Claude Luter

Claude Luter
Birth nameClaude Luter
Born(1923-07-23)23 July 1923
OriginParis, France
Died6 October 2006(2006-10-06) (aged 83)
GenresDixieland
Occupation(s)Clarinetist
Saxophonist
Instrument(s)Clarinet
Soprano saxophone
Years active1940s–1990s
Formerly ofWillie "The Lion" Smith Quartet
Claude Luter et Son Orchestre

Claude Luter (23 July 1923 – 6 October 2006) was a jazz clarinetist who doubled on soprano saxophone.

Luter was born and died in Paris. He began on trumpet, but switched to clarinet. He might be best known for being an accompanist to Sidney Bechet when he was in Paris, but he also worked with Barney Bigard and French writer and musician Boris Vian.