Edmond MASSE

The eldest son of Aaron Massé and Alice Rosenthal, Edmond Massé was born in Paris on January 24, 1900.

He was incarcerated at Drancy on September 14, 1943 (I.D. number 4901), deported to Auschwitz on July 31, 1944 in convoy 77, gassed on August 5, 1944 (Journal Officiel 1995 – p 00517 – p 00528).
His camp record indicates his profession as pastry cook, which was in fact that of his brother, who died in 1940 of sleeping sickness.
Actually, he was a jazz guitar and banjo musician.
He worked with Grégor et ses grégoriens, le Jazz du Poste Parisien, and Michel Warlop, etc…
 
 
 

Edmond Massé’s Career

 
1) References of CD’s re-recorded off old 78 rpm’s
With Michel Warlop
– Spécial Michel Warlop (Jazz Time)
– Michel Warlop Modernistic (Jazz Archives)
– Michel Warlop The Quintessence (Frémeaux et associés)
Compilations
– Jazz de Scène (vol 1 et 2) (Jazz time)
– Les cinglés du music-hall 1929 et 1934 (Frémeaux et associés)
– Jean Tranchant 1934-1942 (EPM 1994)
– Joséphine Baker 1927-1939 (Frémeaux et associés)
– Danielle Darrieux 1931-1951 (Frémeaux et associés)
 
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2) On you tube
1) ‪Fantaisie sur Ay-Ay-Ay – Gregor et ses Gregoriens
2) ‪Gregor et ses Gregoriens. Tiger Rag. Paris 1930

3) ‪Grégor et ses Grégoriens – Je chante sous la pluie.wmv   4) Gregor et ses Gregoriens, Oh Donna Clara. France 1930

5) Gregor et ses Gregoriens.- Les Heureux Jours Sont Revenus. (Foxtrot).
6) ‪Gregor & his Gregorians, Happy Feet. Paris 1930

7) ‪Gregor And His Gregorians. Ups-A-Daisy   8) MY MOTHER’S EYES- Fox-Trot -Grégor et ses Gregoriens- 1929   9) Michel Warlop & l’Orchestre Chicago Syncopators ♫ My Gal Sal ♫

10) Maurice Chevalier  “Dans les squares, à Paris, au Printemps” 1933
 
11) Maurice Chevalier  “Un peu plus, un peu moins” 1933

12) C’est en flânant dans les rues de Paris

13) J’ai d’la veine
 
14) Orchestre de Jazz du Poste Parisien – Honeymoon Hotel
15) ‪Le Jazz du Poste Parisien ♫ Coffee in the morning
 
16) ‪JOJEPHINE BAKER “HAITI”.wmv
 
17) ‪Josephine Baker C’est Lui
 
18) Danielle Darrieux & Pierre Mingand – Le petit moulin tout vermoulu
 
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3) DVD video
– Retour de flamme n°6  (title n° 11 – Grégor et ses grégoriens by Roger Lion)
http://www.avoir-alire.com/retour-de-flamme-6
 
 
4) 3 books that mention Edmond Massé
 
– Michel Warlop, 1911-1947, génie du violon swing (pages 54 et 75)
Par Pierre Guingamp (éditions L’Harmattan – 2011) –
 
– Charles Delaunay et le jazz en France, Dans les années 30 et 40
Anne Legrand (Author) – Beau livre (broché). Paru en 2010 (éditions du Layeur) (page 69) –
 
– Jacques Helian – les grands orchestres de music hall en France (Page 56)
 
 
 
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5) DISCOGRAPHY
GREGOR & SES GREGORIENS: André Pico, Gaston Lapeyronnie(tp), Guy Paquinet or Léon Vauchant-Arnaud(tb), Roger Fisbach(as), Charles Lisée(cl, as), Alix Combelle(ts, cl), Charles “Coco” Kiehn(ts), Michel Warlop, Sylvio Schmidt(v), Lucien Moraweck, Stéphane Mougins(p), Edmond Massé(g), Raymond Van Der Notté(tu), Ray Allan(dm), Stéphane Mougins, Lucien Moraweck, Ray Ventura(arr), Grégor Kélékian(ldr, vcl)
Paris, April 29, 1930
WL2234         Le Rugissement Du Tigre (Tiger Rag) (lm arr)         Columbia (F) DF48 * Pathé C054.10656, 155255, Wolverine 3 * Pathé 251278-2
WL2235         Les Beaux Jours Sont Revenus (Happy Days Are Here Again) (rv arr)         Columbia (F) DF47 * Pathé 155255, Wolverine 3 * Pathé 251278-2
WL2236                        Tu Sais (sm arr)                        Columbia (F) DF47 **
WL2237         Je Chante Sous La Pluie (Singing in the Rain) (lm arr, g vcl)         Columbia (F) DF48 ** Pathé 251278-2
 
