Tony Muréna
Italian-born accordionist who brought jazz phrasing into Parisian musette and swing.
- Years
- 1915–1971
- Country
- Italy
- Instrument
- Musette and swing accordion
Tony Muréna was born in Italy in 1915 and moved to France with his family in 1923. He played in Parisian cabarets, where jazz became part of his musical vocabulary.
He signed with Odéon in 1939 and recorded swing and musette on 78 rpm discs, often with the Ferret brothers on guitar. His waltz Indifférence, co-written with Joseph Colombo, was recorded in 1942. Indifférence was subsequently taken up by many musette players. A reissue of recordings from 1939 to 1949 documents his exchanges with guitarists and his movement between waltz and swing in Paris.
Selected works, recordings and publications
- Indifférence1942
A waltz co-written with Joseph Colombo; Muréna's 1942 Odéon recording is preserved in the anthology.
Release / publisher78 rpm recording · Odéon (1942)
Publication source - Swing Accordéon 1939–19492012
A three-CD anthology of Muréna's swing-era recordings, including Indifférence and other Odéon sides.
Release / publisher3 CDs · Frémeaux & Associés, FA5369 (2012)
Publication source