PAUL VERNON CHESTER

Manouche Maestro

Django's Clarinettists and Reedsmen

André Ekyan (clarinet, alto sax)

Noël Chiboust

At the end of 1940  he began his career as a conductor and played Trumpet, Saxophone and Clarinet. On October 22, 1940 he recorded under the label "swing" Winter Serenade, The Sheik, Noel's Blues, Margie, Bijou with (tp), Max Blanc (cl, as), Alix Combelle (ts), Noël Chiboust (ts, dir), Raymond Wraskoff (p), Django Reinhardt (g), Francis Luca (b), Pierre Fouad (d).

Margie

Excellent tenor sax solo by Noel and followed by a Harry James style trumpet solo of Aimé Barelli, Django gets a brief solo before the final ride out.

Noel's Blues
Bass and Drum breaks followed by Django's extended solo, Marc Blanc's clarinet and then Alix Combelle on Tenor Sax seems to lose his way and command is restored by Aimé Barelli's Trumpet and then a more competent solo is delivered by Noël Chiboust on Tenor Sax io complete the array.

Hubert Rostaing

Clarinettist and saxophonist  is engaged in the quintet the Hot Club of France, where he replaces Stephane Grappelli.  He plays jazz and swing, with Pierre Fouad, Robert Mavounzy Charley Bazin, Django Reinhardt and jazz accordionist Gus Viseur.

The Quintet of the Hot Club of France recorded December 13, 1940 with Hubert Rostaing (cl), Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt (g), Alix Combelle (cl), Tony Rovira (b), Pierre Fouad (d) the huge success Nuages

Alix Combelle (Clarinet & Tenor Sax)

Blue interlude (2 takes)

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