Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situ ...

, Switzerland) is a Swiss drummer, composer, and

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

. He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz performers notably

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

Jean-Luc Ponty Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer. Early life Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitt ...

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

Michel Portal Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz". Early life Portal was born in Bayonne on 2 ...

, Martial Solal,

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk Rahsaan Roland Kirk (born Ronald Theodore Kirk; August 7, 1935Kernfeld, Barry.Kirk, Roland" ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd ed. Ed. Barry Kernfeld. ''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved February 1, 2009-. "The year ...

and

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to ...

. Humair is also a talented painter. He describes his own work as "figurative abstract" and has created a coherent œuvre proving his passion and knowledge of artistic painting.

Discography

As leader

* ''Hum!'' with Rene Urtreger, Pierre Michelot (Vega, 1960) * ''Trio HLP'' (CBS, 1968) * ''Drumo Vocalo'' (International Music Label, 1971) * ''Our Kind of Sabi'' with Eddy Louiss, John Surman (MPS/BASF, 1970) * ''Beck Mathewson Humair Trio'' (Dire, 1972) * ''La Sorcellerie a Travers Les Ages'' with Jean Luc Ponty, Phil Woods, Eddy Louiss (1977) * ''Suite for Trio'' with Martial Solal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (MPS 1978) * ''Urtreger Michelot Humair'' with Rene Urtreger, Pierre Michelot (Carlyne Music, 1979) * ''Humair Jeanneau Texier'' (Owl, 1979) * ''Triple Hip Trip'' (Owl, 1979) * ''Apocalypse'' with Jean-Charles Capon (Magicabus, 1980) * ''East Side West Side'' (Owl, 1981) * ''Akagera'' with Jeanneau/Texier (JMS, 1980) * '' Scratch'' with Kenny Barron, Dave Holland (Enja, 1985) * ''Pepites'' with Andre Jaume (CELP, 1987) * ''9–11 p.m. Town Hall'' with Michel Portal (Label Bleu, 1988) * ''Quatre'' with Rava/D'Andrea/Vitous (Gala, 1989) * ''Up Date 3.3'' with Francois Jeanneau, Henri Texier (Label Bleu, 1990) * ''Edges'' (Label Bleu, 1991) * ''Earthcake'' with Quatre (Gala, 1991) * ''Vol. 1'' with Louiss/Ponty (Dreyfus, 1991) * ''Vol. 2'' with Louiss/Ponty (Dreyfus, 1991) * ''Solo Print'' with Roland Auzet (Iris Musique, 1997) * ''Quatre Fois Trois'' (Label Bleu, 1998) * ''HUM (Humair Urteger Michelot)'' (Sketch, 1999) * ''Borderlines'' with Farao/Avenel (Sketch, 2000) * ''Liberte Surveillee'' (Sketch, 2001) * ''Frontier Traffic'' with Charlie Mariano (Konnex, 2002) * ''Work'' with Steve Lacy (Sketch, 2002) * ''Baby Boom'' (Sketch, 2003) * ''Ear Mix'' with Stamm/Friedman/Boisseau (Sketch, 2003) * ''Tryptic'' with Celea/Couturier (Bee Jazz, 2007) * ''Bonus Boom'' (Bee Jazz, 2008) * ''Full Contact'' with Joachim Kuhn (Bee Jazz, 2008) * ''Pas de Dense'' with Tony Malaby (Zig Zag, 2010) * ''Jazz Festival, Kulturzentrum Kammgarn Schaffhausen, Switzerland'' (UWM, 2011) * ''Sweet & Sour'' (Laborie, 2012) * ''Lights'' with Nicolas Former (Cristal, 2012) * ''Seasoning'' (Intuition, 2017) * ''Modern Art'' (INC/SES, 2017)

As sideman

With

Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.European Jazz Ensemble The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians. History Formed in 1976. The original members comprised the quintet of Alan Skidmore, Leszek Zadlo, Gerd Dudek, Alfred "Ali" Haurand and Pierre Courbois. After 1982 three of the memb ...

