Paul Mauriat - I Love Breeze (Paul Mauriat On Stage / Live) (2026) [Hi-Res]

French easy listening legend Paul Mauriat captured the magic of his legendary live performances on I Love Breeze (Paul Mauriat On Stage / Live), originally released in 1983. This rare live album, now available for high-resolution digital download via Universal Music Division Mercury Records, was digitally recorded at Tokyo's Kosei Nenkin Hall on October 24, 1982. Across 10 tracks totaling 48 minutes, the collection opens with "Introduction / Prelude 59" and features a breathtaking "Mozart Medley," the title track "I Love Breeze," and Mauriat's signature "Toccata". The second half includes a stunning French medley of "Fascination," "La Vie En Rose," "Les Feuilles Mortes," "La Mer," and "C'est Si Bon," followed by virtuosic performances of "Czardas," the immortal "Love Is Blue," "Penelope," and "El Bimbo". Described as a recording of "magnificent stagecraft" featuring "gorgeous strings and light rhythms," the album captures Mauriat conducting his orchestra with such precision that critics marvel at the "controlled performance" and "high level of technical skill" from his musicians, cementing this as an essential document of the maestro's touring artistry.