Manouche

If the Parisian aesthetic is about anything, it is about joy, elegantly packaged. This disc of swing tunes embodies that, being unfailingly exuberant but never uncontrolled. This is hot and sexy gypsy jazz pulled together by the extraordinary musicianship of Angelo Debarre and Ludovic Beier. The clear twang of the guitar scales the melodies up and down like a monkey, and the accordion thrums its way around the story and back again. The solos in "Le danseur de Charleston" pull you deep inside, waiting to see what on earth they might pull out next. But for those moments of strolling down the boulevards, there is also the relaxed sway of "Sous le Soleil de Paris," where the quick pattering of the guitar bounces like raindrops off the pavement…

Swing de Paris besteht aus der in Buenos Aires wohnhaften Geigerin Sophie Lüssi, den zwei Luzerner Musikern Felix Brühwiler (Gitarre) und Claudio Strebel (Kontrabass) und dem in Zürich ansässigen Glarner David Beglinger (Gesang und Schlagzeug). Die Band orientiert sich am Jazz Manouche – oftmals auch Gypsy Swing oder Zigeunerjazz genannt - des legendären Hot Club de France. Daher rührt auch der Name Swing de Paris. Die wichtigsten Vertreter dieser Szene waren der 1953 verstorbene Ausnahmegitarrist Django Reinhardt zusammen mit Geiger Stéphane Grappelli. Zwischen 1930 und 1950 stand auch der amerikanische Swing in seiner Hochblüte. Dessen Einflüsse sind auf Swing de Paris s unverkennbar. Nebst instrumentalen Stücken bereichert Schlagzeuger…

Mike Goudreau presents his 19th album : “Alternate Takes - Vol 1”. A collection of unreleased and reworked tracks that were recorded and produced in various studios between 2000 and 2017. Most of these songs were produced mainly for licensing on network TV and film projects for the many TV/Film contacts Mike has made in the USA since 2007 that have earned him hundreds of placements on TV shows such as : CSI Los Angeles, Bloodline, Life In Pieces, Gotham and the feature film Passengers, most recently just to name a few. This recording features a wide variety of Blues stylings: Blues Rock, Country Blues, Swing , Funk, Jazz, Chicago Blues, Boogie Woogie, Reggae and even a Manouche Swing inspired song ! Accompanied by a great lineup of musicians and long time collaborators help make this album a great showcase of the many eclectic musical genres and influences of Goudreau in numerous variations of the Blue note!

On Roots, the Rosenberg Trio join up with fellow Dutchman, clarinettist Bernard Berkhout, for a seriously swinging set of jazz standards, Django Reinhardt compositions, Stochelo Rosenberg originals and even Grieg’s Danse Norvégienne. Even though Stochelo, the lead guitarist, came to his instrument late by Gypsy standards (aged 10), he soon became one of this era’s great Manouche guitarists. The two brothers and a cousin of the group have been playing together since then, sounding like one big instrument, first only in churches and at Gypsy camps, then to the greater world. With the addition of Berkhout’s clarinet, this makes this, their 13th album, stand out amongst the plethora of Gypsy Jazz releases.

French chanson trio, singing the songs of 1930s and 40s Paris in their original language, and playing in the style of Django Reinhardt and jazz manouche. Music from the greats - Piaf, Gainbourg, Ulmer, Montand and Trenet, and fiery gypsy melodies. La Mauvaise Réputation - based in Melbourne, Australia - are the premier exponents of Hot Swing and Chanson in the region. They perform the songs of Piaf, Ulmer, Gainsbourg and the like, in the style of legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, and all sung in their original French…