* ''20th Anniversary Tour'' (Konnex, 1997) * ''25th Anniversary'' (Konnex, 2002) * ''30th Anniversary Tour 2006'' (Konnex, 2009) With

Stephane Grappelli Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (Ancient Greece), a vestment in ancient Greece * Stephane (Paphlagonia) Stephane ( grc, Στεφάνη) was a small port town on the coast of ancient Paphlagonia, according to Arria ...

* ''Just One of Those Things!'' (Black Lion 1973) * ''Les Grands Classiques Du Jazz'' (Festival, 1973) * ''Les Valseuses'' (Festival, 1974) * ''Django'' (Barclay, 1976) * ''Stephane Grappelli with Bill Coleman'' (Classic Jazz, 1976) * ''Giants'' (MPS 1981) * ''Feeling + Finesse = Jazz'' (Atlantic, 1984) * ''Anything Goes'' (CBS, 1989) * ''Stephane Grappelli Plays Cole Porter'' (Gitanes, 2001) * ''Stephane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin'' (Festival) With George Gruntz * ''Jazz Goes Baroque 2'' (Philips, 1965) * ''Drums and Folklore'' (SABA, 1967) * ''Noon in Tunisia'' (SABA, 1967) * ''St. Peter Power'' (MPS, 1968) * ''Monster Sticksland Meeting Two Monster Jazz'' (MPS 1974) * ''For Flying Out Proud'' (MPS, 1978) With Raymond Guiot * ''Jazz Baroque Quintet'' (Tele Music, 1970) * ''Joue Domenico Scarlatti'' (Decca, 1970) * ''Haendel with Care'' (Musidisc, 1973) With Joachim Kuhn & J.F. Jenny-Clark * ''Easy to Read'' (Owl, 1985) * ''From Time to Time'' (CMP, 1988) * ''Live Theatre De La Ville Paris 1989'' (CMP, 1990) * ''Carambolage'' (CMP, 1992) * ''Usual Confusion'' (Label Bleu, 1993) * ''Triple Entente'' (EmArcy, 1998) With

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 ...

* ''No. 2'' (Philips, 1963) * ''Claude Nougaro'' (Philips, 1966) * ''Paris Mai'' (Philips, 1969) * ''Le Disque D'Or De Claude Nougaro'' (Philips, 1972) * ''Les Grandes Chansons De Claude Nougaro Une Petite Fille'' (Philips, 1972) With

* '' Jazz Long Playing'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Sunday Walk'' (SABA, 1967) * ''More Than Meets the Ear'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) With

* ''Any Way'' (Label Bleu, 1993) * ''L'ombre Rouge'' (Saravah, 1981) * ''Turbulence'' (Harmonia Mundi, 1987) With Rhoda Scott * ''A L'Orgue Hammond Take a Ladder'' (RSB, 1969) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond Vol. 2'' (Barclay, 1970) * ''Rhoda Scott'' (Budapesten Pepita 1975) With Martial Solal * ''Martial Solal'' (Columbia, 1960) * ''Jazz a Gaveau'' (Columbia, 1962) * ''Concert a Gaveau Vol. 2'' (Columbia, 1964) * ''Solal!'' (Milestone, 1967) * ''Contrastes'' (Storyville, 1999) * ''A Bout de Souffle'' (EmArcy, 2002) With Swingle Singers * ''Anyone for Mozart?'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Les Romantiques'' (Philips, 1965) * ''Rococo a Go Go'' (Philips, 1966) * ''Concerto D'Aranjuez Sounds of Spain'' (Philips, 1967) * ''J. S. Bach'' (Philips, 1968) * ''The Swingle Singers Meet the Modern Jazz Quartet'' (Philips, 1968) * ''Jazz Sebastian Bach Vol. 2'' (Philips, 1968) * ''Christmastime'' (EmArcy, 1968) With

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Life Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began ...

