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Ce N'est Pas Vrai 1:38
Gang Gang 2:00
Saint-Tropez 1:10
Port Grimaud 0:30
Oh Qu'il Est Vilain 2:25
Paris 1:35
Je Reviendrai Toujours Vers Toi 2:23
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Le Diable Est Anglais 2:40
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Jean-Pierre Sasson (1918-1999) was a magnificent yet often overlooked figure in the history of French jazz guitar. Despite his remarkable contributions during the golden era of French jazz in the 1950s, Sasson’s legacy has sadly faded from memory. In 1939, he took his first steps into the professional music scene, initially drawn to the strong personality of Django Reinhardt, but ultimately developing his style based on the schools of Teddy Bunn and Al Casey. Listening to them, Sasson learned to interpret the blues with an authentically black spirit.
Amid the upheavals of World War II, Sasson moved to London in 1940, where he continued to interact with the English jazz scene until he joined the R.A.F., serving as captain-pilot until the end of World War II. Upon returning to France in 1946, Sasson was captivated by Charlie Christian’s electrically amplified guitar, and single-string solo technique, marking a crucial moment in Sasson’s musical evolution. Later, in the early 1950s, Sasson did not evade the significant influence, both in terms of rhythm and harmony, that Jimmy Raney and Tal Farlow exerted on many French guitarists and modern jazz in general. Nevertheless, Sasson gradually distanced himself from these influences to forge his own versatile path.
As a jazzman, Sasson’s significant quality lay in an attack that is both flexible and incisive, generating swing with great ease of execution. His delightful sound evolved somewhat over the years, parallel to his evolving style. The guitarist with the most recorded jazz sessions in France, for whom his entire approach was dedicated to one objective: producing swing. —Jordi Pujol
01 Jumpin' With Sass - Jean-Pierre Sasson
02 Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson
03 J.P.Special - Jean-Pierre Sasson
04 Blues Is Yellow - Jean-Pierre Sasson
05 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Jean-Pierre Sasson
06 Morning Noon And Night - Jean-Pierre Sasson
07 Woke Up This Morning - Jean-Pierre Sasson
08 Blue Suede Shoes - Jean-Pierre Sasson
09 Let's Rock And Roll - Jean-Pierre Sasson
10 Rockie Et Lollie - Jean-Pierre Sasson
11 Artillerie Lourde - Jean-Pierre Sasson
12 Jumpin' At Pleyel - Jean-Pierre Sasson
13 Sass Is Groovy - Jean-Pierre Sasson
14 Paris Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson
15 Slightly Old Fashionned - Jean-Pierre Sasson
16 Fascinating Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson
17 Bluebird Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson
18 Minor Blues - Jean-Pierre Sasson
19 Lucky T - Jean-Pierre Sasson
20 I Want A Little Girl - Jean-Pierre Sasson
21 Une Petite Salade - Jean-Pierre Sasson
Jean-Pierre Sasson - A French Bop-Chorus Master
1 Take Seven - Roger Roger
2 Martichoix - Bernard Lubat
3 A Bit Of Beat - Eddie Warner
4 Promenade À Brasilia - Jack Dieval
5 Punching-ball - The MPI Studio Orchestra
6 Kiss This - Claude Denjean
7 Soum's Garden 1 - Alan Feanch & Dan Seepers
8 Snap - Eddie Warner
9 Medium Guide - Hervé Roy
