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Raconte-Moi

Stacey KentAudio CD
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  • Audio CD (June 8, 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI France
  • ASIN: B0037Z3D22
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Japanese pressing includes one bonus track. Blue Note. 2010. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

 

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Some may like it, some may not. A loungy pleasure., July 8, 2010
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"Raconte-moi" (in French for 'Tell me') is the latest Jazz CD realeased by the talented American vocalist Stacey Kent, who once again has delivered a brilliant collection of tracks, this time all sung in French.
On this pleasant offering, produced and arranged by her hubby, the accomplished British saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, she covers some staples of the French Chanson (hits by Barbara, Paul Misraki, Georges Moustaki, Henri Salvador, Michel Jonasz, Keren Ann et Benjamin Biolay, among the others) and sings some original material written by talented French songwriters expressely for her: the results is a an usual and 'chilled-out', loungy cocktail of French pop and contemporary jazz.
Over the years Stacey Kent has developed a distinctive sound based around gentle, jazzy grooves that radiate their own charm and warmth.
This charming album has a bright optimistic feel to it.
I like the opener, the classic Brazilian bossa nova "Waters of March" (Portuguese: "Águas de Março") by the genius of A.C. Jobim, with its gorgeous flute led percussion break.
Breezy songs like 'Jardin D'Hiver" (Winter Garden), a huge hit by the late French legend Henri Salvador, and the single "La Vénus du mélo" are simplicity personified. The soft Latin percussion provides a subtle and complimentary backdrop.
Also check the piano-drizzled "Sait-On Jamais", the nostalgic "Les Vacances au Bord De La Mer" and the atmospheric "Mi Amor", with some fantastic sax playing by Tomlinson.
Stacey's crystal-clear vocals bring to mind the style of Blossom Dearie, Italian/American Rossana Casale and Norway Siljee Nergaard.
The album "might dislodge some of those who've discovered Kent through her recent work with lyricists such as the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro...Enraptured club punters who cry "you're beautiful" are likely to go even weaker at the knees now the fragrances of French on songs such as Mon Amour are added to Kent's trademark intimacy...Searchers for edginess needn't look here, but for Kent's big fanclub, it'll be just perfect". - John Fordham
"The little-girl-lost voice and sibiliant esses that so irritate Stacey Kent listeners in Britain are 'de rigueur' in France, where her albums sell like gâteaux chaudes..... Stacey, no slouch in business matters, has responded by learning French well enough to sing it. Backed by her regular quartet, featuring the arrangements and saxophones of husband Jim Tomlinson, plus guest guitarist John Parricelli, she gives a dozen chansons a conversational intimacy which actually rather suits them. Recommended if you don't mind the word "nuit" to be pronounced "nu-wheesch". - Jack Massarik
"Given how harmless, accessible and inoffensive her music is, it's amazing that US-born, British-based vocalist Stacey Kent can provoke strong feelings in jazz fans, many of whom object to her cool breeziness and upbeat, angst-free singing.
This new collection, which pays homage to her mutual love affair with the French (it's sung entirely en Français), will reinforce the divide between those pro-Kent and against as it's all simple, airy, pretty, gentle and atmospheric". - Alison Kerr
This 12-track and 48-minutes album will appeal especially to those that enjoyed the beautiful album "The Lyric featuring Stacey Kent", where Stacey and Jim Tomlinson display a very sensitive touch on the ballads.
Every track is enjoyable, pretty, innocuous and easy to listen to, even if you do not speak or understand French.
Overall "Raconte-Moi" is a very pleasant release.
This is a good album, delivering a little something for everyone.
Excellent swinging jazz/pop out of France, that grooves in a relaxed vein and grows on you after a few spins.
So, is it French Pop or Jazz?
It's a pleasant, 'chilled-out' cocktail of both.
Quite simply, a loungy delight and an album that is uniquely nostalgic and contemporary.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "C'est Le Printemps", July 2, 2010
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Music is the universal language of mankind." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

I don't speak French (except for a few popular phrases), but I do love this latest offering, "Raconte-moi..." ("Tell Me..."), from Stacey Kent, one of my favorite singers who belong to the list of "A Dozen Modern-Day Divas" in my book of jazz. I bought two copies last June 13 for myself and for my sister who took French lessons from one of her French-speaking-patients who also provided her with instructional discs and some French music CDs. As a result, my sister can speak French and can also sing a few French songs by heart.

I have been listening to this CD since I received it and been enjoying it. I'm singing along and trying to memorize the lyrics of "C'est Le Printemps." I was originally going to buy one copy for my sister as part of my presents for her birthday next month, but when I heard track seven from the snippets, I easily recognized one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's gems, "It Might As Well Be Spring." I thought: "I must have this CD!" And so I ordered one for myself too! This favorite track of mine made it a five-star-affair and a CD to treasure and enjoy forever! The lovely guitar accompaniment by John Parriceli as well as its cool and breezy arrangement by Jim Tomlinson is so pleasing to my ears. I simply love listening to it with a few repeats.

Also recognizable to my ears is the first track, "Les Eaux De Mars" which is adapted from one of Antonio Carlos Jobim's well-known Brazilian staples, "Aguas De Marco," most popularly known as "Waters of March." It is also a track to beguile your ears with. Another beautiful track is "Jardin d'Hiver," which is not new to me. Stacey Kent has already recorded this song before in The Lyric, but it's so nice to revisit and enjoy listening to it again.

Supporting Ms. Kent on this album is a line-up of incredible musicians who play their respective instruments with mastery and skillfulness: Jim Tomlinson (soprano/tenor/baritone sax, clarinet), Graham Harvey (piano and Fender Rhodes), John Parriceli (guitar), Jeremy Brown (double bass) and Matt Skelton (drums, percussion).

This is a lovely CD recording-wise, but my only minor protest is that it should have an English translation on Liner Notes written by Jake Lamar. Paging Jim Tomlinson and Token Productions!

This one's for you, ma belle soeur! Happy Listening!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stacey Kent gives date night a new breath on life., July 28, 2010
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I first heard about this album on the college jazz station WDCB. After listening to only one song I had to have the album. Not just for myself, but for my fiancee who is part French and a very hot sexy model. I sent it to her anonymously, and she JUST LOVED IT! Her exact words were Ohh La La mochree je'taime. If you are looking for jazz to play in a dimly lit, secluded place on that date night with your special someone, THIS IS IT! You both will be in lip lock for the entire album. Hint: put the CD player on REPEAT/SHUFFLE. The songs are all sung in French, with a touch of the very sweet, sexy and the romatically playful female voice of Stacey Kent. The pace of the music ranges from upbeat to slow and tranquil. I felt and thought I was in a smokey jazz cafe in Paris. I do not speak or read much of the French language, but does it really matter?! I am now learning French in a whole new light, or lack there of. Ici on parle francais. If you do speak the language you will have a better appreciation for the spoken word. All in all, a perfect date night 10, going for...........!!
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