Bons Baisers De Paris - French Swing Jazz at Institut Français Berlin

An irresistible repertoire from the heyday of French Swing Jazz, swinging chansons from the 30s to the 50s in fresh new arrangements, from the Riviera to the Rive Gauche.
This irresistible repertoire celebrates the great French singers and composers, from Charles Trénet to Yves Montand and Aznavour and provides the timeless melodies from the heyday of French Swing with a makeover that really lets them shimmer in a whole new light.
With their new look and feel, free from kitsch and completely without any accordion, these swinging chansons shine like freshly cut diamonds, as alluring as a barefoot Bardot relaxing in her striped shirt on the beach of Saint Tropez, as easy-going as a Maurice Chevalier gaily sporting a straw boater, as mysterious as Juliette Gréco in an existentialist Parisian jazz club....

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An irresistible repertoire from the heyday of French Swing Jazz, swinging chansons from the 30s to the 50s in fresh new arrangements, from the Riviera to the Rive Gauche.
This irresistible repertoire celebrates the great French singers and composers, from Charles Trénet to Yves Montand and Aznavour and provides the timeless melodies from the heyday of French Swing with a makeover that really lets them shimmer in a whole new light.
With their new look and feel, free from kitsch and completely without any accordion, these swinging chansons shine like freshly cut diamonds, as alluring as a barefoot Bardot relaxing in her striped shirt on the beach of Saint Tropez, as easy-going as a Maurice Chevalier gaily sporting a straw boater, as mysterious as Juliette Gréco in an existentialist Parisian jazz club.
From the Riviera to the Rive Gauche, plenty of joie de vivre and a little bit of melancholy collude in this lovely program to create an atmosphere that will leave you tingling with joy.

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