GREGOR & SON JAZZ / LE JAZZ GREGOR: prob. identical to above, except Stéphane Grappelli(p) replaces Mougin, Guy Paquinet(tb) definitely present, Roger Allier(bs) and S.H. Dudley (vcl) added, Léo Vauchant, Michel Emer, Gaston Lapeyronnie, Lucien Moraweck (arr)
Paris, December 1930
1081                        Harlem Madness (lv arr, shd vcl)                        Aeolian G-7 **
1082                        Puttin’ On The Ritz (lv arr)                        Aeolian G-7 **
1083                        Oh Donna Clara (lm arr, g vcl)                        Aeolian G-8 **
1084                        Gee! It Must Be Love (sm arr)                        Aeolian G-8 **
1085                        I Owe You (me arr)                        Aeolian G-9 **
1086                        Les Rondes Enfantines-I                        Aeolian G-10 **
1087                        Les Rondes Enfantines-II                        Aeolian G-10 **
1088                        New Arrangement of “Ay Ay Ay”-I                        Aeolian G-11 (30cm)
1089                        New Arrangement of “Ay Ay Ay” -II                        Aeolian G-11 (30cm)
(me, sm, lv arr)
1090                        Happy Feet (gl arr)                        Aeolian G-9 **
 
 
 
CHICAGO SYNCOPATORS: Noël Chiboust(tp), Guy Paquinet(tb), André Ekyan(as), prob. Edmond Cohanier(as, ts), Georges Jacquemont-Brown(ts), Michel Warlop(v, dir.), Lucien Moraweck or Stéphane Mougin((p), Edmond Massé(g), Roger Grasset(b), …Mc Gregor(dm)
Paris, late 1933/early 1934
CL 5883                        Hunkadola (mw arr)                        H.Mat HM-???, Columbia(F) DF2023 **
CL 5884-2                        Small Town Girl (sm arr)                        H.Mat HM-???, Columbia(F) DF2023 **
CL 5885-2         Harlem Hurricane (mw arr)         H.Mat HM-243, Columbia(F) DF2040, (I)DC2268 * Pathé 172728 * Pathé 251272-2
CL 5886                        All The Time (sm arr)                        H.Mat HM-246, Columbia(F) DF2040, (I)DC2268 **
 
MAURICE CHEVALIER, acc. by MICHEL WARLOP & his orchestra: Noël Chiboust(tp solo), André Cornille(tp), Marcel Dumont(tb), André Ekyan(as), Charles Lisée(as, bs), Alix Combelle(ts), prob. Lucien Moraweck(p), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset(b), Mc Grégor(dm), Michel Warlop(ldr)
Paris, December 14, 1933
OPG 1287         C’est En Flânant Dans Les Rues De Paris (from “The Way to Love”)         Gramophone K7146 * Voix de son maître FFLP 1150, Pathé CHTX 240355, World Records Club SH 120 *
OPG 1288                        Monsieur Bébé (from “Mr Bébé”)                        Gramophone K7146 **
OPG 1289                        J’ai d’la Veine (from “Mr Bébé”)                        Gramophone K7147, Victor 150091 **
OPG 1290                        Au Printemps, Dans Les Squares, à Paris                        Gramophone K7147, Victor 150091 **
OPG 1291                        Près De Vous (from “The Way to Love”)                        Gramophone K7161 **
OPG 1292-2                        Un Peu Plus, Un Peu Moins (from the same)                        Gramophone K7161 **
 
