Eddy Louiss (2 May 1941 – 30 June 2015) was a French

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musician. Eddy started playing in his father Pierre's orchestra in the 1950s. Pierre changed the family name from Louise to Louiss. As a vocalist, he was a member of

Les Double Six Les Double Six (also known as the Double Six of Paris) was a French vocal jazz group established in 1959 by Mimi Perrin. The group established an international reputation in the early 1960s. The name of the group was an allusion to the fact that the ...

of Paris from 1961 through 1963. During this time his primary instrument became the

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. In 1964, he was awarded the Prix Django Reinhardt. For 13 years, between 1964 and 1977, he played with leading French musician

Claude Nougaro Claude Nougaro (, oc, Claudi Nogaròu; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French songwriter and singer. Life and career Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette ...

. After that, he made the decision, one that his son Pierre described as "not that easy", to split from Nougaro to head out on a solo career. He worked with Kenny Clarke, René Thomas, and Jean-Luc Ponty. In 1971 he was a member of the

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quartet (with René Thomas and Bernard Lubat) that recorded the Getz album ''Dynasty'' (1971). Eddy Louiss had his left leg amputated in the early 1990s after suffering artery problems, following which he made few public appearances. In duet, he recorded with pianist

Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...

(1994)Bill Marshall, Cristina Johnston, ''France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History'', Oxford : ABC-Clio, 2005,
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(2002). His later recordings, such as ''Sentimental Feeling'' and ''Récit proche'', combined jazz with rock and world music.

Discography

* '' Jazz Long Playing'' with

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and Jean-Luc Ponty (1964) * ''Trio HLP'' with Daniel Humair and Jean-Luc Ponty ( All Life, 1966) * ''Eddy Louiss Trio'' with Kenny Clarke, René Thomas (1968) * ''Our Kind of Sabi'' with

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, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Daniel Humair, 1970 * ''Orgue, Vols. 1 & 2'', with Kenny Clarke,

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, Guy Pedersen (

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, 1971) * ''Bohemia After Dark'', with Jimmy Gourley, Guy Pedersen, Kenny Clarke, 1973 * ''Histoire Sans Parole'', 1979 * ''Sang mêlé'', 1987 * ''Eddy Louiss/Michel Petrucciani (live)'', 1994 * ''Conférence de presse'' with Michel Petrucciani, 1994 * ''Conférence de presse, Vol. 2'', 1995 * ''Louissiana'', 1995 * ''Floméla'' with Marc Bertaux, Tony Bonfils,

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, Bob Garcia, Jo Maka,

Luigi Trussardi Luigi Trussardi (6 June 1938 – 29 April 2010) was a French jazz bassist. He was born Louis Félix Angelo Trussardi in Clichy Clichy may refer to: In Paris Region, France * Canton of Clichy, an administrative division of the Hauts-de-Seine ...

Jean-Louis Viale Jean-Louis Viale (January 22, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine - May 10, 1984, Paris) was a French jazz drummer. Viale played early in his career with Sacha Distel and Rene Urtreger, then took a gig at the club Le Tabou in Paris, playing with Jimmy Gourley ...

, 1996 * ''Multicolor Feeling Fanfare'', 1989 * ''WéBé'', 2000 * ''Recit Proche'' with Xavier Cobo, Jean Marie Ecay, Paco Sery, 2001 * ''Jazz in Paris: Bohemia After Dark'' with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Guy Pedersen, 2001 * ''Jazz in Paris: Porgy & Bess'' 2001 * ''Face to Face'' with

, 2001 * ''Ô Toulouse...Hommage à Claude'', 2006 With

* ''

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'' (Verve, 1971) * ''

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