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French jazzman Eddy Louiss, once in Stan Getz quartet, dies at 74 – Yahoo News






French jazzman Eddy Louiss, once in Stan Getz quartet, dies at 74 – Yahoo News


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Jazz organist Eddy Louiss performs on the stage of the floral park in Vincennes, during the 9th edition of the Paris Jazz Festival on May 18, 2002 (AFP Photo/Pierre-Franck Colombier)
 

French jazzman Eddy Louiss, once in Stan Getz quartet, dies at 74

Paris (AFP) – Eddy Louiss, a French jazzman who played with the Stan Getz quartet in the early 1970s, died Tuesday in hospital in central western France aged 74.

The Paris-born musician, who played the Hammond organ, had undergone two surgeries in recent days for a cataract, his son, Pierre Louiss, told AFP.

He did not survive a third surgery following a fall and passed away "peacefully, surrounded by family," Pierre Louiss said.

Eddy Louiss had his left leg amputated in the early 1990s after suffering artery problems and had made few public appearances in recent years, though he was still working on musical projects, his son said.

Born in Paris on May 2, 1941, Eddy Louiss got his start in his father's orchestra in the 1950s. His father had changed his last name from Louise.

In the 1960s, Eddy Louiss was part of a French vocal group of renown, the Double Six, and it was there he took up the organ.

His virtuoso playing earned him a slot with the Stan Getz quarter during a tour in 1971 and with other celebrated figures in jazz, including Claude Nougaro, a leading French musician with whom he played for 13 years, up to 1977. 

After that he made the decision, one that his son described as "not that easy", to split from Nougaro to head out on a solo career.

Back in the 90s when I was label manager for Dreyfus Jazz  I had the good fortune to issue the US release of the 

Eddy Louiss Trio with Rene Thomas-guitar and Kenny Clarke-drums

You can check it out here:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

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