Clément Doucet
Léon Clément Doucet (9 April 1895 – 15 October 1950) was a Belgian pianist. He was born and died in Brussels, Belgium. He studied for a time at the local Conservatoire, where his teacher, Arthur De Greef, had been a pupil of Franz Liszt. His formal training was classical, and he traveled to the U.S. Some of his arrangements are still played today, including "Chopinata", a jazz tribute to several works by Frédéric Chopin. After returning to Europe, he became the house pianist at the Parisian cabaret Le Boeuf sur le Toit, where he succeeded Jean Wiéner. He and Wiéner formed a piano duo which lasted from 1924 to 1939. They performed over 2000 concerts and made over 100 recordings of jazz, blues, and classical music, as well as a small number of recordings in which they accompanied French chansonniers. These include ten sides with Maurice Chevalier, and others, solo, with Édith Piaf and Yvonne George (Wiéner) and Jean Sablon and Germaine Sablon (Doucet). After World War II, Wiéner worked as a broadcaster and composer of film music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 9, 1895 (Brussels metropolitan area), Died October 15, 1950 (Brussels metropolitan area)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 77 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 186-a] | 10-in. | July 1928 | Chopinata | Fred Elizalde Music | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | L253 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | What cha call 'em | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | L254 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Three balles fifty | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL255 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Ukele lady | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL256 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Charleston blues | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL257 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Yes sir, that's my baby | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL258 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Georgians blues | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL259 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Alabamy bound | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL260 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Just a little drink | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL261 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Steppin' in society | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL262 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Why do I love you | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL263 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | I would like to know why | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL264 | 10-in. | approximately 1925 | Does my sweetie do, and how | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL265 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Charleston | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL266 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Collegiate | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL267 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | If you knew Susie | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL269 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Chopinata | Clément Doucet | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL270 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | I wonder where my baby is tonight | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL273 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Clément's Charleston | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL274 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Some day | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL276 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Looking for a boy | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL277 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Sweet and low down | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL278 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | That certain party | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL279 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Let's talk about my sweetie | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL283 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | La vache dans la cave | Clément Doucet | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Doucet, Clément," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353008.
Doucet, Clément. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353008.
"Doucet, Clément." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Doucet, Clément, 1894-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001064969
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