A Paris...

Jacky Terrasson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000059Q89
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,880 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #86 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Modern Post Bop

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, February 27, 2001

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Samuel Fromartz "Sam" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Paris... (Audio CD)

Having popped A Paris into my CD player a few days ago, I've been playing it regularly. This disk seems more focused than Terrasson's works in the past. He eschews the more dramatic flares that might have hung him up on occassion, and gets into a beautiful, lyrical space. The presence of his seminal trio with Leon Parker and Ugonna Okegwo on a couple of tunes is welcome, especially on the sparse and soulful opening tune Plaisir D'Amour. But his French cohorts ride very well too. He burns on the second cut, Jeux interdits, has a hilarious take on La Vie En Rose and gets positively cheesy on his Fender Rhodes on Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours. But the rule here is romance for the city of light, with little of the edginess one might associate with New York. It's about melody, simplicity, space, the blues, and an obvious love of place. What I found most remarkable was his ability to avoid the sentimental in tunes like Les Chemins De L'Amour which could easily careen in that direction. A keeper.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Crisp, and Cool, June 22, 2001

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A. Wilson "swirleez" (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Paris... (Audio CD)

Jacky Terrasson shows off his creative and versatile talent with this album. Well known French classics from Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf and Django Reinhardt, among others, are reinterpreted with a modern crispness that is a breath of fresh air. Terrasson also includes his own new compositions on the mix for an elegant balance of new tunes that stretch your modern jazz preconceptions, and old tunes that are familiar but reinvigorated. I first heard "Que reste-t'il de nos amours?" on a compilation album and immediately put in my order for this one. I only wish I had heard it sooner. A great album for quiet evenings at home - light some candles, pour a glass of Bordeaux, have a slice of brie, close you eyes, and let Jacky take you for a walk along the cobblestone quais of the Seine.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oui, Oui !!!!, July 29, 2001

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Thomas Parkinson (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Paris... (Audio CD)

C'est spot on, as it were. As a matter of fact, C'est si bon. Having heard the Terrasson Trio in St. Gilles Croix de Villes this year, giving an exceptional performance featuring many of these chansons, I am bound to say Beautiful Music.