Christian Georges Pierre Chevallier (born July 12, 1930) was a French jazz pianist, composer, and arranger from Angers. Chevallier began playing piano at age five and pursued a career in jazz after hearing Jack Diéval on the radio in 1947. From 1948 to 1950, the pianist performed at the Tabou club in Paris. In 1954, the artist signed with Columbia and arranged big band compositions for musicians including Chet Baker and Roy Haynes. Chevallier received the Prix Django Reinhardt and the Prix Stan Kenton in 1956 for the album Formidable. The musician began arranging for singers including Charles Trenet and Juliette Gréco in 1957. Chevallier composed the score for the film Deux Hommes dans Manhattan in 1959. The artist composed a suite for the Orchestre national de jazz in 1986. Chevallier composed the trumpet concerto "Brumes" in the 2000s. Chevallier died on September 14, 2008, in Évreux.
