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Jean Corti
Jean Corti (1929 – 25 November 2015) was an Italian-French accordionist and composer. He was the accompanist of Jacques Brel for six years, from 1960 to 1966. Career Corti composed several songs, either alone (''Les Bourgeois''), with Brel and Gérard Jouannest ('' Les Vieux'', ''Madeleine'', ''The Toros''), or with Gerard Jouannest (''Titine''). He regularly collaborated with the group Têtes Raides during the mid-1990s, and group members persuaded him to release his own albums, such as ''Fiorina''. In 2000, he played the song ''Né Dans les Rues'' with the French reggae singer Pierpoljak. Discography Albums with Jacques Brel * ''Marieke'' (1961) * '' Olympia 1961'' (1962) * '' Les Bourgeois'' (1962) * '' Olympia 1964'' (1964) * '' Les Bonbons'' (1966) * ''Ces gens-là ''Ces gens-là'' ( en, Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jef'', it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Brel
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond, Neil Hannon, and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many performers, including Bowie, Walker, Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, James Dean Bradfield, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams. Brel was a successful actor, appearing in 10 films. He directed two films, one of which, ''Le Far West'', was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973. Having sold over 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Jouannest
Gérard Jouannest (2 May 1933 – 16 May 2018) was a French pianist and composer. Early life Jouannest was born on 2 May 1933 in Vanves near Paris. His father was a piano manufacturer. Jouannest graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris in 1954. During the Algerian War, he served in the French Army, although he was based in Meknes, Morocco. Career Jouannest began his career as a pianist in music halls. He later worked as a pianist for François Rauber. In 1959, he was introduced to Jacques Brel by music producer Jacques Canetti, and he worked for Brel for nearly a decade. It was Brel who introduced Jouannest to his future wife, singer Juliette Gréco in 1968, and Jouannest played the piano for Greco during the rest of his career. Jouannest composed more than 250 songs over the course of his life. For example, he composed classic songs for Jacques Brel like ''Ne Me Quitte Pas'', ''Ces Gens-Là'', ''Bruxelles'', '' Mathilde'' and ''Les Vieux''. He also composed songs for younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Vieux
Les Vieux (''The Old Folks'') is a 1963 song written and performed by Jacques Brel. It appeared on the album '' Les Bonbons'' and was co-composed with Brel's frequent collaborative musicians Gérard Jouannest and Jean Corti. Lyrics The song is a melancholic account about old people who spend their final days in an old folks' home. They are lonely, lethargic and lost all their illusions. The refrain describes how they watch the pendulum of the clock swinging back and forth, which is mimicked in the musical arrangement. As much as they try to resist their old age death remains inevitable. Covers The song has been covered in French by artists like Bruno Brel, Flossie Malavialle, Tom Mega, Vadim Piankov, Têtes Raides and Jacques Grillot. Dutch-language versions have been recorded by Liesbeth List, Jasperina de Jong, Arie Cupé, Mich en Scène and Frank Cools (in Dutch as ''De Oudjes'') and Herman van den Berg (in Afrikaans as ''Die Grysaards''). German-language covers were re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierpoljak
Pierre-Mathieu Vilmet (; born September 7, 1964 in Paris), professionally known as Pierpoljak, is a French reggae and pop singer. Biography Pierre Vilmet was born in Paris and grew up in the Parisian suburbs, first in Savigny-sur-Orge and then in Colombes. At the end of the 1970s, he played drums with the punk group ''Samu 92'', who nicknamed him "Pierrot le Fou". In 1978, he went to London to meet his favorite groups, like Sham 69 or Skrewdriver; there, he lived in a squat, where he discovered reggae. In 1995, after several prison stretches, then based in the department of Nièvre, Pierre decided to record his first solo album at home. The Barclay record label noticed him and produced his first album, entitled ''Pierpoljak''. One year later, in the Barclay premises, Clive Hunt offered him a stay in Jamaica so as to record a remix of the song ''La Music'', released on his first album. Pierre's second album, entitled ''Jamaican Rides'', was released in 1996. Pierre, nicknam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marieke (Jacques Brel Album)
