Armand Hug (December 6, 1910,
- March 19, 1977, New Orleans) was an American
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
pianist.
He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and spent most of his life there. When he was 13, he was playing professionally. In 1926 he joined a band led by
Harry Shields
Harry Shields (June 30, 1899 – January 19, 1971) was an early jazz clarinetist.
Harry Shields was born in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, the younger brother of noted clarinetist Larry Shields. Harry spent almost his whole career in New Or ...
, then was a member of the
New Orleans Owls in 1928. He recorded for the first time in 1936, with
Sharkey Bonano
Joseph Gustaf "Sharkey" Bonano (April 9, 1904 – March 27, 1972), also known as Sharkey Banana or Sharkey Bananas, was an American jazz trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist. His musical abilities were sometimes overlooked because of his lo ...
, though for his career he was known as a solo pianist. He played
dixieland
Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. The 1917 recordings by the Original Dixieland Jass Band ( ...
jazz in local clubs and hosted a local television show.
Discography
* ''Armand Hug'' (
Circle
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, 1951)
* ''Armand Hug'' (
Southland Southland may refer to:
Places Canada
* Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia
New Zealand
* Southland Region, a region of New Zealand
* Southland County, a former New Zealand county
* Southland District, part of the wider Southland Reg ...
, 1954)
* ''Armand Hug plays Armand Piron'' (
Paramount
Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to:
Entertainment and music companies
* Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ...
, 1955)
* ''Armand Hug & New Orleans Dixielanders'' (Southland, 1958)
* ''New Orleans Piano'' (Golden Crest, 1958)
* ''Dixieland from New Orleans'' (Southland, 1959)
* ''Dixieland from the Southland'' (Southland, 1959)
* ''Armand Hug of New Orleans'' (
Swaggie, 1971)
* ''Volume Two'' (Swaggie, 1974)
* ''Bix Hug'' (
Jazzology
Jazzology Records is an American jazz record company and label. It is part of the Jazzology group of labels owned and operated by the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation.
Jazzology Records was founded in 1949 by George H. Buck, Jr. That year he ...
, 1976)
* ''Piano Solos'' (Swaggie, 2002)
* ''Armand Hug Plays A. J. Piron & Other Delectable Ditties'' (
GHB
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, 2012)
References
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1910 births
1977 deaths
American jazz pianists
American male pianists
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
20th-century American pianists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Southland Records artists