Fred Adison & son orchestre - C'est la plus belle des roses

Fred Adison (1908-1996, né Albert Lapeyrère) studied piano and violin, before buying a drum kit. Passionate about jazz, at the age of 18 he formed with some friends a combo comprising five musicians. Gradually, the band traveled all over France and finally settled in Paris in 1931. The band even managed to play the musical accompaniment of several silent short subjects and cinematographic sketches by Charles Chaplin. Meanwhile, the band waxed many records and became very successful with several hit songs: followed: "En cueillant la noisette", "Avec les pompiers", "Le petit train départemental", and "Quand un gendarme rit". Fred Adison and his band continued touring until the end of the 1950's in many cities, including performances in dance halls. This outstanding record features a dance band version of an operetta by Ralph Benatzky on a French libretto, "Deux sous de fleurs". It was made in 1933; I could not identify the great vocalist.