André Paquinet (October 1, 1926,

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trombonist. Paquinet's father was Guy Paquinet, and early in his life André played in his father's ensemble. He then worked with

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, and Fred Gerard in the 1950s. In 1957, he founded a trombone duo with Benny Vasseur; they recorded and worked together throughout the 1960s. He also worked extensively as a sideman in the 1960s, for

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. In 1967 he worked with

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for the first time, returning again to collaborate several times in the early 1970s. Around 1970 he played with

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; from 1973 to 1977 he was in Berlin, working with

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