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Raymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris - 30 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz bandleader. He played a significant role in popularizing jazz in France in the 1930s.

Ventura played piano in a group called The Collegiate Five from 1924, which recorded under the name Ray Ventura and His Collegians for Columbia Records beginning in 1928. He led the group from 1929 and recorded for Decca Records and other labels through the 1930s, becoming a popular dance ensemble in France in that decade. His sidemen included Philippe Brun, Alix Combelle, and Guy Paquinet. One of his group's popular songs from 1936 was "Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise," in which the Marquise is told by her servants that everything is fine at home, except for a series of escalating calamities. It is seen as a metaphor for France's obliviousness to the approaching war. He led a
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RAY VENTURA Comme je les aime album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Comme je les aime
Big Band 1971

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La Belle Bardot
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1958

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Los Coros De Ray Ventura
Big Band 1966
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Ray Ventura Et Ses Collégiens
Big Band 1975
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Les Meilleurs
Big Band 1998

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