10 Coming and Going - Paul Piot
11 Poupee Electronique - C. Boinot
12 Love Comes Along Only Once - Jean Bouchety
13 Behind My Shadow - The Yan Tregger Group
14 Skyway - Pierre Arvay
15 Theme des Voitures - Francis Lai
16 Cascad - Pachyderm
17 Munich Party - Thierry Vincent
18 Mocassin - F. Rolland, J.C. Pierric
19 13th April - Vladimir Cosma
20 Call Me Africadelic - Gerard Levecque & Claude Romat
21 Strip poker at Caesar's palace - David Whitaker
22 Free Stop - Orchestre Tany Turens
23 Afro Tempo - Hervé Roy
24 Ophis le Serpentaire - Vincent Geminiani
25 Gain Reduction - Jacky Devenais
26 Halloween Man - Jean Schulteis
27 Hey Hey - Pop Concerto Orchestra
28 African King - André Arpino
29 Absolument Hyde Park - Blackburds (The)
30 Finale - Karolak & Kalemba
1 Sunny Day - Jack Arel/Pierre Dutour
2 Gang Train - Bernard Estardy
3 West Coast Drive - P. A. Dahan And M. Camison
4 Silences - Vincent Gémignani
5 Qu'est-Ce Que J'ai Dansé ! - David Alexandre Winter
6 Paris Soul - Ben and The Platano Group
7 Missa Negra - Joe Galigan
8 Sun-kissed chicks - Debout Jean-Jacques
9 Fantomaniac - Claude Vasori
10 Virages - Duteil Yves
11 Golden Blend - Jacky Giordano
12 Musical Express - Pachyderm (Michel Berger)
13 Megalopolis 1000e Avenue - Vincent Gémignani
14 Piano Flute - Bernard Estardy
15 Soleil de juin - Dan Seepers Group
16 To and Fro - Janko Nilovic
17 Les yeux doux [1966] - Olivia
18 Sendely - Les Prospection (Pierre-Alain Dahan)
19 Red Pepper - Patrick Tarnaud
20 Jungle Melody - P-A Dahan / P Hollassian
21 Traffic - Pierre Dutour
22 Pastel - Kongas/(Cerrone)
23 Weather - Richard Demaria
24 Je Vends Des Robes - Annie Cordy
25 Spector - Michel Colombier
26 Direction L'Aventure - Level Ouazana Festi
27 Mosquito - CARSON Jim 'Wild'
28 Crazy Flute And Happy Guitar - David Perian and Alberto Baldan
29 C'est Extra - Léo Ferré
30 Minet Jerk - André Verchuren
1 Black Harlem - Paul Mauriat
2 Loss Of Breath - Major Symphony
3 A-M Time - French Pop
4 Full Speed (BOF Qui) 1969 - Claude Bolling
5 Les Demoiselles De Province - Vladimir Cosma
6 O' Kalender - Pop Concerto Orchestra
7 Manhattan Stroll - Michel Legrand
8 Essai Pop Art - Janko Nilovic
9 Break Of Day - Pierre Dutour Et Son Orchestre
10 Ten & Médor (BOF La Planète Sauvage) 1973 - Alain Goraguer
11 Don't go home - Blackburds (The)
12 Nues Dans L'Eau (BOF Sapho) 1970 - Georges Garva rentz
13 Black Angel - Jean Schulteis
14 Ca N'Arrive Qu'Aux Autres (Orchestre) - Michel Polnareff
15 Grand Theme Malko - Michel Magne
16 Rhythm America - Banzaii (Bernard Estardy)
17 Pulsion - Jacques Loussier
18 Take One (BOF Campus) 1969 - The Golden Plat
19 Manuela train - Pop Concerto Orchestra
20 Starship's (Générique Fabrice-Case Trésor) 1976 - Santa Fe
21 Get out of my life woman - Blackburds (The)
22 Pictures Of Oceania - Jean-Claude Petit Et Son Orchestre
23 Like Before - JC Pierric
24 Titre Bonus - Unknown Artist
25 I Got You Babe - Orchestre Eddie Vartan
26 Maraveda - PACHYDERM
27 Moving,Grooving - André Ceccarelli
28 Lady Bagheera - Pop Concerto Orchestra
29 Psychedelic [Instrumental] - The Blackburds
30 Duck Duck (Indicatif Hit-Parade Europe1) 1976 - The Crazy Dogs
"French Sauce: The Groovy Years" is a compilation album series featuring various French artists from the 1960's and 70's. The albums capture the essence of French groovy jazz and funk music from that era.