MICHEL WARLOP & HIS ORCHESTRA: Noël Chiboust(tp), Roger Fisbach, André Lamory(as), Alix Combelle(ts), Michel Warlop(v, arr), Lucien Moraweck(p), Edmond Massé(g), Roger Grasset(b), …Mc Gregor(dm), AIME SIMON-GIRARD (vcl) acc. by the same orchestra as on (1)
Paris, January 8, 1934
OPD 7 (69966)         All for the Swing (Tiger Rag)         Gramophone K7218 * Pathé 172728 * Pathé 251272-2, Jazz Archives 158192
OPD 8 (69967)                        Amusez – Vous (1)                        Gramophone K7150 **
OPD 9 (69968)                        Margot (1)                        Gramophone K7150 **
OPD10(69969)         Crazy Fiddle         Gramophone K7218 * Pathé 172728 * Pathé 251272-2
 
JEAN TRANCHANT (vcl), prob. acc. by “JAZZ DU POSTE PARISIEN”, including : Alex Renard (tp), Guy Paquinet (tb), Serge Glykson, Roger Fisbach, Edmond Cohanier (sax), Michel Warlop (v), Lucien Moraweck (p), Edmond Massé (g)
Paris, January 11, 1934
204298         La Chanson Du Large         PA  96** EPM 983102
204299         Ici, l’on Pêche         PA  96** EPM 983102
 
LEON KARTUN & HIS ORCHESTRA: Faustin Jeanjean, Gaston Lapeyronnie(tp), ? Isidore Bassart(tb), Maurice Jeanjean(as, cl), Edmond Cohanier(ts), prob.Roger Allier(bs), Michel Warlop, ? Stéphane Grappelli, Sylvio Schmidt(v), Lucien Moraweck(p), ? Edmond Massé(g), unknown (b) and (dm), Jacques Météhen(arr), Léon Kartun(dir)
Paris, January 1934
Knick Knack Blues                        ** Jazz Archives 158192
Same, but one violin omitted
Paris, circa January/February 1934
543                        Waiting For You                        Echo 120 ** Jazz Archives 158192
547                        Heureux, Joyeux, Amoureux                        Echo 119 ** Jazz Archives 158192
(from the movie “L’âne de Buridan”)
The following numbers belong to one of the above sessions
Why Not?                        Echo 120 **
He Was Not Found Guilty                        Echo 145 **
Golden March                        Echo 135 **
 
JAZZ DU POSTE PARISIEN, directed by LUCIEN MORAWECK: Faustin Jeanjean, Auguste Issartel, Alex Renard(tp), Marcel Dumont Jr, Guy Paquinet(tb), Henry Arnold(cl, ss, as, bs, vcl), Serge Glykson(as, bs, f), Roger Fisbach(as), Edmond Cohanier(ts, cl), Emilio Armengol, Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli(v), Lucien Moraweck(p, arr, ldr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset(b), Mc Grégor(dm)
Paris, February 27, 1934
302088         Shanghai Lil (from the movie “Footlight Parade”)         Pathé PA145 **
302089         Sittin’ on the Backyard Fence (ha vcl) (same movie)         Pathé PA145 ** Pathé 251278-2
 
GERMAINE SABLON, acc. by Orchestre Michel Warlop: presumably same personnel as above
Paris, March 5, 1934
OPG 1362-2         Celle Qui Est Perdue         unissued
OPG 1386         La Berceuse Du Marin         HMV K7204 **Chansophone 154
OPG 1387         La Mauvaise Prière         HMV K7204 **Chansophone 154
 
