) was a French guitarist of gypsy jazz .
Vidal, whose father occasionally appeared with Django Reinhardt , founded the Hot Club de Lyon with two other guitarists in Lyon in the 1940s . He then stayed in the south of France; he also appeared on Radio Monte Carlo . It was not until the 1960s that he began recording records. Vidal sometimes played in a duo with accordionist Tony Fallone. The guitarist Moreno Winterstein also played in his group for several years.
Vidal stayed stylistically between the swing manouche and popular music; he improvised on jazz standards and also dealt with boleros , rumbas and tangos . He wrote several compositions that have remained in the repertoire, such as the swing waltz La gitane . In the French scene, he is considered to be one of the most important guitarists in Reinhardt's successor.
Discographic notes
- La Gitane (with René Duchaussois, Pierre Michelot and Christian Garros )
- Swinging Guitars (Vogue VG 407 508634)
- Nomades… (Vogue VG 508624; 1980) with François Codaccioni, Alf Masselier and Roger Paraboschi
literature
- Michael Dregni, Alain Antonietto, Anne Legrand: Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz Speck 2006, ISBN 9781933108100 , pp. 161, 172
- Gerhard Litterst, Jazz Podium 10/2009: 80
Web links
- Michael Dregni about Vidal (English)
- Biography at Django Station (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vidal, Tchan Tchou |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vidal, Tchan Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aix-en-Provence |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1999 |