| Intro | French musician |
| Was |
Musician Pianist Organist Jazz musician Singer |
| From | France |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 May 1941, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Death |
30 June 2015, Poitiers, arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (aged 74 years) |
Eddy Louiss (2 May 1941 – 30 June 2015) was a French jazz musician.
His primary instrument was the Hammond organ. As a vocalist, he was a member of Les Double Six of Paris from 1961 through 1963.
He worked with Kenny Clarke, René Thomas, and Jean-Luc Ponty. He was a member of the Stan Getz quartet (with René Thomas and Bernard Lubat) that recorded the Getz album Dynasty (1971).
In duet, he recorded with pianist Michel Petrucciani (1994) and accordionist Richard Galliano (2002). His later recordings, such as Sentimental Feeling and Récit proche, combined jazz with rock and world music.
In 1964, he was awarded the Prix Django Reinhardt.
Discography
- Jazz Long Playing with Daniel Humair and Jean-Luc Ponty (1964)
- Trio HLP with Daniel Humair and Jean-Luc Ponty (All Life, 1966)
- Eddy Louiss Trio with Kenny Clarke, René Thomas (1968)
- Our Kind of Sabi with John Surman, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Daniel Humair, 1970
- Orgue, Vols. 1 & 2, with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Guy Pedersen (America, 1971)
- Bohemia After Dark, with Jimmy Gourley, Guy Pedersen, Kenny Clarke, 1973
- Histoire Sans Parole, 1979
- Sang mêlé, 1987
- Eddy Louiss/Michel Petrucciani (live), 1994
- Conférence de presse with Michel Petrucciani, 1994
- Conférence de presse, Vol. 2, 1995
- Louissiana, 1995
- Floméla with Marc Bertaux, Tony Bonfils, Steve Ferrone, Bob Garcia, Jo Maka, Luigi Trussardi, Jean-Louis Viale, 1996
- Multicolor Feeling Fanfare, 2000
- WéBé, 2000
- Recit Proche with Xavier Cobo, Jean Marie Ecay, Paco Sery, 2001
- Jazz in Paris: Bohemia After Dark with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Guy Pedersen, 2001
- Jazz in Paris: Porgy & Bess 2001
- Face to Face with Richard Galliano, 2002
- Ô Toulouse…Hommage à Claude, 2006
With Stan Getz
- Dynasty (Verve, 1971)
- Communications ’72 (Verve, 1972)