Jazz 1955-1962

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Label
Frémeaux
Release Date
February 14, 2025
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Sacha Distel
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 14, 2025
    • UPC
      3561302588223
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FA5882
    • LABEL
      Frémeaux
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE

� Je me souviens de l'epoque o� Sacha Distel etait guitariste de jazz. � Georges PEREC, Je me souviens, Hachette, Paris, 1978. Alexandre "Sacha" Distel, neveu du celebre chef d'orchestre Ray Ventura, emerge comme une figure cle du jazz dans les annees 1950. Influence par son oncle et les musiciens qu'il cotoie, il apprend la guitare avec Henri Salvador. Considere comme l'un des meilleurs guitaristes francais des 1956, il collabore avec des geants du jazz tels que Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz et Lionel Hampton avant de connaitre le succes dans la chanson. Alexandre "Sacha" Distel, the nephew of famous French bandleader Ray Ventura, emerged as a key figure on the jazz scene in the early fifties. Under the influence of his uncle and the musicians alongside him, he learned to play the guitar with Henri Salvador and by 1956 he was considered one of the best guitarists in France. Before going on to become a successful singer, Sacha played with such jazz giants as Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Lionel Hampton.