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October 2025 “Me & the Man in the Moon” Gregor & his Gregorians. Shellac 78rpm 8“, Edison Bell Radio F414, France, 1929.

Both sides of this record, “Doin' the Racoon” and “Me & the Man in the Moon”, were recorded on May 3, 1929, in Paris.

The orchestra included: Grégor (ldr, voc), Philippe Brun (tp, voc), Georges Samuel (tp), Vladimir (tb), René Cézard (tb, ss, vln), Edmond Cohanier (as, cl), Lucia Veintroub (as, vln), Lucien Conti (ts, cl, voc), Lucien Moraweck (p, arr), Mickel Glod (g, bjo), Nicolas Hershoff (tu), Jo Luicas (drm, voc).

Source: “Sublime Grégor” by Philippe Tijou.

CEMJazz call number: obr-78t-pts-13-15

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In the footsteps of Krikor Kélékian, pioneer of the Great Jazz Orchestras in France

A biography by Philippe Tijou

[…] Longtemps ignoré par la presse et la littérature jazzistique, Grégor méritait d’être enfin réhabilité. C’est l’ambition que s’est fixée l’auteur de cette biographie qui entend lui rendre la place qu’il mérite pour sa contribution au développement du Jazz en France […]

In French, the A4-format book has 408 pages, over 300 illustrations, a discography, a filmography and an index of names mentioned.

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