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Norman Maine
(CHEFS D’ORCHESTRES)
247 Rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris, France
The orchestra of bandleader Norman Maine (real name André Lucien Robert Cazenabe) released a number of recordings with popular singers in the 1950s and 60s, these included Arlette Zola, Harold Nicholas, Miguel Cordoba, and fellow Montmartre residents Miguel Amador and Gérard Laviny. His instrumental releases reflected the sounds of the mid-century dance floor, with twist, cha-cha, madison, and Latin grooves.

Fernand Verstraete
(Trompette)
8 Rue Vauvenargues, 75018 Paris, France
Fernand Verstraete (1925-1992) was a jazz trumpeter, trombonist, accordionist, bandleader and arranger. He was active on the French jazz scene and played in Jacques Hélian’s orchestra, which accompanied Django Reinhardt in July 1950 on recordings for Radio Luxembourg. In the 1950s he also worked with Bill Tamper et ses Cool Cats, the Tony Porteau Orchestra, Sidney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie, Gigi Gryce, Jack Diéval, Alix Combelle, Dave Pochonet and His All Stars, Christian Chevallier, Lucky Thompson, the Claude Bolling orchestra, Benny Vasseur, Guy Lafitte, Martial Solal, Bill Coleman, Michel Legrand, Henri Renaud, Hubert Rostaing, Eddie Barclay, André Persiany, Bobby Jaspar, Art Taylor and Jef Gilson. In the 1960s, Verstraete shifted to light music and released a number of singles, under his own name and that of his nom de plume, Trumpet Boy.