1 Irresistiblement - Raymond Lefevre et son grand orchestre
2 Ne Tirez Sur Le Bassiste - Paul Piot & Paul Guiot
3 Black Waders - Ben and The Platano Group
4 Royal Flush - Porte Pierre
5 Aria - Thierry Veneux
6 Sunder Fire - Janko Nilovic
7 Theme From Nights Of Sin - Juliette Leblanc
8 Blue Jeans Danse - Jean-Pierre Desvernois
9 Un Homme est Mort - Michel Legrand
10 Phasing - Roger Davy
11 Memphis - Michel Colombier
12 Un Bouquet De Cerises - Godchild
13 Sunny Rio - Pierre Devevey & Thierry Veneux
14 Marche Vers le Soleil - Pierre Duclos & Maurice Helisson
15 Drug West Mood - Jack Arel & Jean Petit
16 F.B. Aie - Vladimir Cosma & Michel Bernholc
17 Don't Be Cool - Jacky Giordano
18 Land of Marlene - Pierre Dutour
19 Strong Strings - Daniel Janin
20 L.S.D. Partie - Roland Vincent
21 Syncope And Riffs - Joss Baselli & Tony Rallo
22 Rio De Janeiro - Paul Piot
23 Strange Dream - Gary Bellington
24 B1 Le Grand Sorcier - Loulou Legrand Et Son Groupe
25 I Feel Warm - Jack Arel
26 Raggers - C. Vasori
27 Midnight Twist - Jean Couroyer
28 Fever Point - David Perian
29 Sun Adoration - The Yan Tregger Group
30 Galaxie Guitar - Robert Gretch
1 Le Sifflet du Baron - Le Baron (Bernard Estardy)
2 Peggy Britt's Party - Jean-Claude Petit et son Orchestre
3 Crazy Enterprise - Janko Nilovic
4 Tell it man tell it - JC Pierric
5 Full Speed - Claude Bolling
6 Les Indestructibles - Claude Vasori
7 Bossalimbo - Christian Sarrel
8 Low Tide - Pierre Daubresse & Ludovic Decosne
9 Baby Sitter - Frank Pourcel
10 J'ai Peur, Je T'aime - Paul Mauriat
11 Safari - Pierre Dutour Et Son Orchestre
12 The Birds - Charles Orieux Et Son Orchestre
13 Let Them Eat Cake - Jumping Jacques
14 Sexopolis - Jean-Pierre Mirouze
15 La Gigue Bleue - Jacky Giordano
16 Le Thème D'Olivier - Francis Lai
17 OK Chicago - Resonance
18 Xenos Cosmos - Janko Nilovic
19 Walk With Me - The Pierre Lavin Pop Band
20 Pebbles And Bubbles - Vladimir Cosma
21 An Oscar For Eddy - Big Jullien & His All Star
22 The Hitchhicker - Jacky Giordano
23 Zoizoi - France Gall
24 The Rhythm Woman - Claude Vasori
25 Chelsea Road - Kaufman & Jerome
26 No Tears - Mark Wirtz
27 Punta Rasa - Claude Brisset
28 Weazle - Pierre Arvay Orchestra
29 Little Carolina - Luc Pena
30 La Course D'Autos - Charles Dumont
1 Voyages - Michel Polnareff
2 Monsieur Dutour - Bernard Estardy
3 Dans C'cas La Oui - Godchild
4 Psychedelic Portrait - Jean-Claude Petit Et Son Orchestre
5 Saramina - Daniel Janin
6 Drugstore midnight - Les Pros
7 Offbeat Fugue - Jumping Jacques
8 Magazine - Pierre Dutour Et Son Orchestre
9 Requiem Pour Un Con - Serge Gainsbourg
10 Don't Speak of Love - Bitboul Costa Yared
11 Les Copains De La Basse - Guy Pedersen
12 Tatou Strip Tease - Vladimir Cosma
13 Pictures Of Saint Tropez - Jack Arel
14 Un Soir De Blanco - Claude Thomain
15 Gloaming - Ludovic Decosne & Pierre Daubresse
16 Magic Violin - Slim Pezin, Pierre-Alain Dahan
17 Watch out for the System - Gabriel Yared Orchestra
18 Etude in the Form of Rhythm N'Blues - Paul Mauriat
19 Manolita - Raymond Guiot
20 Pourquoi Pas! - Michel Colombier
21 Koun'Toupack - Godchild
22 Drug Song - Janko Nilovic
23 Jerky - Jean Claude Pierric
24 Ala Mia Thra - Bernard Estardy
25 Flower Dance - Michel Gonet
26 Cross Rolls - Janko Nilovic
27 Vision Pop - JJ Robert & JM Guise
28 Big Band Club - Paul Misraki
29 Southern pacific (Hully-Gully) - Jean-Paul Mengeon
30 Exciting Mrs Brown - Ouazana & Festi
"French Sauce: The Groovy Years" is a compilation album series featuring various French artists from the 1960's and 70's. The albums capture the essence of French groovy jazz and funk music from that era.
