Volly De Faut

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Voltaire "Volly" De Faut (born March 14, 1904 in Little Rock , Arkansas , † May 29, 1973 in Chicago ) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist of Chicago jazz .

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De Faut moved to Chicago with his family when he was six and attended Englewood High School on the South Side of Chicago. He had his first engagement in Chicago in 1922 in Sig Meyer's band (which also included Muggsy Spaniards and bassist Arnold Loyacano ) and played saxophone with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings without recording with them. In addition to his engagement at NORK (from 1 to 6 a.m.), he also had day jobs in other orchestras. He then played with the Midway Gardens Orchestra and Art Kassel . He made his first recording in 1924 with Muggsy Spanier and in 1925 with Jelly Roll Morton (for autograph). He also played with cornet player Merritt Brunies and recorded with him in 1924. In October 1924 he recorded the first vocal interpretation of Copenhagen with the singer Kitty Irvin . In 1928 he took part with the orchestra of Jean Goldkette . From 1929 he was in Detroit in the orchestra of the radio station WKN and kept this job for nine years through the difficult years of the Great Depression . In 1942 he was drafted and played in a military band (while studying music at St. Louis University, which later enabled him to work as a teacher). In 1945 he returned to the Chicago jazz scene and recorded with Bud Jacobson that same year . He was back in Chicago in the 1950s, but got by with other jobs than music, including breeding dogs, running a hotel and working as a painter. But from 1953 (recording on Paramount) he often worked with Art Hodes , toured with him and recorded with him at Delmark.

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  1. ↑ Brother of George Brunies from the NORK. His band replaced the NORK in the Friars Inn
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SURNAME Faut, Volly De
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Faut, Voltaire De
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Little Rock , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1973
Place of death Chicago