| Product Summary | | Label: Emd/higher Octave | | UPC: 00724384526221 | | Release Date: 8/25/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60248071 | | Item#: MR666F | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Summertime - Angelique Kidjo ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Les Joyeux Bouchers - Catherine Ringer & The Renegade Brass Band ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Lover Man - China ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Watermelon Man - Dee Dee Bridgewater ~ Various Artists | | | 5. I'll Be Seeing You - Francoise Hardy/Iggy Pop ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Il N'Y A Plus D'Apres - Jazz Passengers/Deborah Harry ~ Various Artists | | | 7. La Javanaise - Jacky Terrasson ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Black Coffee - Patrick Erika ~ Various Artists | | | 9. God Bless The Child - Princess Erika ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Autour De Minuit - Les Nubians ~ Various Artists | | | 11. These Foolish Things - Jane Birkin/Jimmy Rowles ~ Various Artists | | | 12. La Caravane - Brigitte Fontaine ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Sophisticated Lady - Elli Medeiros ~ Various Artists | | | 14. J'Suis Snob - Boris Vian (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | JAZZ A SAINT-GERMAIN is a tribute to the World War II Paris jazz scene. | | Performers: Jacky Terrasson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Francoise Hardy, Iggy Pop, Angelique Kidjo, Deborah Harry, The Jazz Passengers, Patricia Kaas, Les Nubians, Catherine Ringer, The Regenade Jazz Band, China, Jane Birkin, Jimmy Rowles, Brigitte Fontaine, Princess Erika, Elli Medeiros, Boris Vian. | | This compilation of jazz and pop with a Continental flair includes two of the most famous French female pop stars, Jane Birkin and Fran?oise Hardy, in duets with Jimmy Rowles and Iggy Pop, respectively. Elsewhere, great tracks are turned in by Ang?lique Kidjo, the Jazz Passengers with Debbie Harry, and Catherine Ringer & the Renegade Brass Band. ~ Keith Farley |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/25/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 45262 | | Label : Higher Octave | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724384526221 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (10/29/98, p.76)
- "...an ace compilation of singers from Deborah Harry to Jane Birkin remaking torch songs from the decadent Paris clubs of the Forties and Fifties..." |
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