Effective period / Period of releases: 1928 - 1931

French saxophonist, band leader, composer, husband of singer Rose Temps
✰ April 18, 1890
✞ October 31, 1935
Was part of many jazz bands from 1930's
Although he died prematurely, had time to engrave over 40 records (80 and 78 RPM), from 1925 to the end of his life
Made transcriptions for saxophone: Pièce en forme de habanera by Maurice Ravel (1926), La fille aux cheveux de lin et La plus que lente de Claude Debussy (1931), Poème d'amour de Liszt, Chant Birman d'André Messager etc.