Henri Salvador

guitar, vocals · 1917–2008 · Cayenne

Jazz guitarist, singer and entertainer born in French Guiana, he took up the guitar in 1934 to learn Django Reinhardt's chords, and would later play with him, and in 1940 joined Ray Ventura's Collégiens. The album Chambre avec vue (2000) brought him wide late recognition.

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Styles

• French jazz
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Jardin d'hiver (2000)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Mar 10, 2020: Les cent ans de Boris Vian : Henri Salvador (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)

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