Gus Viseur
Joseph Gustave " Gus" Viseur ( born May 15, 1915 in Lessines; † August 25, 1974 in Paris) was a Belgian musette accordionist who was successful both in gypsy jazz as well as a companion in the French chanson.
Life and work
Viseur learned from the age of eight button accordion in Suresnes near Paris, and played from 1929 in the group of his father, an amateur musician. After the early death of his father he earned first his living as a street musician before the Parisian cafés before took him Médard Ferrero as a second accordionist in his Musette Ensemble. He also accompanied Louis Ferrari before he was familiar by René " Charley " Bazin the Hot Jazz and performed as a duo. In 1934 he came to Joseph and Django Reinhardt at jam sessions. In 1935, he founded his own ensemble, with whom he also played Java, foxtrot and swing pieces and already could take first plates ( " Dinah "). Due to its jazz -oriented departure from the classic game ideal of musette accordion he could from 1938, sponsored by Charles Delaunay, also occur in the Hot Club de France and went with the Quintette du Hot Club de France on a concert tour. His rhythm section formed while the trio with the brothers Baro Ferret and Ferret Matelo and their cousin Challain Ferret on guitars and bassist Maurice Speilleux. In the same year, the first recording of composed of Viseur with Baro Ferret "Swing Valse " was created ( with Matelo Ferret as a guitar soloist ). Viseur also appeared with Oscar Alemán and guitarist from the environment of Django Reinhardt; as his brother Joseph in 1942 his Orchestre Swing Jo Reinhardt founded, he returned to Viseur. Furthermore, he took up with André Ekyan.
Also was Viseur as a companion of singers such as Edith Piaf ( " L' accordéoniste ", 1940) or Jean Gabin asked. In 1960 he migrated to Canada; In 1969 he returned to Paris, where he still grossed the album Swing Accordion with the brothers Ferret.
The prize awarded to French accordionist Grand Prix Gus Viseur is named after him.
Disco Graphical Notes
- Les As You Musette: Gus Viseur A Bruxelles (Paris Jazz Corner, 1942-1946 )
- De Clichy à Broadway ( Universal Music 1962)
- Chansons De Paris ( Barclay )
- Swing Accordeon (Vogue, 1971)
- Gus Viseur - Compositions 1934-1942 ( Frémeaux & Associés )