André Ekyan
André Ekyan (born André Echkyan; October 24, 1907, Meudon - August 1972, Alicante, Spain) was a French jazz reedist. Ekyan was the leader of a jazz ensemble at the club Le Perroquet in Paris late in the 1920s. in the 1930s, he played with Jack Hylton, Gregor, and Tommy Dorsey, and recorded with Django Reinhardt for several years. Other associations include work with Tommy Benford, Jacques Butler, Benny Carter, Frank Goudie, Coleman Hawkins, Mezz Mezzrow, Bobby Nichols, Joe Turner, and Ray Ventura. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | CL4661 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Le jour ou je te vis | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4663 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Prenez garde au grand méchant loup | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4807 | 10-in. | 4/11/1934 | Je sais que vous êtes jolie | André Ekyan ; Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with guitar, clarinet, and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4808 | 10-in. | 4/11/1934 | Par correspondance | André Ekyan ; Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with guitar, clarinet, and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ekyan, André," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/362864.
Ekyan, André. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/362864.
"Ekyan, André." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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