JAZZ DU POSTE PARISIEN: Faustin Jeanjean, Auguste Isartel, Alex Renard (tp), Marcel Dumont, Guy Paquinet (tb), Henry Arnold (cl, ss, as, bs), Serge Glykson (as, bs, f), Roger Fisbach (as), Edmond Cohanier (ts, cl), Michel Warlop, Emilio Armengol (v), Lucien Moraweck (p, arr, ldr), Edmond Massé (g), Roger “Toto” Grasset (b), Mc Gregor (dm), LICETTE LIMOZIN & JEAN SORBIER (vcl) on (1)
Paris, March 20, 1934
CPT 1052                        Honeymoon Hotel (from the movie “Honeymoon Hotel”)                        Pathé PA 166 **
CPT 1053                        Je l’aime, Je l’adore (ea vcl)                        Pathé PA 151 **
CPT 1054                        Près De La Cascade (By the Waterfall) (from the movie “Footlight Parade” (vcl trio)
Pathé PA 166 **
CPT 1055-1                        Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?                        Pathé PA 186 **
Paris, March 29, 1934
CPT 1055-3                        Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?                        Pathé PA 186 **
CPT 1082                        No More Love                        Pathé PA 182 **
CPT 1083-1                        My Dancing Lady (from the movie “Dancing Lady”)                        Pathé PA 165 **
Paris, April 3, 1934
CPT 1083-3                        My Dancing Lady (from the movie “Dancing Lady”)                        Pathé PA 165 **
CPT 1090                        I Just Couldn’t Take It, Baby                        Pathé PA 186 **
CPT 1091                        Put a Tax on Love                        Pathé PA 182 **
CPT 1092                        Perché Sur La Barrière (1)                        PA 178** Pathé 789259-2 (?)
CPT 1093                        Près De La Cascade (1)                                                         pa 178
Note: 1082-1 and -2 exist; 1090-1 and -2 exist.
 
DANIELLE DARRIEUX & PIERRE MINGAND, acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra: Albert Piguilhem, Johnny Dixon ?(tp), Marcel Dumont Jr.(tb), Edmond Cohanier (as, ts), André Lamory(as), Jean Tharaud(ts), Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli ?(v), Lucien Moraweck(p, arr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset(b), Mc Grégor(dm), Wal-Berg(ldr)
Paris, April 17, 1934
11551/2wpp                        Nous Resterons Chez Nous                        Polydor 522902 ** MAD UN 9041
Paris, April 23, 1934
1167   wpp                        Le Petit Moulin Tout Vermoulu                        Polydor 522902 ** MAD UN 9041
 
JAZZ DU POSTE PARISIEN, same or similar personnel as in the March 20^th  session. (1) recorded as” ORIGINAL JAZZ, Refrain chanté par JEAN TRANCHANT”, with Jean Tranchant(vcl) added. (2) recorded by JEAN TRANCHANT, probably acc. by the same orchestra (identical to January 11, 1934).
Paris, April 26, 1934
CPT 1151                        Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?                        Pathé PA 215 **
CPT 1152                        Boulevard of Broken Dreams                        Pathé PA 223 **
CPT 1153                        Wonder Bar (from the movie “Wonder Bar”) (vcl trio)                        Pathé PA 215 **
CPT 1154                        Coffee in the Morning                        Pathé PA 223 **
CPT 1155                        Il y a Toujours Quelqu’un (1)                        Pathé PA 476 ** Pathé 798914-2
CPT 1156                        Il Existe Encore Des Bergères (2)                        Pathé PA 483 ** Pathé 798914-2
CPT 1157                        ??? (2)                        Pathé
 
DANIELLE DARRIEUX & PIERRE MINGAND, acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra: Alex Renard, Faustin Jeanjean(tp), Marcel Dumont Jr.(tb), Edmond Cohanier (as, ts), André Lamory(as), Roger Fisbach(as, ts), Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli ?(v), Lucien Moraweck(p, arr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset(b), Mc Grégor(dm), Wal-Berg(ldr)
Paris, June 22, 1934
13181/2wpp                        La Crise Est Finie (from “La Crise Est Finie”)                        Polydor 522960 ** MAD UN 9041
13191/2wpp         On Ne Voit Çà Qu’à Paris         Polydor 522961, (E) 5107 ** MAD UN 9041
13201/2wpp         Sans Un Mot (Without a Word) (dd vcl)         Polydor 522960, (E) 5107 ** MAD UN 9041
13211/2wpp                        ??? (pm vcl)
13221/2wpp                        Depuis Que Tu M’aimes (from “Mauvaise Graine”)                        Polydor 522944 ** MAD UN 9041
1323   wpp                        Sans Un Mot (dd vcl, mw v solo)                        Polydor 522961 ** MAD UN 9041
 
