CHARLES TRENET LIVE IN PARIS - 1956-1961

His talent for combining poetry and vaudeville with swing music made Charles Trenet one of the great icons of 20th century French chanson before the advent of “yé yé” popular music. This album brings together concert appearances recorded between 1956 and 1961, with most of them appearing here for the very first time. These are great moments of music and poetry from a wonderful entertainer (Trenet’s nickname was le fou chantant, or “singing clown”) performing his great classics for audiences, accompanied by some very tasty anecdotes. Patrick FRÉMEAUX

The Live in Paris collection by Michel Brillié allows listeners to hear previously-unreleased recordings (made at concerts and private- or radio-sessions) by the great 20th stars in jazz, rock & roll and song. These “live” takes, and the artists’ rapport with their audiences, gives these performances an additional soul and sensibility in counterpoint to the rigorous demands of studio recordings. Particular care was taken when restoring the sound of these tapes in order to meet CD standards while preserving the original colours of the period. Patrick FRÉMEAUX & Gilles PÉTARD

DIS-MOI QUEL EST TON NOM • NARBONNE MON AMIE • UNE NOIX • INTRO LA FOLLE COMPLAINTE • LA FOLLE COMPLAINTE • L’HÉRITAGE INFERNAL • KANGOUROU • LA ROUTE ENCHANTÉE • QUE RESTE-T-IL DE NOS AMOURS ? • MAM’ZELLE CLIO • JE CHANTE • YA D’LA JOIE ! • EN ATTENDANT MA BELLE • LA JAVA DU DIABLE • OÙ SONT-ILS DONC ? • LES COUPEURS DE BOIS • J’AI MORDU DANS LE FRUIT • BONSOIR JOLIE MADAME • LE PIANO DE LA PLAGE • DANS LES PHARMACIES • ORPHÉE • LE JARDIN EXTRAORDINAIRE • QU’EST DEVENUE LA MADELON ?

DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : GILLES PÉTARD ET MICHEL BRILLIÉ -

LIVRET : DANIEL NEVERS