Sacha Distel
(January 29, 1933-July 22, 2004)
Sacha Distel learned to play with Henri Salvador when he was in the orchestra of Ray Ventura, Distel’s uncle.
Of course, Distel is best known as a singer, having composed this beautiful piece that is The Good Life, but it is here the cool jazz guitarist that we are interested in.
This division is not without foundation, Distel himself wrote two different biographies, one for his career as a singer, the other entitled “Profession Musicien”.
He is also one of the protagonists of the arrival of Jimmy Raney in Paris.
