Raquel Bitton - Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf (1999) Mp3

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Artist: Raquel Bitton
Title Of Album: Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: OmTown
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Chanson
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:51:17
Total Size: 129 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. J'M'en Fous Pas Mal (Michel Emer) 3:17
02. Hymne a l'Amour (Édith Piaf) 3:16
03. Les Amants d'Un Jour (Claude Delecluse / Marguerite Monnot / Michelle Senlis) 3:14
04. C'est l'Amour (Marguerite Monnot / Édith Piaf) 2:45
05. Le Chemin des Forains (Jean Dréjac / Henri Sauguet) 3:28
06. Les Amants de Teruel (Jacques Plante / Mikis Theodorakis) 3:21
07. Cri du Coeur (Henri Crolla / Jacques Prévert) 2:50
08. Mon Legionnaire (Raymond Asso / Marguerite Monnot) 4:38
09. Pleure Pas (Don't Cry) (Aimé Barelli / Henri Contet) 3:03
10. Enfin le Printemps (Marguerite Monnot / René Rouzaud) 2:18
11. T'Es Beau Tu Sais (Henri Contet) 3:57
12. La Foule (Que Nadie Sepa Mi Suffrir) (Angel Cabral / Michel Rivgauche) 3:09
13. Mon Dieu (Charles Dumont / Michel Vaucaire) 3:26
14. La Vie en Rose (Marcel Louiguy / Édith Piaf) 3:46
15. Les Neiges de Finlande (Henri Contet / Marguerite Monnot) 2:08
16. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (Charles Dumont / Michel Vaucaire) 2:31

Personnel:
Raquel Bitton - Vocal
Greg Barnett - Guitar (Acoustic)
AJeremy Cohen - Violin
Larry Dunlap - Piano
Jon Eriksen - Harmonica, Vibraphone
John Gove - Trombone
Eric Hansen - Violin
Joseph Hébert - Cello
Joseph Hérbert - Cello
Bob Holloway - Arranger, Orchestration, Producer
James Hurley - Viola
Harold Jones - Drums
Tony Kaye - Guitar (Acoustic)
Charlie Keagle - Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto)
Bill Keck - Conductor
Bill Klingelhoffer - French Horn
Ray Loeckle - Sax (Baritone)
Melecio Magdaluyo - Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
James Shallenberger - Violin
Mario Suraci - Bass
Rick Vandivier - Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin
John L. Worley, Jr. - Trumpet
Jim Zimmerman - Drums

Music fans of the current generation who aren't familiar with the legendary French torch singer Edith Piaf should automatically go to track 13 here, where Raquel Bitton (a modern day French torcher who has dedicated much of her recent career to the music of Piaf) engages us in a tremendous version of the familiar "La Vie en Rose." As with all the songs here, she mixes English (with a French accent) with French, and this particular arrangement is sparse and beautiful, featuring a soft trio accompaniment and a beautiful opening trumpet solo, followed by a muted trumpet harmony once the vocal comes in. Not that she needs many gimmicky effects to enhance the magic of big band-influenced French jazz from the 1940s and 1950s, but Bitton's husky, sensuous voice comes at us on the opening cut, "I Shouldn't Care," with the crackle and pop of an old phonograph record. You don't even have to speak French to find swaying romances like "The Gypsies' Path" and folksy gems a la "The Lovers of Teruel" fascinating. Bitton brings old Paris alive quite beautifully with Bob Holloway's lush arrangements. No matter how much time goes by, the fundamentals of romance still never fail to engage the musical heart.

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