Cajun Music The Essential Collection (2002) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Philo Records/rounder Records UPC: 00011661160422 Release Date: 11/19/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60580255 Item#: MLY7CK Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. La Jalouserie - Bruce Daigrepont :: Jealousy - Bruce Daigrepont ~ Various Artists 2. Evangeline Special - Jo-El Sonnier ~ Various Artists 3. Les Conseils J'ai Ecoute - Eddie LeJeune :: The Advice I Took - Eddie LeJeune ~ Various Artists 4. La Femme Que J'ai Jamais Oubliee - Charivari :: The Woman I Never Forgot - Charivari ~ Various Artists 5. Elle Savit Pas J'Etais Marie - D.L. Menard :: She Didn't Know I Was Married - D.L. Menard ~ Various Artists 6. La Porte D'en Arriere - Jimmy C. Newman/Cajun Country :: The Back Door - Jimmy C. Newman/Cajun Country ~ Various Artists 7. Opelousas Sostan - Mamou ~ Various Artists 8. Au Bout Du Chemin - The Bluerunners :: At The End Of The Road - The Bluerunners ~ Various Artists 9. Pine Grove Blues - Jo-El Sonnier ~ Various Artists 10. Madame Bozo - Beausoleil ~ Various Artists 11. Dans La Louisiane - The Basin Brothers :: In Louisiana - The Basin Brothers ~ Various Artists 12. Grand Mamou - Coteau ~ Various Artists 13. La Fleur De La Jeunesse - The Magnolia Sisters ~ Various Artists 14. Les Barres De La Prison - Courtney Granger :: The Prison Bars - Courtney Granger ~ Various Artists 15. J'Ai Vu Le Loup, Le Renard Et La Belette - Balfa Toujours :: I Saw The Wolf, The Fox And The Weasel - Balfa Toujours ~ Various Artists 16. Jolie Blon - Zachary Richard :: Pretty Blonde - Zachary Richard ~ Various Artists 17. J'Menui De Toi - Danny Collet :: I'm Lonesome For You - Danny Collet ~ Various Artists 18. Tes Parents Veulent Plus Me Voir - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys :: Your Parents Don't Want To See Me - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys ~ Various Artists 19. Valse De Opelousas - Geno Delafose ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Includes liner notes by Scott Billington. Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. This is part of Rounder Records "The Essential Collection" series. An installment of Rounder's 30th anniversary celebration, this album showcases the best of Cajun music available on the label since the beginning. This album, like its zydeco counterpart, attempts to cover all of the major aspects of Cajun music over the course of the track listings. Here, the time line stretches from the very beginnings of Cajun with a cover of Am?d? Ardoin's old work by Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, up to the present day in the Bluerunners' rock-informed sound, with all points in between touched upon. The fusion of Coteau provides a nice halfway point, with a deep influence of country thrown in, and the next group featuring Michael Doucet, Beausoleil, is also featured with an even higher step of fusion, with electric guitars working their way in. Where necessary, the accordions play a stunning bit of work, and the fiddles stay in the rhythmic accompaniment section. Where necessary again, the vocals take a strong stance in front of the instrument lines. All of the greats of contemporary Cajun music are represented with a song or two, and all of the styles that have come and gone over the history of Cajun are represented by an artist or two. As far as introductions to the genre are concerned, this album is certainly a worthwhile pick. For someone already acquainted with Cajun music, the album may perhaps be better passed up in favor of single-artist albums by the artists on the compilation for further breadth. ~ Adam Greenberg Producer: Scott Billington (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 11/12/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 611 604 Label : Rounder Select Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00011661160422    Product Image