Charles Delaunay

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For the French astronomer, see Charles-Eugène Delaunay.

Charles Delaunay (born January 18, 1911, in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, France; died February 16, 1988, Paris) was a French author, jazz expert, co-founder and long-term leader of the Hot club de France.

The son of painters Robert Delaunay and Sonia Delaunay, Charles Delaunay was one of the founders of the Hot Club de France. Together with Hugues Panassié he initiated the Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. He also organised concerts, for example with Benny Carter.

During World War II Delaunay was a member of the Resistance, but continued leading the Hot Club. Together with Panassié he edited 1935 Le Jazz Hot, one of the oldest jazz magazines. In 1948 Delaunay founded the record label Disques Vogue. He is author of the famous Hot Discography with 5 editions (the first jazz discography) and worked also as artist. Delaunay died of Parkinson's disease in 1988.

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Django Reinhardt- Souvenirs, Paris 1954, Editions Jazz-Hot, English London 1961
Hot Discography, 1936, latest as New Hot Discography 1982
Hot Iconography (lithographies of jazz musicians)
with Robert Goffin Jazz 47
Django mon frere, Paris 1968
De la Vie et du Jazz
Delaunay's Dilemma (Autobiography, also title of a John Lewis composition) 1983