ANDRÉ CONDOUANT

French jazz guitarist, composer and arranger, born 6 September 1935 (Pointe à Pitre/Guadeloupe), died 8 October 2014 (Pointe à Pitre/Guadeloupe). from discogs Jazz guitarist, composer and arranger André Condouant, respected by the Americans, well-known also in Europe, was born in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) September 6, 1935. He started performing in 1949 in Guadeloupe as a double-bass player and drummer with local orchestras like the BRUNEL AVERNE ORCHESTRA (EL CALDERON), EL CALZADO and the ROBERT MAVOUNZY ORCHESTRA, with the latter he toured through Indonesia. After moving to Paris in 1957, he had his first engagement as a bass player at 'La Cigale' with the ALBERT LIRVAT ORCHESTRA, where he met American musicians like BART TAYLOR and ERROLL GARNER and entered into the world of Jazz. During their engagement at the 'Crazy Horse Saloon', he changed from bass to guitar. In 1959 André toured Africa, again with AL LIRVAT and with BENNY BENNETT´s Latin read more...