title: Daniel Humair
text: # Daniel Humair
  
  Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter.
  
  He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz performers notably Phil Woods, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, Michel Portal, Martial Solal, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Eric Dolphy.
  
  Humair is also a talented painter. He describes his own work as "figurative abstract" and has created a coherent œuvre proving his passion and knowledge of artistic painting.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### As leader
  
  * Hum! with Rene Urtreger, Pierre Michelot (Vega, 1960)
  * Trio HLP (CBS, 1968)
  * Drumo Vocalo (International Music Label, 1971)
  * Our Kind of Sabi with Eddy Louiss, John Surman (MPS/BASF, 1970)
  * Beck Mathewson Humair Trio (Dire, 1972)
  * La Sorcellerie a Travers Les Ages with Jean Luc Ponty, Phil Woods, Eddy Louiss (1977)
  * Suite for Trio with Martial Solal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (MPS 1978)
  * Urtreger Michelot Humair with Rene Urtreger, Pierre Michelot (Carlyne Music, 1979)
  * Humair Jeanneau Texier (Owl, 1979)
  * Triple Hip Trip (Owl, 1979)
  * Apocalypse with Jean-Charles Capon (Magicabus, 1980)
  * East Side West Side (Owl, 1981)
  * Akagera with Jeanneau/Texier (JMS, 1980)
  * Scratch with Kenny Barron, Dave Holland (Enja, 1985)
  * Pepites with Andre Jaume (CELP, 1987)
  * 9–11 p.m. Town Hall with Michel Portal (Label Bleu, 1988)
  * Quatre with Rava/D'Andrea/Vitous (Gala, 1989)
  * Up Date 3.3 with Francois Jeanneau, Henri Texier (Label Bleu, 1990)
  * Edges (Label Bleu, 1991)
  * Earthcake with Quatre (Gala, 1991)
  * Vol. 1 with Louiss/Ponty (Dreyfus, 1991)
  * Vol. 2 with Louiss/Ponty (Dreyfus, 1991)
  * Solo Print with Roland Auzet (Iris Musique, 1997)
  * Quatre Fois Trois (Label Bleu, 1998)
  * HUM (Humair Urteger Michelot) (Sketch, 1999)
  * Borderlines with Farao/Avenel (Sketch, 2000)
  * Liberte Surveillee (Sketch, 2001)
  * Frontier Traffic with Charlie Mariano (Konnex, 2002)
  * Work with Steve Lacy (Sketch, 2002)
  * Baby Boom (Sketch, 2003)
  * Ear Mix with Stamm/Friedman/Boisseau (Sketch, 2003)
  * Tryptic with Celea/Couturier (Bee Jazz, 2007)
  * Bonus Boom (Bee Jazz, 2008)
  * Full Contact with Joachim Kuhn (Bee Jazz, 2008)
  * Pas de Dense with Tony Malaby (Zig Zag, 2010)
  * Jazz Festival, Kulturzentrum Kammgarn Schaffhausen, Switzerland (UWM, 2011)
  * Sweet & Sour (Laborie, 2012)
  * Lights with Nicolas Former (Cristal, 2012)
  * Seasoning (Intuition, 2017)
  * Modern Art (INC/SES, 2017)
  
  ### As sideman
  
  With Franco Ambrosetti
  
  * Jazz a Confronto 11 (Horo, 1974)
  * Steppenwolf (PDU, 1975)
  * Franco Ambrosetti Quartet (PDU, 1976)
  * Wings (Enja, 1984)
  * Tentets (Enja, 1985)
  * Movies (Enja, 1987)
  * Movies Too (Enja, 1988)
  * European Legacy (Enja, 2003)
  * Liquid Gardens (Enja, 2006)
  
  With European Jazz Ensemble
  
  * 20th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 1997)
  * 25th Anniversary (Konnex, 2002)
  * 30th Anniversary Tour 2006 (Konnex, 2009)
  
  With Stephane Grappelli
  
  * Just One of Those Things! (Black Lion 1973)
  * Les Grands Classiques Du Jazz (Festival, 1973)
  * Les Valseuses (Festival, 1974)
  * Django (Barclay, 1976)
  * Stephane Grappelli with Bill Coleman (Classic Jazz, 1976)
  * Giants (MPS 1981)
  * Feeling + Finesse = Jazz (Atlantic, 1984)
  * Anything Goes (CBS, 1989)
  * Stephane Grappelli Plays Cole Porter (Gitanes, 2001)
  * Stephane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin (Festival)
  
  With George Gruntz
  
  * Jazz Goes Baroque 2 (Philips, 1965)
  * Drums and Folklore (SABA, 1967)
  * Noon in Tunisia (SABA, 1967)
  * St. Peter Power (MPS, 1968)
  * Monster Sticksland Meeting Two Monster Jazz (MPS 1974)
  * For Flying Out Proud (MPS, 1978)
  
