Paris Musette, Vol. 3: Vent d'Automne

by Paris Musette

Overview

The Paris Musette series which begun in 1990 continues with this third volume subtitled "Autumn Wind." The original concept of the series was like that of Buena Vista Social Club: to take the great old music and reinvent it with a few extra instruments and new arrangements. In this volume, the concept has been expanded to include new compositions alongside the old. The theme of the album is a mixture: it was originally intended to consist of early musette and music written to resemble musette from the 19th century when the small bagpipe known as the cabrette was used instead of the accordion, as well as musette from the "coal-cafes" where jazz influences from 1920s America started to be heard. However, the untimely deaths of three of the veteran musicians led the producers to discontinue the series, and so several pieces of exotic music from what would have been volume four are also included. The third volume is interesting to the student of musical history, but it mostly lacks the immediate appeal of the original album. Some tracks are engaging in their own way, however. The neo-musette piece for solo accordion, "Roger Venitien," is jazzy and inventive. "Les Nocturnes" is an epic just over four minutes long, going from thunderstorm to music box to 1920s nightclub jazz, complete with chanteuse; it's a potent fantasy. "Titine" is a javanaise; its limber accordion and lumbering bassline are seductive indeed. The "world music" influences on what started as French peasant music are really quite astounding. This disc is recommended for those who want to investigate the cross-cultural connection and for those intrigued by the unexplored possibilities of this most charming of musical forms. ~ Kurt Keefner

Product Details

Release Date:	04/04/2003
Label:	La Lichere
UPC:	3448960621724
Rank:	248037

Tracks

1. Paris Musette  - Jo Privat  - Didier Roussin
2. Indifference  - Joseph Colombo  - Tony Murena
3. Modulante  - Andre Astier  - Joe Rossi
4. Les Nocturnes
5. Avec Entrain  - Max Francy
6. La Valse des Barreaux Verts  - Michel Esbelin
7. Brise Napolitaine  - Jean Peyronnin
8. Vent D'Automne
9. Vent D'automne/Reproche/Bourrasque
10. La Vicieuse  - Didier Roussin
11. Miliana  - Medard Ferrero
12. Roger Le Venitien  - Francois Parisi
13. La Ritale  - Jean Corti  - Jo Privat
14. Rue De La Chine  - Marcel Azzola  - Rene Duprat
15. Titine  - Serge Desaunay
16. Alhambra

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paris Musette   Primary Artist
Alain Musicchini   Accordion
Philippe Jacquet   Sifflet
Alain Bouchaux   Jase,Drums
Joe Rossi   Accordion
Jo Privat   Accordion
Emmanuel Bex   Accordion,Music Box,Organ (Hammond)
Mairtin O'Connor   Accordion (Diatonic)
Didier Roussin   Banjo,Guitar
Michel Esbelin   Grelots,Cabrette
Armand Lassagne   Accordion
Marcel Azzola   Accordion
Jean-Philippe Viret   Contrabass
Jacques Quezin   Violin
Valerie Guerouet   Accordion
Yves Torchinsky   Contrabass
Daniel Colin   Accordion
Daniel Denecheau   Accordion (Diatonic)
Jacques Mahieux   Jase,Drums
Yves Rousseau   Contrabass
Eric Bouvelle   Accordion
Didi Duprat   Banjo,Guitar
Serge Desaunay   Accordion (Diatonic)
Jean Corti   Accordion
Pierre "TI' Boum" Guignon   Jase,Drums
Francois Parisi   Accordion
Jean Pierre Chaty   Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Bobby Santiago   Jase,Drums

Technical Credits

Gaston Gabaroche   Composer
Joe Rossi   Composer
Tony Murena   Composer
Jo Privat   Composer
Emmanuel Bex   Arranger
Didier Roussin   Composer,Artistic Consultation
Joseph Colombo   Composer
Michel Esbelin   Composer
Yannick Cayuela   Mixing Assistant
Alain Cluzeau   Mixing,Engineer
Marcel Azzola   Composer
Emile Carrara   Composer
Emile Vacher   Composer
Medard Ferrero   Composer
Patrick Tandin   Producer
Andre Astier   Composer
Eric Bouvelle   Composer
Max Francy   Composer
Jean Peyronnin   Composer
Serge Desaunay   Composer
Franck Bergerot   Photography,Executive Producer
Jean Corti   Composer
Francois Parisi   Composer
Rene Duprat   Composer