Alain Romains

Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt. Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel temps fait-il a Paris?", and Mon Oncle (1959).

Birth and Death Data: Born Częstochowa (city in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland), Died December 19, 1988 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	0LA1994	10-in.	12/7/1937	Paramount stomp	Quintette du Hot Club de France	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL8041	10-in.	7/26/1945	Le chant des tabors	Marcelle Bordas ; Pierre Chagnon	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9794	10-in.	approximately 1954	Sérénade méditérranéenne	Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romans, Alain," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100297.

Romans, Alain. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100297.

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