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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. 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.
