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Wikipedia / Alex Bugnon

Alex Bugnon (born October 10, 1958) is a jazz pianist and composer from Montreux, Switzerland. He is a nephew of Donald Byrd.

Bugnon studied at the Paris Conservatory and the Mozart Academy in Salzburg. At age nineteen, he moved to the U.S. and attended the Berklee School of Music.

His recording career began with his 1988 debut studio album Love Season for Orpheus Records, which reached the Billboard 200 albums chart and the top 40 of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, as did his follow-up Head Over Heels.

Discography

Title

Album details

Peak chart positions

US

US R&B

US Jazz

Love Season

127

34

—

Head Over Heels

  • Released: 1990

  • Label: Orpheus Records

131

32

—

107° In the Shade

—

74

—

This Time Around

  • Released: June 1, 1993

  • Label: Epic Records

—

39

—

Tales From the Bright Side

  • Released: 1995

  • Label: RCA

—

51

6

...As Promised

—

—

9

Soul Purpose

  • Released: November 6, 2001

  • Label: Narada Jazz

—

—

13

Southern Living

  • Released: October 7, 2003

  • Label: Narada Jazz

—

—

27

Free

  • Released: October 4, 2005

  • Label: Narada Jazz

—

—

28

Going Home

  • Released: January 8, 2010

  • Label: Xela Records

—

—

—

Harlem

  • Released: November 29, 2013

  • Label: Xela Records

—

—

—

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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