Rough Guide To Paris
Various Artists
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2007-11-13
Reviewed 2007-11-13
It’s a Rough Guide. It’s Paris. Need I say more? Runs the gamut from chanson to gypsy jazz to contemporary French pop. From up-and comers to icons such as Django Reinhardt. One star each track.
1. Slow modern pop w/moody fem vocals. Lush, lyrical & dark.
2. Fun & light upbeat pop w/fem vocals & swinging melody.
3. Quirky mid/down modern chanson w/world-weary male vox.
4. Breathy fem vox mostly midtempo indie-rock-ish.
5. Modern, midtempo gypsy jazz instrumental. So smooth!
6. Gritty Arabic/flamenco-influenced kinda bluesy, midtempo.
7. Sweet & lightly swinging modern jazz musette. Accordion/band.
8. So cool retro-gypsy swing. Delicious accordion. Wonderful!
9. Upbeat French jazz from the 40s, swinging & warm.
10. Starts w/upbeat flourish, slows & picks up. Yiddishy rock musette
11. Modern gypsy swing for guitar & accordion. Fresh & lively.
12. Delicous male vox & solid straight-up jazz. Midtempo & cool
13. Chinese-influenced bal musette waltz. Cool vibes.
14. Upbeat musette mazurka w/a carousel sound.
15. Midtempo almost organ-grinder sound. Quirky & so good.
16. Mid/upbeat folk dance w/accordion & Django on guitar.
17. Radio introduction of Django playing w/swinging big band.
18. Down & dirty blues jazz w/great/ Tight, classic, powerful.
1. Slow modern pop w/moody fem vocals. Lush, lyrical & dark.
2. Fun & light upbeat pop w/fem vocals & swinging melody.
3. Quirky mid/down modern chanson w/world-weary male vox.
4. Breathy fem vox mostly midtempo indie-rock-ish.
5. Modern, midtempo gypsy jazz instrumental. So smooth!
6. Gritty Arabic/flamenco-influenced kinda bluesy, midtempo.
7. Sweet & lightly swinging modern jazz musette. Accordion/band.
8. So cool retro-gypsy swing. Delicious accordion. Wonderful!
9. Upbeat French jazz from the 40s, swinging & warm.
10. Starts w/upbeat flourish, slows & picks up. Yiddishy rock musette
11. Modern gypsy swing for guitar & accordion. Fresh & lively.
12. Delicous male vox & solid straight-up jazz. Midtempo & cool
13. Chinese-influenced bal musette waltz. Cool vibes.
14. Upbeat musette mazurka w/a carousel sound.
15. Midtempo almost organ-grinder sound. Quirky & so good.
16. Mid/upbeat folk dance w/accordion & Django on guitar.
17. Radio introduction of Django playing w/swinging big band.
18. Down & dirty blues jazz w/great/ Tight, classic, powerful.
Recent airplay
Valse Chinoise
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 12, 2010
Le Petit Succes
Belleville
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 05, 2009
Les Yeux Noirs
Music Casserole — Apr 25, 2009
Elle Est Partie
Music Casserole — Mar 28, 2009
Bechet's Creole Blues
The Rent Party — Feb 08, 2008
Charting
2007-12-02 — 2008-02-03
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 3 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | 3 |
| Dec 9 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | L'autre Bout Du Monde | ||
| 2. | Le Petit Succes | ||
| 3. | Plat A Gratin | ||
| 4. | Quand Je Suis Ivre | ||
| 5. | Place Du Tertre | ||
| 6. | Elle Est Partie | ||
| 7. | Waltz For Nicky | ||
| 8. | Les Yeux Noirs | ||
| 9. | Cafe Au Lait | ||
| 10. | Ma Mere Traine Au Cafe | ||
| 11. | Swing Suspens | ||
| 12. | A St Germain Des Pres | ||
| 13. | Valse Chinoise | ||
| 14. | Bis'ness | ||
| 15. | Les Costauds De La Lune | ||
| 16. | Brise Napolitaine | ||
| 17. | Belleville | ||
| 18. | Bechet's Creole Blues |