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Grégor et ses Gregorians

Grégor Kelekian was an Armenian dancer and singer who lead a Jazz band in Paris in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He is remembered as an eccentric dresser who was frequently seen around Paris with his two large Afghan hounds. In 1930 he and his band the Grégoriens toured South America and recording four songs with singer Carlos Gardel in Argentinia in 1931.Grégor et ses Gregorians

Discography

TitleRecording DateRecording LocationCompany
Daisy5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1008
Desormais3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-961
Doin’ the Racoon
(J. Fred Coots / Raymond Klages)
5-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F414
Every Day’s A Lucky Day5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1007
Fantaisie Gregorienne5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1009
Fantaisie Sur “Ay, Ay, Ay”
(part 1)

(Freire / Gregor)
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F226
Fantaisie Sur “Ay, Ay, Ay”
(part 2)

(Freire / Gregor)
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F226
Fit As A Fiddle5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1004
Fleur d’Amour5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
FS866
Fleur De Cuba1931Paris or BuenosairesOdeon
250274
Free As The Air1932Paris, FrancePolydor
522306
Free As The Air3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-961
Just A Little Home For Old Folk5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1009
Honolulu5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F227
I’m Bringing A Red, Red, Rose5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
unissued
J’ai Laisse Mon Coeur3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-962
Je Chant Sous La Pluie
(Singin’ In The Rain)

(Arthur Freed / Macio Herb Brown)
5-1930Paris, FranceColumbia DF 48
L’amour ca n’a l’air de rien5-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F414
Le Jours Heureux Sont Revenus
( Happy Days Are Here Again)

(Jack Yellen / Milton Ager)
5-1930Paris, FranceColumbia DF 47
Making Whoopee
(Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson)
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
unissued
Me And The Man In The Moon
(Edgar Leslie / James Monaco)
5-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F414
My Favorite Band5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1006
Music Hath Charms5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1006
My Mother´s Eyes
(Gilbert / Baer)
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F165
Parle-Moi D’autre Chose3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-962
Pouet-Pouet5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F227
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnett3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-960
Rugissement Du Tigre
(Tiger Rag)

(Nick LaRocca)
5-1930Paris, FranceColumbia DF 48
Sally Of My Dreams5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F225
Sonny Boy
(Ray Henderson / Al Jolson / Buddy DeSylva / Lew Brown)
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
unissued
Sweetness5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1004
There’s A Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder
(Jolson / Rose / Dreyer )
5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
F165
Tu Sais5-1930Paris, FranceColumbia DF 47
Up’s A Daisy5-23-1929Paris, FranceEdison Bell Radio
unissued
Vladivostock5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1008
Weezy Anna (Vas-y Anna!)5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1007
Whispering3-22-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-960
Yo Te Dire1931Paris or BuenosairesOdeon
250274
You’ve Got Me5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1004
Young And Healthy5-4-1933Paris, FranceUltraphone
AP-1005

 

Bandmembers

ArtistInstrument
Ray AllenDrums
Leo Vauchant-Arnaud?Trombone
Edmund CohanierAlto Saxophone, Clarinet
Alix CombelleTenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Michel Emer?Piano
Roger FisbachAlto Saxophone, Clarinet
Gregor KelekianLeader, Vocals
Charles “Coco” KiehnTenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Gaston LapeyronnieTrumpet
Charles LiseeAlto Saxophone, Clarinet
Lucien MoraweckPiano
Edmund MasseBanjo, Guitar
Stephane Mougin?Piano
Guy Paquinet?Trombone
Andre PicoTrumpet
Sylvio SchmidtViolin
Raymond Van Der NotteBass Brass
Michel WarlopViolin

 

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