* ''Barney'' (RCA, 1960) * ''More from Barney at the Club Saint-Germain'' (RCA Victor, 1997) * ''Le Jardin Aux Sentiers Qui Bifurquent'' (CELP, 2004) With

* ''Alive and Well in Paris'' (Pathe, 1968) * ''At the Montreux Jazz Festival'' (MGM, 1970) * ''Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine'' (Pierre Cardin, 1970) * ''Live at Montreux 72'' (Pierre Cardin, 1972) * ''Woods-Notes'' (Joker, 1977) * ''The Birth of the ERM the Ljubljana and Bologna Concerts'' (Philology, 1990) * ''A Jazz Life'' (Philology, 1992) With Attila Zoller * ''The Horizon Beyond'' (EmArcy, 1965) ''Memories of Pannonia'' (Enja, 1986) * ''Overcome Live at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival'' (Enja, 1988) With others * Kenny Barron and Dave Holland, ''Scratch'' (Enja, 1985) *

Flavio Ambrosetti Flavio Ambrosetti (October 8, 1919 in Lugano – August 21, 2012 in Ticino) was a Swiss jazz vibraphonist, saxophonist, and engineer. Ambrosetti's primary career was in engineering; his acclaim in jazz circles has come entirely from his activities ...

, ''Jazz Stars'' (Dire, 1968) * Franck Amsallem, ''Years Gone By'' (A Records, 1998) *

Maurice Andre Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...

Claude Bolling Claude Bolling (10 April 1930 – 29 December 2020) was a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor. Biography He was born in Cannes, France, and studied at the Nice Conservatory, and then in Paris. A child prodigy, by the ...

, ''Toot Suite'' (CBS, 1981) * Georges Arvanitas, ''Soul Jazz'' (Columbia, 1960) * Georges Arvanitas, ''Pianos Puzzle'' (Saravah, 1970) *

Marcel Azzola Marcel Azzola (10 July 1927 – 21 January 2019) was a French accordionist. He performed with Stan Getz and Jacques Brel, among others. The famous line "" ("Heat up, Marcel") in Brel's song "Vésoul" refers to Azzola, who played the accordion du ...

, ''Pieces Pour Claviers'' (Mazo 1983) *

, '' Chet Is Back!'' (RCA Victor, 1962) *

Mickey Baker MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (October 15, 1925 – November 27, 2012) was an American guitarist, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia. Early life Baker was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His ...

, ''Mickey Baker Plays Mickey Baker'' (Versailles, 1962) *

Elek Bacsik Elek Bacsik (22 May 1926 – 14 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist. He was the cousin of guitarist Django Reinhardt. Career Bacsik was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was the son of Árpád Bacsik and Erzséb ...

, ''The Electric Guitar of the Eclectic Elek Bacsik'' (Fontana, 1962) * Elek Bacsik, ''Guitar Conceptions'' (Fontana, 1963) * The Band, ''The Alpine Power Plant'' (MPS/BASF, 1972) The Band, ''Live at the Schauspielhaus'' (MPS 1976) * Gordon Beck, ''All in the Morning'' (Art of Life, 1973) *

Lou Bennett Lou Bennett (May 18, 1926, Philadelphia – February 10, 1997, Paris) was an American jazz organist. Bennett first played bebop on piano, but started playing organ in 1956 after hearing Jimmy Smith. Bennett toured the U.S. with an organ trio bet ...

, ''Dansez Et Revez'' (Phono, 2017) * Jerry Bergonzi, ''Peek a Boo'' (Evidence, 1993) *

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...

, ''Versions Jane'' (Philips, 1996) * Samuel Blaser, ''1291'' (OutNote Records, 2020) *

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be h ...