1. Francis Lai - Marseillaise Générique
2. Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour - No Man's Land
3. Vladimir Cosma - Le Commissaire Et La Putain
4. Jim Wild Carson - Agua Brava
5. Eddie Warner - Detective Theme
6. Les Masques & Trio Camara - Il Faut Tenir
7. Jean Claude Petit - Skyway
8. Gary Bellington - High Fly
9. Paul Guiot - Amour, Vacances et Baroque
10. Vladimir Cosma - Le téléphone Rose
11. Claude Vasori - Accroche-Toi, Caroline!
12. Mat Camison - Ave Shuffle
13. Bitboul Costa Yared - Got Me
14. Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour - Tracking
15. Jim Wild Carson - Big Fat Man
16. 3 Filles en Stereo Sisters of Charm - Sweet Trip
17. Franck Pourcel - St Nicolas
18. Guy Boyer - Bongos and Sounds
19. Les Yper-Sound/Pierre Henry - Psyché Rock
20. Caravelli - L'étrange Dr. Personne
21. Roger Bourdin - Son
22. Armand Migiani Renaldo Cerri - Des Gens D'Ailleurs
23. Garry Bellington - Merry Go Sound
24. Les Yper-Sound - Jéricho Jerk
25. Vladimir Cosma - Sam & Sally Theme
26. Bernard Estardy, Claude Francois, Georges Chatelain - Pelican Dance
27. Michel Colombier - Lobelia
28. Jean Vallée & Yvon Ouazana - Bossa D'April
29. Paul Piot & Paul Guiot - Poivre, Piments et Pin-Up
30. Christian Chevalier - Esope
2 Mais Non Mais Non! Orchestre - Daniel Janin
3 Vertigo Leitmotiv - Bernard Estardy
4 Casanova (Indicatif Mélodie Parade Europe1) - Jim Wild Carson
5 Saint Tropez 1967 - Francis Lai
6 Business Is Business - Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour
7 Primitive Spirit - Raymond Guiot
8 Suite Numero 12 - Michel Colombier
9 Extra Drums - Eddie Warner
10 Sam & Sally [Excalibur] - Vladimir Cosma
11 Cap Horn - José Pharos
12 Road Number 9 - Bernard Estardy
13 My Dream Girl - Pierre Duclos & Thierry Veneux
14 Tempo En Marche - Caravelli
15 Le Francophonissime - Saint-Preux
16 Le Téléphone Rose - Vladimir Cosma
17 Super Schuss - Les New Players
18 Musique Suspense - Pop Stars
19 L'étrange voyage de Mr. Brendwood - Michel Colombier
20 Le Responcable - Jacques Dutronc
21 Soul City - Part I - Jacques Morali
22 Soul City - Part 2 - Jacques Morali
23 UshuaÏa Theme - Serge Perathoner
24 Chinese Kung Fu - Bernard Estardy
25 Aux Jeunes Loups - Orchestre Paul Piot
26 The Girl Of The Sun - Jack Arel
27 Blue square - Pop Concerto Orchestra
28 Loto Theme 1985 - Paul Piot
29 Kitt - Gerard Levecque
1 Pop Ouverture - Porte Pierre
2 En Melody - Serge Gainsbourg
3 Le Train Fou - Jacques Denjean
4 Ici Et La - Daniel Janin
5 Jazz a Go Go - France Gall
6 Marins, Amis, Amant Ou Maris - Michel Legrand
7 Tom - François de Roubaix
8 Happy Street - Teddy Lasry
9 Minor Pop - Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour
10 Dancing Penguins - Bernard Lubat
11 Top Rally - Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour
12 Come (ex-Titus) - Eddie Warner
13 Liberalia - Vincent Geminiani
14 Shopping - Philippe Sarde
15 His Eminence - Gerard Levecque
16 A Starlett For You - Andre Lutterau
17 Sundown - Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour
18 Beach Buggy - Pierre Duchamp
19 Chorus For Leslie - Janko Nilovic
20 20th Century Pageant - Jean Bouchety
21 La Girafe En Ballon - Jean Claude Vannier
22 Un Peu Comme Toi - Joe Dassin
23 Remember Billy - Richard Demaria
24 Cynthia - Kaufman & Jerome
25 Siam show - Migiani Orchestra
26 Soft Winds - Pierre Dutour
27 Syncopes Around - Pierre Petit
28 Don't Be Cool - Jacky Giordano
29 Western Patrol - Eddie Warner
30 Vision Pop - JJ Robert & JM Guise
1 Edith Piaf– La Vie en Rose 3:12
2 Charles Trenet– Boum! 2:37
