VA • 100 Accordion Jazz Classics [OK]

Artists:
George Shearing
The Jungle Band
George Shearing Quintet
Gus Viseur
Harry James & His Orchestra
The Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny Goodman Quintet
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Charles Verstraete
Ray Miller And His Orchestra
Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre
Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble Swing
Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre
The Cellar Boys
Jerry Thomas Swingtette
Tito & His Swingtette
Mat Mathews
Washington-Bertolin's Swing Sextet
Joe Mooney Quartet
Quartette Swing Emile Carrara
Tito Burns & His Sextet
Hubert Simplisse Et Son Ensemble
Kamil Behounek
Art Van Damme
lill-Arnes Sväng-Gäng
Willie Lewis Presents
Guerino Et Son Orchestre Musette De La Boite A Matelots
Charles Verstraete et son Ensemble
Rolf Syversen Og Ans Solister
Louis Richard Day's Accordeon Swing Quartet
Kamil Behounek Hot Harmonica
Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble
Radics Gàbor Jazz-Egvuttese
Quintet Johnny Meyer
Tony Murena Et Son Orchestre
Gus Viseur & L'Orchestre Victor
Ramblers Orkestreri Klaus Salmen Johdolla
Cornell Smelser and His Orchestra
Frans Wouters En Zyn Dansorkest
Emil Hot Five
L'Accordeoniste Gus Viseur Et L'orchestre Victor
Roger Etlens Et Son Ensemble

Gus Viseur • Compositions 1934-1942

 

Gus Viseur, maestro francés del acordeón, comenzó tocando en las calles de Paris, en ferias y mercados. Posteriormente hizo su camino en cabarets y clubes nocturnos. Llegó a acompañar a Edith Piaf y formó parte del legendario Hot Club de France.

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Gus Viseur, born Gustave-Joseph Viseur (15 May 1915 – 25 August 1974) was a Belgian/French button accordionist.

Gus Viseur was a virtuoso in the musette genre, during the swing era in the 1930s. He is the only jazz accordionist who is a member of the famous Hot Club de France, conducted by Charles Delaunay.

Gus Viseur began his career playing in the streets of Paris. He managed to get a great sound from a chromatic button accordion. It was clear that he was doing something innovative: He helped create the accordion-jazz style known as manouche. Meeting Django Reinhardt and performing with the legendary Quintet of the Hot Club of France was an important new chapter in his life. Later he even played bebop in the fifties. He was the first to draw a link between Musette and Jazz.[citation needed] In addition to his numerous recordings he also performed in cabarets and nightclubs with musicians including Didi Duprat.

He recorded his first record in 1937 and accompanied Édith Piaf in 1940. He recorded all the genres of the musette repertoire: valse, tango, paso doble,...

VA • Rhythm Accordeon

Art Van Damme, Bengt Hallberg, Clifton Chenier, Gus Viseur, Richard Galliano ...