, ''Live in Cannes'' (Jazz World, 1995) * Gary Burton, ''No More Blues'' (Magnum Music, 2000) * Eugen Cicero, ''Mr. Golden Hands Vol. 1'' (Intercord, 1976) * Marius Constant & Martial Solal, ''Stress Psyche Trois Complexes'' (Erato, 1981) * Bill Coleman, ''Mainstream at Montreux'' (Black Lion 1973) *

Alan Davie James Alan Davie (28 September 1920 – 5 April 2014) was a Scottish painter and musician. Biography Davie was born in Grangemouth, Scotland in 1920, the son of Elizabeth (née Turnbull) and James William Davie, an art teacher and painter who e ...

, ''Phantom in the Room'' (ADMW, 1971) * Georges Delerue, ''Calmos'' (Black and Blue, 1975) * Eric Demarsan, ''Le Cercle Rouge'' (Decca, 2000) *

Jack Dieval Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

, ''Jack Dieval & Paris Jazz Quartet'' (Concert Hall, 1968) * Jack Dieval, ''Pianos Duet'' (Columbia, 1969) *

Niels Lan Doky Niels Lan Doky (born 3 October 1963) is a Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer. He is the older brother of jazz bassist Chris Minh Doky. Biography He was born in Copenhagen of a Danish mother and Vietnamese father. His father worked as a ...

, ''Paris by Night'' (Soul Note, 1993) *

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 t ...

, ''Meet Quincy Jones'' (Columbia, 1960) * Les Double Six, ''Les Double Six'' (Columbia, 1961) *

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doubl ...

, ''What Happens ?...'' (Campi, 1968) * Claudio Fasoli, ''Welcome'' (Soul Note, 1987) *

David Friedman David Friedman may refer to: Music * David Friedman (percussionist) (born 1944), American jazz musician * David Friedman (composer) (born 1950), Broadway and film composer Film * David Friedman (actor) (born 1973), American film and TV actor and ...

, ''Of the Wind's Eye'' (Enja, 1981) * David Friedman, ''Ternaire'' (Deux Z, 1992) *

Richard Galliano Richard Galliano (born 12 December 1950, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French accordionist of Italian heritage. Allmusic biography/ref> Biography He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, influenced by his fath ...

, ''French Touch'' (Dreyfus, 1998) * Richard Galliano, ''Concerts Inedits'' (Dreyfus, 1999) * Jef Gilson, ''OEil Vision'' (Club De L'Echiquier 1964) *

Jimmy Gourley James Pasco Gourley, Jr. (June 9, 1926 – December 7, 2008) was an American jazz guitarist who spent most of his life in Paris. Gourley was born in St. Louis in 1926. He met saxophonist Lee Konitz in Chicago when both were members of the s ...

, ''Graffitti'' (Promophone, 1977) * Steve Grossman, ''Born at the Same Time'' (Owl, 1978) * Jim Hall, ''It's Nice to Be with You'' (MPS 1969) *

Slide Hampton Locksley Wellington Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was slide trombone, but he also occasionally played tuba and flugelho ...

, ''Mellow-dy'' (LRC, 1992) *

Roland Hanna Roland Pembroke Hanna (February 10, 1932 – November 13, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. Biography Hanna studied classical piano from the age of 11, but was strongly interested in jazz, having been introduced to i ...

, ''Child of Gemini'' (MPS/BASF, 1971) *

Michel Hausser Michel Hausser (born February 7, 1927, Colmar) is a French jazz vibraphonist. Hausser played accordion as a child and taught the instrument in his early twenties before switching to vibraphone in 1948. Initially, he studied the instrument classic ...

& Bobby Jaspar, ''Vibes + Flute'' (Columbia, 1960) * Michel Hausser, ''Up in Hamburg'' (Columbia, 1960) *

Hampton Hawes Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir ''Raise Up Off Me'', which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Early life Hampton Hawes was born on ...

, ''Piano Improvisation'' (Joker, 1977) *

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

, ''Black Narcissus'' (Milestone, 1976) *

Hans Werner Henze Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre of works is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as ...