JOSEPHINE BAKER, acc. by ALAIN ROMANS & his orchestra: Alex Renard, Faustin Jeanjean, Auguste Issartel(tp), Marcel Dumont, Guy Paquinet ?(tb), Roger Fisbach(as), Serge Glykson(as, f), Edmond Cohanier(ts, cl), Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli(v), Alain Romans(p, ldr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto ” Grasset(b), Mc Gregor(dm)
Paris, November 16, 1934
CL 5099         C’est Lui (from the movie “Zouzou”)         Columbia(F) DF 1623 * Pathé C150.15694 * Pathé 798914-2
CL 5100         Haïti (from the movie “Zouzou”)         Columbia(F) DF 1623 * Pathé C176.14987 *
Note: The same band, probably augmented, accompanies J. Baker in the soundtrack of the movie “Zouzou” (1934)
 
DANIELLE DARRIEUX, acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra: probably Alex Renard, Faustin Jeanjean(tp), Marcel Dumont Jr.(tb), Edmond Cohanier (as, ts), André Lamory(as), Roger Fisbach(as, ts), Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli ?(v), Lucien Moraweck(p, arr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto ” Grasset(b), Mc Grégor(dm), Wal-Berg(ldr)
Paris, February 8, 1935
16051/2wpp         Ni Pire Ni Meilleur (from “L’or dans la rue”)         Polydor 524031 ** MAD UN 9041
16061/2wpp         Le Petit Café (from “Le petit café”)         Polydor 524031 * Polydor 6620044 * MAD UN 9041
1607   wpp         J’aime Tout Ce Qu’elle Aime (from “Quadrille d’amour “)         Polydor 524032 * Polydor 6620044 * MAD UN 9041
16081/2wpp         Trois Jours (from the movie “Quadrille d’amour”)         Polydor 524032 ** MAD UN 9041
 
MARIANNE OSWALD vcl), acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra, presumably including Michel Warlop(v)
Paris, April 1, 1935
CL 5282         Embrasse-Moi         Columbia DF 1718 ** EPM 982272
CL 5283         Evidemment, Bien Sûr         Columbia DF 1718 ** EPM 982272
 
HENRI GARAT (vcl), acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra, possibly incl. Michel Warlop(v)
1935 ?
La Nuit         ** Forlane UCD 19036
C’est A Capri         ** Forlane UCD 19036
Mon Rêve Est Près De Vous         ** Forlane UCD 19036
 
ALAIN ROMANS & LE JAZZ DU POSTE PARISIEN: Faustin Jeanjean, Alex Renard, Auguste Issartel (tp), Marcel Dumont, unknown (tb), Alix Combelle, Serge Glykson, Roger Fisbach, Edmond Cohanier(reeds), Michel Warlop, Emilio Armengol (v), Alain Romans(p, ldr), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset (b), Mc Gregor (dm)
Paris, June 11, 1935
CPT 2130                        Le Petit Pot Au Lait                        Pathé PA 656 **
CPT 2131                        Georgina                        Pathé PA 656 **
CPT 2132                        La Ranchera                        Pathé PA 657 **
CPT 2133                        La Petite Ile (vcl)                        Pathé PA 657 ** Pathé 251278-2
 
MARIANNE OSWALD (vcl), acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra, incl. presumably Michel Warlop (v)
Paris, December 17, 1935
CL 5533         Mes Sœurs, N’aimez Pas Les Marins         DF 1865** EPM 982272
CL 5534         Les Boules De Neige         DF 1865** EPM 982272
 
DANIELLE DARRIEUX, PIERRE MINGAND acc. by WAL-BERG & his orchestra: probably Alex Renard, Faustin Jeanjean(tp),Guy Paquinet.(tb), Alix Combelle(ts), André Lamory(as), Roger Fisbach(as, ts), Michel Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli ?(v), Michel Emer (p), Edmond Massé(g), Roger “Toto” Grasset (b), Mc Grégor(dm), Wal-Berg(ldr)
Paris, January 24, 1936
2278    wpp              Le Bonheur, C’est Un Rien (dd vcl)   Polydor 524169 * Polydor 6621028 * MAD UN 9041
22791/2wpp         Vous (You) (dd vcl)         Polydor 524169 * Polydor 6620044 * MAD UN 9041
2280    wpp              Ça Vient Tout Doucement (dd vcl)    Polydor 524170 * Polydor 6621028 * MAD UN 9041
2281    wpp                        Dans La Vie (pm vcl)                        Polydor **
Note: These four titles are from the movie “Mademoiselle Mozart”.
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