Nationality Belgium Occupation Accordionist | Name Gus Viseur Role Accordionist | |
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Full Name Gustave-Joseph Viseur Died August 25, 1974, Paris, France Albums Musette Swing (French Accordion), Paris jazz accordeon Music director Geri's Game, Perles a rebours Similar People Tony Murena, Pierre Ferret, Marcel Loeffler, Joseph Reinhardt, Louis Ferrari | ||
Gus Viseur - Accordion Swing
Gus Viseur, born Gustave-Joseph Viseur (15 May 1915 – 25 August 1974) was a Belgian/French button accordionist.
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- Gus Viseur Accordion Swing
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- Biography
- Representative recordings
- References
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.
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Biography
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. 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, etc.
Representative recordings