  With Raymond Guiot
  
  * Jazz Baroque Quintet (Tele Music, 1970)
  * Joue Domenico Scarlatti (Decca, 1970)
  * Haendel with Care (Musidisc, 1973)
  
  With Joachim Kuhn & J.F. Jenny-Clark
  
  * Easy to Read (Owl, 1985)
  * From Time to Time (CMP, 1988)
  * Live Theatre De La Ville Paris 1989 (CMP, 1990)
  * Carambolage (CMP, 1992)
  * Usual Confusion (Label Bleu, 1993)
  * Triple Entente (EmArcy, 1998)
  
  With Claude Nougaro
  
  * No. 2 (Philips, 1963)
  * Claude Nougaro (Philips, 1966)
  * Paris Mai (Philips, 1969)
  * Le Disque D'Or De Claude Nougaro (Philips, 1972)
  * Les Grandes Chansons De Claude Nougaro Une Petite Fille (Philips, 1972)
  
  With Jean-Luc Ponty
  
  * Jazz Long Playing (Philips, 1964)
  * Sunday Walk (SABA, 1967)
  * More Than Meets the Ear (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
  
  With Michel Portal
  
  * Any Way (Label Bleu, 1993)
  * L'ombre Rouge (Saravah, 1981)
  * Turbulence (Harmonia Mundi, 1987)
  
  With Rhoda Scott
  
  * A L'Orgue Hammond Take a Ladder (RSB, 1969)
  * A L'Orgue Hammond Vol. 2 (Barclay, 1970)
  * Rhoda Scott (Budapesten Pepita 1975)
  
  With Martial Solal
  
  * Martial Solal (Columbia, 1960)
  * Jazz a Gaveau (Columbia, 1962)
  * Concert a Gaveau Vol. 2 (Columbia, 1964)
  * Solal! (Milestone, 1967)
  * Contrastes (Storyville, 1999)
  * A Bout de Souffle (EmArcy, 2002)
  
  With Swingle Singers
  
  * Anyone for Mozart? (Philips, 1964)
  * Les Romantiques (Philips, 1965)
  * Rococo a Go Go (Philips, 1966)
  * Concerto D'Aranjuez Sounds of Spain (Philips, 1967)
  * J. S. Bach (Philips, 1968)
  * The Swingle Singers Meet the Modern Jazz Quartet (Philips, 1968)
  * Jazz Sebastian Bach Vol. 2 (Philips, 1968)
  * Christmastime (EmArcy, 1968)
  
  With Barney Wilen
  
  * Barney (RCA, 1960)
  * More from Barney at the Club Saint-Germain (RCA Victor, 1997)
  * Le Jardin Aux Sentiers Qui Bifurquent (CELP, 2004)
  
  With Phil Woods
  
  * Alive and Well in Paris (Pathe, 1968)
  * At the Montreux Jazz Festival (MGM, 1970)
  * Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine (Pierre Cardin, 1970)
  * Live at Montreux 72 (Pierre Cardin, 1972)
  * Woods-Notes (Joker, 1977)
  * The Birth of the ERM the Ljubljana and Bologna Concerts (Philology, 1990)
  * A Jazz Life (Philology, 1992)
  
  With Attila Zoller
  
  * The Horizon Beyond (EmArcy, 1965)
  
  Memories of Pannonia (Enja, 1986)
  
  * Overcome Live at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival (Enja, 1988)
  
  With others
  
  * Kenny Barron and Dave Holland, Scratch (Enja, 1985)
  * Flavio Ambrosetti, Jazz Stars (Dire, 1968)
  * Franck Amsallem, Years Gone By (A Records, 1998)
  * Maurice Andre & Claude Bolling, Toot Suite (CBS, 1981)
  * Georges Arvanitas, Soul Jazz (Columbia, 1960)
  * Georges Arvanitas, Pianos Puzzle (Saravah, 1970)
  * Marcel Azzola, Pieces Pour Claviers (Mazo 1983)
  * Chet Baker, Chet Is Back! (RCA Victor, 1962)
  * Mickey Baker, Mickey Baker Plays Mickey Baker (Versailles, 1962)
  * Elek Bacsik, The Electric Guitar of the Eclectic Elek Bacsik (Fontana, 1962)
  * Elek Bacsik, Guitar Conceptions (Fontana, 1963)
  * The Band, The Alpine Power Plant (MPS/BASF, 1972)
  
  The Band, Live at the Schauspielhaus (MPS 1976)
  
