Alix Combelle

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Field	Value
name	Alix Combelle
birth_date
birth_place	Paris, France
death_date
death_place	Mantes-la-Jolie, France
genre	Gypsy jazz, swing
occupation	Musician, bandleader, arranger
instrument	Clarinet, tenor saxophone
years_active	1930s–1940
label	Swing
past_member_of	Gregor, Arthur Briggs, Michel Warlop, Ray Ventura, Jazz de Paris
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| name = Alix Combelle | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = | death_place = Mantes-la-Jolie, France | genre = Gypsy jazz, swing | occupation = Musician, bandleader, arranger | instrument = Clarinet, tenor saxophone | years_active = 1930s–1940 | label = Swing | past_member_of = Gregor, Arthur Briggs, Michel Warlop, Ray Ventura, Jazz de Paris

Alix Combelle (15 June 1912 – 26 February 1978) was a French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. He recorded often with Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Career

A native of Paris, his father was François Combelle, who played classical saxophone with the Band of the Republican Guard. Alix Combelle played drums in the late 1920s. In the early 1930s he played clarinet and saxophone in theater pit orchestras in Paris. He was a member of a bands led by Gregor (Krikor Kelekian), Arthur Briggs, Michel Warlop, Guy Paquinet, and Ray Ventura. He worked with visiting American musicians such as Benny Carter, Adelaide Hall, Coleman Hawkins, Freddy Johnson, and Danny Polo. He was a member of Bill Coleman's band when it included Argentinian swing guitarist Oscar Aleman. He performed with French singers such as Charles Trenet and Jean Sablon and recorded with Philippe Brun. In the 1940s he led the band Jazz de Paris. His son, Philippe, was a drummer.

Discography

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Album	Year	Label	Django Reinhardt Album	Year	Label	Freddy Johnson Album	Year	Label	Coleman Hawkins Album	Year	Label	Bill Coleman Album	Year	Label	Benny Carter Album	Year	Label	Buck Clayton Album	Year	Label	Lionel Hampton Album	Year	Label	Stan Kenton Album	Year	Label	Adelaide Hall Album	Year	Label	Jean Sablon Album	Year	Label	Michel Warlop Album	Year	Label	Stephane Grappelli Album	Year	Label	Georges Ulmer Album	Year	Label	Charles Trénet Album	Year	Label	Oscar Alemán Album	Year	Label	Danny Polo Album	Year	Label
Alix Combelle 1935-1940	1935—1940	Classics
Alix Combelle 1940-1941	1940—1941	Classics
Alix Combelle 1942-1943	1942—1943	Classics
The Swinging Mister Alix: 1937–1942	1937—1942	EPM Musique
Rare Django	1928—1938	Disques Swing
Freddy Johnson 1933-1939	1933—1939	Classics
Coleman Hawkins 1934-1937	1934—1937	Classics
The Hawk in Europe	1934—1937	ASV/Living Era
Coleman Hawkins 1937-1939	1937—1939	Classics
Bill Coleman 1936-1938	1936—1938	Classics
Bill Coleman in Paris	1936—1938	Disques Swing
Benny Carter 1937-1939	1937—1939	Classics
Buck Clayton in Paris	1949—1953	Vogue
The Complete Paris Session (1953)	1953	Vogue
Lionel Hampton in Paris	1953	Everest
In Paris September 1953	1953	Royal Jazz
Crooning Blackbird	1927—1939	EPM Musique
French Swinging Troubadour	1934—1939	EPM Musique
Modernistic 1933/1943	1933/1943	EPM Musique
Fit as a Fiddle	1933/1947	EPM Musique
Pigalle	1998	EPM Musique
La Mer	1935—1950	ASV/Living Era
Buenos Aires-Paris: 1928-1943	1928—1943	Fremeaux & Associes
The Complete Sets	1935—1939	Retrieval
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References

References

1. [[:fr:Alix Combelle]]
2. "Alix Combelle {{!}} Biography & History".
3. (2002). "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz". Grove's Dictionaries.

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