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Vinony's link graph records 35 inbound references to Guy Lafitte, and connects out to André Persiany, jazz and International Standard Book Number.
Vinony files it under 1927 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century French musicians.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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A fine swing tenorman whose main inspiration was always Coleman Hawkins, Guy Lafitte appeared in many mainstream settings through the years. LaFitte started out paying clarinet including with swing-oriented gypsy bands. After switching to tenor in 1947 and moving to Paris, he worked with Big Bill Broonzy (1950), Mezz Mezzrow (1951), Bill Coleman (off and on starting in 1952), Dicky Wells and Buck Clayton. Through the years, LaFitte has frequently <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Guy+Lafitte">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Gaudens
- Place of death
- Tournan
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Image
- GuyLafitte.jpg
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- name in native language
- Guy Lafitte
- date of birth
- 1927-01-12
- date of death
- 1998-07-11
- Commons category
- Guy Lafitte
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Article · Deutsch
Guy Denis Ferdinand Lafitte (* 12. Januar 1927 in Saint-Gaudens, Frankreich; † 10. Juni 1998 in Simorre) war ein französischer Jazzmusiker (Tenorsaxophonist, zunächst Klarinettist). Er gehört zu den bekanntesten Vertretern des französischen Swing und Mainstream Jazz der Nachkriegs-Ära in der Tradition von Coleman Hawkins. Außerdem verarbeitete Lafitte Einflüsse von Paul Gonsalves, Don Byas und Sonny Rollins.
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