  * Gordon Beck, All in the Morning (Art of Life, 1973)
  * Lou Bennett, Dansez Et Revez (Phono, 2017)
  * Jerry Bergonzi, Peek a Boo (Evidence, 1993)
  * Jane Birkin, Versions Jane (Philips, 1996)
  * Samuel Blaser, 1291 (OutNote Records, 2020)
  * Gary Burton, Live in Cannes (Jazz World, 1995)
  * Gary Burton, No More Blues (Magnum Music, 2000)
  * Eugen Cicero, Mr. Golden Hands Vol. 1 (Intercord, 1976)
  * Marius Constant & Martial Solal, Stress Psyche Trois Complexes (Erato, 1981)
  * Bill Coleman, Mainstream at Montreux (Black Lion 1973)
  * Alan Davie, Phantom in the Room (ADMW, 1971)
  * Georges Delerue, Calmos (Black and Blue, 1975)
  * Eric Demarsan, Le Cercle Rouge (Decca, 2000)
  * Jack Dieval, Jack Dieval & Paris Jazz Quartet (Concert Hall, 1968)
  * Jack Dieval, Pianos Duet (Columbia, 1969)
  * Niels Lan Doky, Paris by Night (Soul Note, 1993)
  * Les Double Six, Meet Quincy Jones (Columbia, 1960)
  * Les Double Six, Les Double Six (Columbia, 1961)
  * Art Farmer, What Happens ?... (Campi, 1968)
  * Claudio Fasoli, Welcome (Soul Note, 1987)
  * David Friedman, Of the Wind's Eye (Enja, 1981)
  * David Friedman, Ternaire (Deux Z, 1992)
  * Richard Galliano, French Touch (Dreyfus, 1998)
  * Richard Galliano, Concerts Inedits (Dreyfus, 1999)
  * Jef Gilson, OEil Vision (Club De L'Echiquier 1964)
  * Jimmy Gourley, Graffitti (Promophone, 1977)
  * Steve Grossman, Born at the Same Time (Owl, 1978)
  * Jim Hall, It's Nice to Be with You (MPS 1969)
  * Slide Hampton, Mellow-dy (LRC, 1992)
  * Roland Hanna, Child of Gemini (MPS/BASF, 1971)
  * Michel Hausser & Bobby Jaspar, Vibes + Flute (Columbia, 1960)
  * Michel Hausser, Up in Hamburg (Columbia, 1960)
  * Hampton Hawes, Piano Improvisation (Joker, 1977)
  * Joe Henderson, Black Narcissus (Milestone, 1976)
  * Hans Werner Henze, Cembalo Modern + Jazz (Philips, 1964)
  * Antoine Herve, Enregistre a L'Usine Ephemere (Sari Seer 1990)
  * Andre Hodeir, Anna Livia Plurabelle (Philips, 1966)
  * Bobby Jaspar, The Bobby Jaspar Quartet at Ronnie Scott's 1962 (Mole, 1986)
  * Bobby Jaspar, Le Jazz Est Un Roman (Owl, 2002)
  * Francois Jeanneau, Ephemere (Owl, 1977)
  * Francois Jeanneau, Terrains Vagues (Owl, 1983)
  * Ivan Jullien, Live at Nancy Jazz Pulsations (Mimetik, 2019)
  * Barney Kessel, Reflections in Rome (RCA Victor, 1969)
  * Eartha Kitt, Thinking Jazz (ITM, 1991)
  * Lee Konitz & Martial Solal, European Episode (Campi, 1969)
  * Lee Konitz & Martial Solal, Impressive Rome (Campi, 1969)
  * Lee Konitz, Jazz a Juan (SteepleChase, 1977)
  * Hilaria Kramer, La Suite Live! (Unit, 2012)
  * Karin Krog, Open Space (MPS 1969)
  * Joachim Kuhn, This Way Out (MPS/BASF, 1973)
  * Joachim Kuhn, Birthday Edition (ACT, 2014)
  * Rolf Kuhn, Connection '74 (MPS/BASF, 1974)
  * Rolf Kuhn, Total Space (MPS/BASF, 1975)
  * Guy Lafitte, Blues (Vega, 1969)
  * Christof Lauer, Evidence (CMP, 1995)
  * John Lewis, Midnight in Paris (EmArcy, 1988)
  * Rolf Liebermann, Les Echanges (EX 1964)
  * Didier Lockwood, For Stephane (Ames, 2008)
  * Steve Marcus, Green Line (Nivico, 1970)
  * Helen Merrill, Just Friends (EmArcy, 1989)
  * Jean-Christian Michel, Vol. 6 (General, 1973)
  * Jean-Christian Michel, Vision D'Ezechiel (General, 1974)
  * Jean-Christian Michel, Lumiere (General, 1980)
  * Ray Nance, Huffin 'n' Puffin (MPS/BASF, 1974)
  * Bud Powell, Memorial Oscar Pettiford (Vogue, 1960)
  * Francois Rabbath, No. 2 (Philips, 1965)
  * Francois Rabbath, 60 Emen, Moshe (Naim, 1990)
  * Jean-Pierre Rampal, Picnic Suite (CBS, 1980)
  * Henri Renaud, Blue Cylinder (PSI, 1970)
  * Larry Schneider, So Easy (Label Bleu, 1988)
  * Dino Betti van der Noot, Here Comes Springtime (Soul Note, 1985)
  * Joe Venuti, Doin' Things (Pausa, 1971)
  