Blues au Féminin

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Musicrama Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 821838269427
EAN: 0821838269427
ASIN: B00061QK0C

Release Date: 2004-10-26

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Tracks:

L'Inconditionnel Amour - Amina
L'Amour Flou - Juliette Greco
Paroles, Paroles - Dalida
Ca Fait Mal Et Ca Fait Rien - Zazie
Youkali - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Ile Amoureuse - Helena
Mon Legionnaire - Viktor Lazlo
Touche Par Touche - Maurane
Les Avalanches - Jane Birkin
Mademoiselle Chante Le Blues - Patricia Kaas
Avec Le Temps - Abbey Lincoln
Ou Es-Tu Passe Mon Saint-Germain-Des-Pres ? - Nicoletta
Ne Me Quitte Pas - Nina Simone
Quand On S'Aime - Nana Mouskouri

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Customer Reviews:

Blues Au Feminin.......2005-03-22

First let me clarify to all that "Blues Au Feminin" means The Blues Of A Woman - songs of women in a "blue" mood. This is not Blues styled music done by women as some may think.

"Ca Fait Mal Et Ca Fait Rien" by Zazie is very upbeat with such a beautiful chorus line. Otherwise most of the tracks are a Jazzy Lounge style, very cool. I really enjoy listening to this cd at home and at work.

Choose the Blues.......2005-03-15

The album is groovy, mellow, breathy French lounge jazz - superb as the background music for a cocktail party, intimate týte-ý-týte, or high-quality tome. However, please note, that "Blues Au Feminin" does not carry the deep, gut wrenching emotionalism of JAZZ nor the excessive jubilance of JAZZ, rather, it finds a lounge induced middle road JAZZ that will be perfect for many.

-- Amina's raspy L'inconditonnel Amour sets the relaxed mood from launch.
-- Juliette Grec's romantic L'Amour Flou, carries a nuance of mysterious James Bond 007 swing in its throaty deliverance.
-- Dalida's fun Paroles, Paroles, is a charming melody with conversational male vocal overlays.
-- Ca Fait Ma Et Ca Fait Rien by Zazie, is a poppy jazz tune, very modern, with strumming strings.
-- Youkali's Dee Dee Bridgewater is dark and sultry like a French Diane Krull..
-- LLe Amoureuse, by Helena, sounds similar to soft water jazz.
-- Viktor Lazlo's romantic Mon Legionnaire stuns with simplicity.
-- Maurane's upbeat Touche Par Touche has the strong vocals we have come to love and well as a poignant hard edge.
-- Les Avalanches, is done wonderfully by Jane Birkin, in a very old black and white movie style.
-- Patricia Kaas's Mademoiselle Chante Le Blues, is one of the nicest and freshest jazz with horn compositions on the album.
-- Abbey Lincoln's Avec Le Temps, like a song performed for oneself rather than for an audience, has the smooth soulful feel of Southern jazz that is refreshing and truthful.
-- Ou' Es-Tu Passe Mon Saint-Germain-Des-Pres?, by Nicoletta, belts a voice that beautifully wraps itself around the notes.
-- Nina Simone's, Ne Me Quitte Pas, has the stuttering feel of a warped 1920's vinyl recording that is astonishing. You can see the sound. Possibly the most unique composition on this compilation.
-- Quand On S'Aime, by Nana Mouskouri, is a pleasant stagy end to an intimate CD anthology.

The artists are superstar solid and the "Blues Au Feminin" album stays true to itself: each tune is wonderful and fits well in genre to all the others. None-the-less, several of my friends could not help but wish that the production took more risk in the selection of some of its tunes.

skip this one if you're looking for the blues.......2005-02-01

To be fair, I've only listened to this album once, and sometimes albums take a while to grow on me. But this collection makes it seem that French women cannot sing the blues! The strongest tracks here come from (American) Abbey Lincoln and Nina Simone; the others are the sort of wispy, breathy fluff that I imagine French parents listened to in the 1960s the way mine listened to Mantovani and Doris Day. You might like this style or not, but it's not the blues, so pass this one up if that's what you're looking for.

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