Charles Aznavour - Aznavour 2000 (2000) Hi-Res

Tracklist:

01. Le Jazz Est Revenu
02. Qu'Avons-Nous Fait De Nos Vingt Ans
03. Dans Tes Bras
04. Elle A Le Swing Au Corps
05. Quand Tu M'Aimes - (from "Lautrec")
06. Je Ne Savais Pas - (from "Lautrec")
07. J'ai Peur
08. Habillez-Vous
09. On M'a Donne
10. La Formule Un
11. Apres L'Amour
12. De La Scene A La Seine
13. Nos Avocats
14. Je Danse Avec L'Amour

[quote]The venerable Charles Aznavour graced his adoring public with a stellar album of material for the new millennium, titled Aznavour 2000. The album tends to sway toward upbeat, jazzy, swingin' numbers, such as the opener, "Le Jazz Est Revenu," "Elle a le Swing au Corps," "La Formule Un," and "Nos Avocats." His voice, always warm and compassionate, is like an old friend, giving this album a feeling of intimacy, although his public spans the globe and numbers in the millions. The shining moments, however, are the ballads, which drip with his eternally stylish and sophisticated melancholy, such as the lovely and heartbreaking "De la Scene a la Seine," a tribute to the late, tragic Italian-Egyptian star Dalida. The downcast "Qu'Avons-Nous Fait de Nos Vingt Ans" echoes of his ancestral Armenia and "Je Danse Avec l'Amour" is a classic-sounding French chanson. "Quand Tu M'Aimes" and the samba-styled "Je Ne Savais Pas" are from his musical Lautrec (based on the life of Tolouse-Lautrec) and offer more variety to this winning and marvelously orchestrated album. A sheer pleasure through and through for fans of the amazing and enduring Charles Aznavour.