Les As Du Musette [Import]

Gus Viseur | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Paris Jazz Corner
• ASIN: B000MRP2SG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Africain

2. Bois de la Cambre

3. Torcello

4. L' Écrin Bleu

5. Tambourin des Iles

6. Jourdan Stomp

7. Fausse Monnaie

8. Fiasco

9. Victoria MIDI

10. Terry

11. Terry

12. Sur la Glace

13. Sur la Glace

14. Chantons Ensemble

15. Chantons Ensemble

16. Harlem Swing

17. Gus & Gus

18. Rêves Bleus

19. Manche de Fouet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz on a button box!, October 31, 2003

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Joel Mabus (Portage, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les As Du Musette: Gus Viseur in Brussels (Audio CD)

Great album. However it is NOT a LIVE recording. These are humble studio sessions, and alternate takes are included. Dance music of the era, fox trots, watzes, etc. Very melodic, with Gus's box featured along with violin, clarinette, gypsy guitar, and sometimes drums and horns. Some wild solos by Gus show why he was called the Django of the accordian.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worthy, but not his best, July 4, 2008

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k-k-k-kenny (Melbourne, Oz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les As Du Musette (Audio CD)

Gus Viseur and Jo Privat are the two real giants of French swing accordion, and ANY Visuer release rewards attention. But this is not his best work. The accompanying musicians are kinda pedestrian, and if this were all you'd heard of him, you might not be enchanted. Amongst what's available as of mid -2008, for the best of Gus' early years (to about 1942) you'd be better off with his "Compositions 1934-1942", whilst for later cool jazz of the highest order, try "De Clichy à Broadway" (recorded 1955 & 1962) - you'll be so glad you did.
I love this here album, of course, but then, I'm a fan of most everything he ever did.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening Pleasure!, December 24, 2000

By A Customer

I shall send for this CD toot sweet!