3 Yves Montand– Clopin-clopant 3:17
4 Josephine Baker– Si J'Étais Blanche 2:47
5 Jean Sablon– Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie 2:40
6 Maurice Chevalier– Toi et Moi 2:59
7 Django Reinhardt & His American Swing Band– Ultrafox 3:23
8 Edith Piaf– Monsieur Lenoble 3:30
9 Tino Rossi– J'Attendrai 2:58
10 Jean Sablon– La Dernière Bergère 3:06
11 Georges Ulmer– Pigalle 3:01
12 Yves Montand– Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) 3:24
13 Josephine Baker– J'Ai Deux Amours 3:16
14 Charles Trenet– Le Retour des Saisons 3:13
15 Edith Piaf– Les Amants de Paris 3:15
16 Jean Sablon– Un Baiser 3:22
17 Maurice Chevalier– Bouquet de Paris 3:06
18 Tino Rossi– Poème (In Your Eyes) 3:09
19 Charles Trenet– Vous Êtes Jolie 2:20
20 Lucienne Boyer– Parlez-Moi d'Amour 3:02
21 Django Reinhardt– My Sweet 2:58
22 Charles Trenet– La Mer 3:23
23 Yves Montand– C'est Si Bon 2:36
24 Edith Piaf– C'est Merveilleux 3:08
25 Jean Sablon– Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous (Life Is a Song) 3:08
Fréhel (born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.
Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid side of Paris. In her teens, she got a break when she met one of the female music-hall performers who heard her sing and introduced her to show business promoters.
She began performing under the stage name Pervenche, and soon met and married Robert Hollard, a performer who used the nom de guerre "Roberty". Alcohol entered her life at an early age and her drinking became a problem for her husband. Their marriage did not last long and her husband left her for another Parisian singer, Damia. Fréhel then began a relationship with Maurice Chevalier but that too did not last long and after he left her for the much older megastar Mistinguett. At 19 years old, she attempted suicide.
Following her suicide attempt, in 1911 she tried to escape her pain and travelled to Bucharest, Turkey and then to Russia where she remained for more than ten years. She suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction, and returned to Paris in 1923. She then signaled a new beginning by switching to the stage name "Fréhel", taking the name from Cap Fréhel in Brittany where her parents had been born. Singing as Fréhel, at the Paris Olympia in 1924 she gave a powerful performance and was soon headlining at the most popular venues in the country. As part of what is now referred to as the bal musette, Fréhel often sang accompanied by bagpipes and/or an accordion player.
In the 1930's, she appeared in several motion pictures, almost always portraying a singer in a minor or supporting role. The most notable films in which she performed were 1931's Cœur de Lilas, based on the Tristan Bernard play, and Pépé le Moko that starred Jean Gabin. While her alcohol abuse continued, she nevertheless was a major show business force of 1930s France. Of all her songs, her 1939 La Java Bleue, with music by Vincent Scotto, proved her most popular.
Despite being one of Europe's most sought-after performers, her addictions led her to drop out of public view for years. She died in 1951, alone in a hotel in Pigalle. She was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin, near Paris.
Her 1934 recording Si tu n'étais pas là was featured in the 2001 soundtrack of the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie).
She is portrayed by Yolande Moreau in the Gainsbourg bio pic Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life - in which she encounters the young Serge Gainsbourg and accompanies him in a song.
