Gaetan Roussel le Tour du Monde

Night is falling. In this twilight of the reign of Louis XIV and at the end of his Grand Coucher, the king is at last free from protocol. He then orders the musicians of the Kings Chamber, to come to him; they are the most excellent in the kingdom. These Petits Concerts which were held in the evening before His Majesty enabled the king to hear his preferred repertoire from all that he had loved and even danced to. Here is the Sleep scene from Lullys Atys, the Sombres Deserts by Lambert, the Mutine by Visee, the Grande Piece Royale by Lalande, A Gigue by Marais, La Plainte by La Barre Thibaut Roussel has gathered around him the finest interpreters of the French baroque repertoire, to give us, as if in a walking dream, the intimate music of this Coucher du Roi. Let the night last, sings Le Camus, right up until Couperins Land of Dodo.

John Coltrane - European Tour 1961 (2017) {7CD Box Set, Le Chant Du Monde 5742745.51} (featuring Eric Dolphy)
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Jazz / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Saxophone

To mark the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s passing on 17 July 1967, a box set of the 1961 European Tour by French label Le Chant du Mont has been released. This is the first time the material has been available, other than as a bootleg copy, and serves as a historical record even if the audio quality is not perfect.

Denis Colin - Subject To Live (2011) {Le Chant Du Monde 274 2023}
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Bass Clarinet

With his new Société des Arpenteurs (Surveyors' Club), Denis Colin seems to be at ease just as much in the groovy titles as on more sombre, often haunting pieces. The group has just been on tour where they played with guest artists Jacques Schwarz-Bart and Philippe Sellam, amongst others. Denis Colin has also brought other serious artists into this new group, including Benjamin Moussay on Fender Rhodes, Julien Ormé, a terrific brass section… The Société taps into the groove of great black music to offer compositions that blow across the French jazz scene like a diabolically stirring wind. A unifying project and a superb album that retraces the best moments recorded live during the tour.

Denis Colin - Subject To Change (2009) {Le Chant Du Monde 274 1735}
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Bass Clarinet

"What counts in France for success is no longer being 'well born'; to be successful is to work hard and to have demonstrated, through your studies, through your work, your worth ". And since Mr. S. does not extend this principle to himself, it is up to jazzmen to apply it. Because the Society of Surveyors with which clarinetist Denis Colin surrounds himself on this well-sounded "Subject to Change" (Le Chant du Monde / Harmonia Mundi) does not suffer from any piston - except those of Antoine's trumpet. Berjeaut.

Frédéric Monino est un bassiste français de jazz. Depuis sa participation à l’Orchestre National de Jazz de Laurent Cugny en 1993, Frédéric Monino est actif sur la scène française et européenne, parcourant le circuit des salles et festivals. Il multiplie les collaborations artistiques comme accompagnateur, des musiques méditerranéennes à la musique brésilienne, du jazz à la musique contemporaine, des musiques traditionnelles à la chanson française, des musiques improvisées au flamenco. Il a participé avec de nombreux musiciens comme Jean-Marc Padovani, Emmanuel Bex, Stefano Di Battista, François Jeanneau, François Corneloup, Bobby Rangell, Jorge Pardo, Sylvain Luc, Frédéric Favarel, Lucky Peterson, Antoine Hervé, Philippe Deschepper, Louis Winsberg, Nelson Veras, Claude Barthélemy….

Steeve Laffont - New Quintet (2012) {Le Chant Du Monde ‎2742018}
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Jazz / Swing / Jazz Manouche / Gypsy Jazz / Guitar

Yes, Steeve Laffont is a Manouche, and yes again, he plays in Django style as only a handful of guitarists can. But his artistic ambitions are not limited to working in the wake of Django and his singular approach to jazz. Laffont has equal talent playing guitar in many other styles and he approaches all of them with the same fervor and the same spontaneity. In his playing you can hear the same supple feline grace as Grant Green, the same controlled fieriness as Wes Montgomery, the same sophisticated elegance as Joe Pass, the same sense of melody as Charlie Byrd and the same rolling groove as George Benson. New Quintet's twelve brilliant tracks amply display the many colors and strengths of Laffont's artistry.

There have been numerous recordings made of this work, but THIS one stands out over the others. I previously enjoyed Robert Shaw's recording, but after hearing this, there was no longer a need to even open the Shaw CD's case. The intonation and vocal blend in this ensemble are seemless and perfect. The soloists are beautiful and yet still part of the ensemble. Russian Orthodox music, after all, has a purpose: to be used in a service. Services are not known for operatic soloists (e.g. Shaw and Robev), no matter how talented the soloist might be. S

Muse to the Parisian literary scene of the '50s, godmother of songwriter-led '60s French pop, and a self-reinventing torch singer from the '70s until now, Juliette Gréco is one of the great French recording artists of the 20th century. Born in Montpellier in 1929, Gréco was classically trained at the Paris Opera as a youngster. Forced to flee Paris at the outbreak of the Second World War, and practically orphaned when her mother was jailed for her resistance to the Nazis in 1943, Gréco then sought refuge with her former French teacher in the St. Germain des Prés quarter of Paris.

Clara Ponty is one of those rare artists whose enticing voice and virtuoso level playing fuses her classical heritage with jazz and pop rhythms into a seamless stream of captivating sounds. Guest artists including Nigel Kennedy, Vincent Segal, Damien Smitt and her father Jean-Luc Ponty add their talents to this album. Clara Ponty s songs cover a wide range of subjects including her own spiritual path, her view on our modern life, and personal life experiences.

A Noel is a French Christmas carol, and the ones here are sung by Les Pages du CMBV (Centre Musique Baroque de Versailles), a children's choir. Their voices do not soar, but they are not the stars of the show. Instead, the album is part of a series called L'age d'or de l'orgue français, and the main attraction is organist Gaétan Jarry, and even more so, the 1710 organ at the Versailles chapel. It's a marvelous instrument, clear in all registers, lively, and bracing. The composer-organists here are largely unknown today, at least outside France, but hearing these works, the listener may understand why crowd control police had to show up for performance by the likes of Claude Balbastre (1724-1799). Jarry performs the Noels with the choir singing verses in alternation with the organ.