The Concerts in China is a live album by Jean Michel Jarre, recorded in 1981 and released in 1982 on Disques Dreyfus. It was recorded during Jarre's Concerts in China tour of Autumn 1981, which consisted of five Beijing and Shanghai concerts in China; this was the first time a Western pop artist performed in China after the Cultural Revolution. The album is a balance of previously released tracks by Jarre, new compositions inspired by Chinese culture, and one rearranged traditional Chinese track ("Fishing Junks at Sunset"). The album consists mainly of live material, plus ambient sound recordings and one new studio track "Souvenir of China". Other new compositions recorded live include "Night in Shanghai", "Laser Harp", "Arpegiator" and "Orient Express". "Fishing Junks at Sunset" is a new arrangement of a very old traditional Chinese song known as the "Fisherman's Chant at Dusk", which was performed and recorded with The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra and is often wrongly attributed as being composed by Jean Michel Jarre, misled by the album inlay.
Collects the albums "Oxygene", "Oxygene 7-13" and new bonus CD "Re-Oxygene" with remixes from Oxygene 7-13, some of which appear for the first time on CD. The three CDs are shipped in standard jewel cases, gathered together in a sturdy black/red cardboard box. This release is not to be confused with the previous Complete Oxygene 2-CD box set from 1997. Re-Oxygene has a warning on the back: "Ce CD neu peut-être vendu séparément du coffret / This CD cannot be sold separately from the box set.
It is the historic tandem Manu Katché/Jean-Yves D'Angelo that English and American big names join for this new event album by Michel Jonasz. A breath of fresh air as well as a return to basics where the artist invites us to sing the blues with high-flying pieces. All roads lead to the blues, and those of Jonasz will find residence across France for an electrifying tour!