1-1 Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh– Un Homme Et Une Femme
1-2 Charles Aznavour– She
1-3 Sacha Distel– This Guys In Love With You
1-4 Michel Legrand– I Love Paris
1-5 The Manhattan Transfer– Chanson D'Amour
1-6 Michel McLean– Michelle
1-7 Francis Lai– Theme From Love Story
1-8 Brigitte Bardot– La Madrague
1-9 Joe Dassin– L'Èté Indien
1-10 Henri Salvador– Syracuse
1-11 Alain Souchon– Le Baiser
1-12 Liane Foly– Après Toi
1-13 Renaud– Mistral Gagnat
1-14 Larusso– Il Suffira
1-15 Charles Aznavour– Yesterday When I Was Young
1-16 Natalie Cohen– La Boheme
1-17 Gilbert Bécaud– Et Maintenant
1-18 Luc Montrose– Love Is Blue
1-19 Les Halles – C'est Si Bon
1-20 Guillaume Et Nathalie– Je T'Aime.... Moi Non Plus
2-1 Claudine Longet– A Man And A Woman
2-2 Unknown Artist– Theme From Emmanuelle
2-3 Francis Lai– Bilitis
2-4 Françoise Hardy– Claire Obscur
2-5 Alain Souchon– Ultra Moderne Solitude
2-6 Sacha Distel– The Good Life (La Belle Vie)
2-7 Eric Serra– The Big Blue Overture
2-8 Frida Boccara– Cent Mille Chansons
2-9 Jean-Claude Petit– Theme From Jean De Florette
2-10 Frederic Lombert– Gigi
2-11 Les Compagnons De La Chanson– The Song From Moulin Rouge
2-12 Edith Piaf– No Regrets
2-13 Charles Trenet– La Mer
2-14 SBP (South Bound Players)– Petite Fleur
2-15 Edith Piaf– La Vie En Rose
2-16 Cafe Accordien Du Paris– Pigalle
2-17 Cafe Accordien Du Paris– Milord
2-18 La Seine– Under The Bridges Of Paris
2-19 L'Accordeoniste– C'est Magnifique
2-20 Jean-Claude Pascal– Revoir Paris
2-21 Pierre de Latour– My Cherie Amour
2-22 Claude François– Comme D'Habitude
2-23 Charles Aznavour– Tous Les Visage De L'Amour
1 Ballade De Mr. Browning
2 Partance
3 Le Grand Voyage Du Pauvre Negre
4 On Danse Sur Ma Chanson
5 Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin
6 Elle Frequentait La Rue Pigalle
7 Embrasse Moi
8 Escale
9 Le Brun Et Le Blond
10 Un Monsieur Me Suit Dans La Rue
11 Le Chasseur De L'Hotel
12 Regarde-mois Toujours Comme Ca
13 Je M'en Fous Pas Mal
14 Le Petit Homme
15 Un Refrain Courait Dans La Rue
16 Celine
17 Dans Les Prisons De Nates
18 Le Chante Du Pirate
19 C'est Pour Ca
20 Adieu, Mon Coeur
21 Fais-moi Valser
22 Mon Coeur Est Au Coin D'une Rue
23 Un Coin Tout Blue
Juliette Gréco (7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career came to an end in 2015 when she began her last worldwide tour titled "Merci".
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Si Tu T'imagines
La Fourmi
Rue Des Blancs Manteaux
Les Feuilles Mortes
Je Hais Les Dimanches
Embrasse-moi
Je Suis Comme Je Suis
Les Enfants Qui S'aiment
Il Y Avait
A La Belle Étoile
1 Juliette Gréco– La Valse Brune 2:47
2 Asier Etxeandia– J'attendrai 2:57
3 Madeleine Peyroux– La Javanaise 4:09
4 Patrick Nugier– Jardin d'Hiver 2:47
5 Martijn Luttmer– Les Parapluies De Cherbourg 3:25
6 Daniel Roure– Les Baleines Bleues 3:15
7 Norbert Slama Trio– Nany 2:28
8 Francesca Blanchard– Sous Le Ciel De Paris 3:11
9 Raphaël Bas– Confessin' 2:39
10 Art Mengo & Lara Guirao– Je Me Fais Des Idées 2:15
11 Jean-Claude Laudat– Cloviswing 3:18
12 Philippe Gautier – Ménilmontant 2:31
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent and civil rights activist. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.
During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her performance in the revue Un vent de folie in 1927 caused a sensation in the city. Her costume, consisting of only a short skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace, became an iconic image and a symbol both of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties.
Baker was celebrated by artists and intellectuals of the era, who variously dubbed her the "Black Venus", the "Black Pearl", the "Bronze Venus", and the "Creole Goddess". Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she renounced her U.S. citizenship and became a French national after her marriage to French industrialist Jean Lion in 1937. She raised her children in France.