, ''Cembalo Modern + Jazz'' (Philips, 1964) * Antoine Herve, ''Enregistre a L'Usine Ephemere'' (Sari Seer 1990) * Andre Hodeir, ''Anna Livia Plurabelle'' (Philips, 1966) * Bobby Jaspar, ''The Bobby Jaspar Quartet at Ronnie Scott's 1962'' (Mole, 1986) * Bobby Jaspar, ''Le Jazz Est Un Roman'' (Owl, 2002) * Francois Jeanneau, ''Ephemere'' (Owl, 1977) * Francois Jeanneau, ''Terrains Vagues'' (Owl, 1983) * Ivan Jullien, ''Live at Nancy Jazz Pulsations'' (Mimetik, 2019) *

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

, ''Reflections in Rome'' (RCA Victor, 1969) *

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, ''Thinking Jazz'' (ITM, 1991) *

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jaz ...

& Martial Solal, ''European Episode'' (Campi, 1969) * Lee Konitz & Martial Solal, ''Impressive Rome'' (Campi, 1969) * Lee Konitz, ''Jazz a Juan'' (SteepleChase, 1977) *

Hilaria Kramer Hilaria Kramer (1 June 1967 in Frauenfeld) is a Swiss musician (trumpet, song, Musical composition, composition) in the modern jazz style. Biography Kramer began to play trumpet, when she was ten years old. From 1983, she attended the vocationa ...

, ''La Suite Live!'' (Unit, 2012) * Karin Krog, ''Open Space'' (MPS 1969) * Joachim Kuhn, ''This Way Out'' (MPS/BASF, 1973) * Joachim Kuhn, ''Birthday Edition'' (ACT, 2014) * Rolf Kuhn, ''Connection '74'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) * Rolf Kuhn, ''Total Space'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) * Guy Lafitte, ''Blues'' (Vega, 1969) *

Christof Lauer Christof Lauer (born 25 May 1953) is a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, born in Melsungen, Germany, perhaps most well known in Europe where he has done projects with various musicians, such as Palle Danielsson, Carla Bley,

, ''Evidence'' (CMP, 1995) *

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashvill ...

, ''Midnight in Paris'' (EmArcy, 1988) *

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, ''Les Echanges'' (EX 1964) * Didier Lockwood, ''For Stephane'' (Ames, 2008) * Steve Marcus, ''Green Line'' (Nivico, 1970) * Helen Merrill, ''Just Friends'' (EmArcy, 1989) * Jean-Christian Michel, ''Vol. 6'' (General, 1973) * Jean-Christian Michel, ''Vision D'Ezechiel'' (General, 1974) * Jean-Christian Michel, ''Lumiere'' (General, 1980) *

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his o ...

, ''Huffin 'n' Puffin'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) *

Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of mod ...

, ''Memorial Oscar Pettiford'' (Vogue, 1960) * Francois Rabbath, ''No. 2'' (Philips, 1965) * Francois Rabbath, ''60 Emen, Moshe'' (Naim, 1990) *

Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th century." Biography Ea ...

, ''Picnic Suite'' (CBS, 1980) * Henri Renaud, ''Blue Cylinder'' (PSI, 1970) * Larry Schneider, ''So Easy'' (Label Bleu, 1988) *

Dino Betti van der Noot Dino Betti van der Noot (born 1936) is an Italian jazz composer. Biography Van der Noot was born in Rapallo. His mother and cousin were classical pianists. He studied at Scuola Musicale of Pavia, 1946–51; in 1959 studied privately in Milan an ...

, ''Here Comes Springtime'' (Soul Note, 1985) *

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, ''Doin' Things'' (Pausa, 1971)

References

External links

Official site of Daniel Humair
{{DEFAULTSORT:Humair, Daniel 1938 births Living people Artists from Geneva Swiss drummers Swiss jazz composers Swiss male musicians Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Male jazz composers European Jazz Ensemble members Label Bleu artists Musicians from Geneva