Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel 是法国顶尖的爵士吉他手和香颂歌手。作为一位多产的录音艺人，Distel 录制了超过200首的歌曲，包括1958年的名作"Scoubidou"。除了出演过一些法国影片外，Distel 还成为法国最流行的电视演员。 
 
Distel 对音乐的爱好源自于他演奏钢琴的母亲和他的一位叔叔 - 著名的指挥和作曲家 Ray Ventura。经过当时Ventura乐团中的吉他手/歌手Henry Salvador(法国著名的爵士艺人)的指点，Distel 13岁时就成为学校乐队的独唱歌手。他最初的成功来源于担任法国歌唱家Juliette Greco的伴唱。在纽约的爵士俱乐部度过一段日子后，他返回法国，开始了独唱生涯。六七十年代他获得了巨大的成功，直到80年代经历了一系列的挫折。 
 
Distel的作品已经被世界各地的众多艺人翻唱，包括Archie Shepp, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Billy Eckstine, Bobby Hackett, Shirley Horn 和 Bireli Legrene。Distel 于2004年去世，享年71岁。
by Craig Harris
Sasha Distel was one of the top jazz guitarists and chanson singers in France. A prolific recording artist, Distel recorded more than two hundred tunes including his biggest hit, "Scoubidou", in 1958. In addition to appearing in several French films, Distel became of France's most popular television actors.
Distel inherited his love of music from his mother, who played piano, and an uncle, Ray Ventura, who was a renown band leader and composer. Trained by Henry Salvador, guitarist/singer for Ventura's orchestra, Distel was featured soloist with his school orchestra by the age of thirteen. He established his early reputation as accompanist for French vocalist Juliette Greco.
Following a stint in the French military, Distel spent an extended period in New York, haunting jazz clubs in Manhattan and Harlem. Returning to France, Distel launched his solo career.
The success that Distel enjoyed during the 1960s and ‘70s were offset by a series of setbacks in the 1980s. After struggling psychologically following a mid-80s car crash, in which a colleague was seriously hurt, Distel was diagnosed with cancer and forced to undergo chemotherapy.
Distel's compositions have been covered by a lengthy list of international artists including Archie Shepp, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Billy Eckstine, Bobby Hackett, Shirley Horn and Bireli Legrene. He passed away in 2004 at the age of 71.