She aided the French Resistance during World War II. After the war, she was awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French military, and was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by General Charles de Gaulle. Baker sang: "I have two loves, my country and Paris."
Baker refused to perform for segregated audiences in the United States and is noted for her contributions to the civil rights movement. In 1968, she was offered unofficial leadership in the movement in the United States by Coretta Scott King, following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. After thinking it over, Baker declined the offer out of concern for the welfare of her children.
On 30 November 2021, she entered the Panthéon in Paris, the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France.
This compilation is from recordings she made from 1930-1937 where she is accompanied by various artists including the Orchestra Melodic Jazz of the Casino De Paris, Adrien Lamy, Pills and Tabet, The Comedian Harmonists, Lecuona Cuban Boys and the Wal-Berg Orchestra.
Tracklist
1 J'Ai Deux Amours 3:09
2 La Petite Tonkinoise 2:37
3 Voulez-Vous De La Canne A Sucre 2:55
4 Dis-Moi Josephine 3:06
5 Ram-Pam-Pam 2:38
6 Si J'Etais Blanche 2:39
7 Madiana 2:58
8 Les Mots D'Amour 2:51
9 C'est Lui 2:59
10 Haiti 3:14
11 Sous Le Ciel D'Afrique 3:17
12 Espabilate 2:47
13 Partir Sur Un Bateau Blanc 3:03
14 Nuit D'Alger 2:50
15 Doudou 3:09
16 Nuits De Miami 2:51
17 Mayari 3:15
18 La Conga Blicoti 2:24
19 Vous Faites Partie De Moi 3:04
20 C'est Si Facile De Vous Aimer 2:58
21 C'est Un Nid Charmant 3:07
22 Comme Une Banque 3:08
23 J'ai Un Message Pour Toi 3:05
24 Bonsoir My Love 2:51
This 40 track collection of French chansonniers will take you back to the heady days of the early to mid 20th Century when the cafes of Paris were alive with singing and dancing and the celebrated Rive Gauche was the place to be.
The selection of singers and their trademark songs featuring Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, will explain why French popular music of the period continues to exert an enduring appeal.
Tracklist
1-1 Charles Aznavour– Mon Amour
1-2 Jacques Brel– Au Printemps
1-3 Edith Piaf– Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
1-4 Charles Trenet– Boum!
1-5 Serge Gainsbourg– L'amour A La Papa
1-6 Annie Cordy– Cigarettes, Whisky Et P'tites Pepees
1-7 Juliette Gréco– Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
1-8 Maurice Chevalier– La Choupetta
1-9 Edith Piaf– Padam Padam
1-10 Tino Rossi– Écris-Moi
1-11 Josephine Baker– Ram-Pam-Pam
1-12 Charles Aznavour– Viens
1-13 Jacques Brel– Les Flamandes
1-14 Jean Sablon– Prenez Garde Au Méchant Loup!
1-15 Dario Moreno– Pour Toi (Feelings)
1-16 Colette Renard– Mon Homme
1-17 André Claveau– Domino
1-18 Eddie* & Tanya Constantine*– L'homme Et L'enfant
1-19 Claude Nougaro– Maman Me L'a Dit
1-20 Jean Gabin– Quand On S'promene Au Bord De L'eau
2-1 Serge Gainsbourg– Adieu Creature
2-2 Charles Aznavour– Apres L'amour
2-3 Annie Cordy– Moi J'aime Les Hommes
2-4 Tino Rossi– J'Attendrai
2-5 Edith Piaf– La Vie En Rose
2-6 Jacques Brel– Il Y A
2-7 Eddie Constantine– Ah! Les Femmes
2-8 Claude Nougaro– Marguerite
2-9 Juliette Gréco– Sous Le Ciel De Paris
2-10 Charles Trenet– Fleur Bleue
2-11 Edith Piaf– L'accordéoniste
2-12 Jacques Brel– La Valse A Mille Temps
2-13 Jean Sablon– Paris, Tu N'As Pas Changé
2-14 Josephine Baker– De Temps En Temps
2-15 Maurice Chevalier– Place Pigalle
2-16 Jean Gabin– Chanson Des Mariniers
2-17 Eddie Constantine– La Fille Des Bois
2-18 Dario Moreno– Viens
2-19 Colette Renard– Avec Les Anges
2-20 André Claveau– Bals De France
