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Lèon Jacobs and most of his band were from Liegè, Belguim. Jacobs was Baker’s musical director and his bands accompanied Josèphine Baker until the late 1930s. Folies Bergères is located at 8 rue Saulnier, in the 9th Arondissement in Paris. Josephine Baker moved her show Théâtre Champs-Elysées located at 15 Avenue Montaigne, in the 8th Arondissement. In the show Josèphine Baker performed a “banana dance”, in which she wore only a skirt fashioned to look like bananas. She was billed as l’Etoile Noire des Folies Bergère.

On October 2, 1925, she opened in Paris at the Théâtre Champs-Elysées , where she became an instant success for her erotic dancing and appearing practically naked on stage. After a successful tour of Europe, she returned to France, where she starred at the Folies Bergère, Josèphine Baker does some nice scat singing on “Then I’ll Be Happy”.

ddd discography

TitleRecording DateRecording LocationCompany
After I Say I’m Sorry
(Walter Donaldson)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.032
Blue Skies
(Irving Berlin)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.042
Breezing Along With The Breeze
(Gillespie / Simons / Whiting)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.041
Bye Bye Blackbird
(Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.033
Hello Bluebird
(Cliff Friend)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.041
Dinah1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.???
He’s The Last Word
(Walter Donaldson)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.042
I’m Leaving For Albany
(Tony Town)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.042
Pretty Little Baby
(Phil Baker / Ben Bernie / Sid Silvers)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.031
Tampikoe Stomp
(Louis Panico / Elmer Schoebel)
2-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
A165.112
Then I’ll Be Happy
(Cliff Friend / Sidney Clare / Lew Brown)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.032
Where’d You Get Those Eyes
(Walter Donaldson)
1-1927Paris, FranceOdèon
166.031

ArtistInstrument
Josephine BakerVocals
Henri DurandBass
Sacha GraumanDrums
Lèon JacobsTrumpet
? NapolitanoClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin
Marcel RaskinPiano
Oscar ThisseAlto Saxophone, Violin
Renè LovinfosseTrombone

 

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