Clair de Lune

Hot Club Of San Francisco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hot Club Records
• ASIN: B00005K9XD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best HCSF album so far!, March 28, 2003

By 

Justin (Marseille) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clair de Lune (Audio CD)

The Hot Club of San Francisco has really outdone themselves this time. With a swingin' Reinhardt/Grappelli repertoire and a style that evokes smoky Parisian nightclubs of the 1930s, Clair de Lune is the best effort by the HCSF yet. The fact that it was recorded live is amazing in itself. I prefer studio recordings, but the sound on Clair de Lune is terrific. All the instruments really cut through.

Song selection is crucial to making a good album. With Clair de Lune, the Hot Club of San Francisco plays an outstanding set of music, much like we would expect from a live performance. Highlights include "Dark Eyes", "All of me", and "Tchavalo Swing". This album is not to be missed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars West Coast Gypsy Jazz, June 7, 2004

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Duncan Reid (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clair de Lune (Audio CD)

"Claire de Lune", a live album recorded in August, 2000 by the Hot Club

of San Francisco, is a wonderful blend of melancholy ballads and

swinging jazz in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane

Grappelli. Paul Mehling, group leader, lead guitarist and composer,

and violinist Evan Price of Turtle Island fame are particularly exceptional.

Everyone will have their favorites as the set is strong from start to finish.

Mine include "James," "Nadja," "Swing 53," "Place de Brouckrere,"

"Tchavolo Swing" and the title track. An instant classic.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I would pay $30 for this and still be happy!, August 11, 2009

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Mark Phillips (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clair de Lune (Audio CD)

This CD continues to blow my mind. Every song is wonderful, immaculate, and played with so much energy you cannot help but flail your limbs in the joyous expression of musical satiation. "Claire de Lune" brings me to brings me to tears, while "James" couldn't make me happier. I am profoundly satisfied with this purchase, and I couldn't conceive of any recipient not being so.