Gregor
Krikor Kélékian (February 28, 1898 – 1971), better known as Gregor, was an Ottoman-French jazz bandleader of Armenian origin. Gregor founded a group called the Gregorians in France in 1928, whose sidemen included Philippe Brun, Edmond Cohanier, and Lucien Moraweck, and which made some early recordings. In 1929-1930 he founded the Revue du jazz, the first publication to cover jazz music in France. In 1930 he led a large ensemble on a tour of South America, including six weeks in Rio de Janeiro, and recorded in Buenos Aires; his bands in the early 1930s included sideman such as Alix Combelle, Stéphane Grappelli, André Ekyan, and Michel Warlop. He died in Malente, Germany, in 1971. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1898, Died 1971
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WL2234 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Le rugissement du tigre | Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2235 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Les heureux jouirs sont revenus | Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2236 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Tu sais | Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2237 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Je chante sous la pluie | Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gregor," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360333.
Gregor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360333.
"Gregor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gregor, 1898-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95069643
Wikidata: Gregor (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28924297
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