''Marieke'' is the fifth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''5'', the album was released in 1961 by Philips (B 76.513 R). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Marieke'' as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 816-7). Track listing Personnel * Jacques Brel – composer, vocals * François Rauber – orchestra conductor * François Rauber et Son Orchestre - orchestra * Barthélémy Rosso - guitar on "Vivre Debout" * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering * Jacques Aubert – photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ... References {{Authority control Jacques Brel albums 1961 albums Philips Records albums Barclay (record label) albums French-language albums Dutch-language albums Albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia 1961
''Olympia 1961'' (Philips 6416 403) is Jacques Brel's first live album. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1961'' as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à bonbons'' by Barclay (980 816-8). Track listing All tracks composed by Jacques Brel, except where noted. # "Les prénoms de Paris" (Brel, Gérard Jouannest) # "Les bourgeois" (Brel, Jean Corti) # "Les paumés du petit matin" (Brel, François Rauber) # "Les Flamandes" # "La statue" (Brel, Rauber) # "Zangra" # "Marieke" (Brel, Jouannest) # "Les biches" (Brel, Jouannest) # " Madeleine" (Brel, Jouannest, Corti) # "Les singes" # "L’Ivrogne" (Brel, Jouannest, Rauber) # "La valse à mille temps" # "Ne me quitte pas" # "Le Moribond" # "Quand on n'a que l'amour" Credits * Gérard Jouannest – piano * François Rauber – piano * Jean Corti – accordion * Daniel Janin – orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bourgeois
''Les Bourgeois'' ( en, The middle class) is the sixth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jacques Brel'', the album was released on Barclay Records on 15 March 1962. Later, on 4 April 1962, a 10" maxi-single containing of 8 of the album's tracks was released. The same year saw the release of a limited, special edition release of the album that consisted of the original LP with "Jacques Brel" written diagonally across its white cover. This edition was numbered on the front and hand signed on the back. It was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Les Bourgeois'' as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 816-9). Track listing * Recorded at Studio Barclay-Hoche in Paris. * Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1962 album. * Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set ''Boîte à Bonbons''. Personnel * Jacques Brel – composer, vocals * François Rauber – orchestra conductor * Jean C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enregistrement Public à L'Olympia 1964
''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964'' is Jacques Brel's second live album. The original 25 cm LP version only contained track 1-8. Also known as ''Olympia 64'', the album was reissued with a total of 15 chansons in 1988 as part of CD Box "Integrale", and on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964'' as part of the 16-CD box set ''Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 817-1). The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. . On the double CD "Olympia 1964-1966" issued in 2016 (Barclay no. 4774913), a different track sequence is provided, "more closely resembling the original sequence as performed by Brel", with "Amsterdam" als third chanson. Track listing All tracks composed by Jacques Brel, except where noted. # "Amsterdam" # "Les Timides" # "Le Dernier Repas" # "Les Jardins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bonbons (album)
''Les Bonbons'' ( en, The candies) is a compilation album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Les Vieux'', ''Jacques Brel Accompagné par François Rauber et Son Orchestre'', and ''Encore'', the album was released in 1966 by Barclay. The original 1966 album was itself a composite of two earlier 10" releases, one from 1963 and one from 1964. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Les Bonbons'' as part of the 16-CD box set ''Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 817-0). Track listing * Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1966 album. * Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set ''Boîte à Bonbons''. Personnel * Jacques Brel – composer, vocals * François Rauber – orchestra conductor * Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited) * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering * Gérard Jouannest – composer * Hubert Grooteclaes – photography Photography is the art, application, and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ces Gens-Là
''Ces gens-là'' ( en, Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jef'', it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Ces Gens-Là'' as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 817-2). Track listing * Tracks 1–10 constituted the original 1966 album. * Tracks 11–14 were originally issued on EP Barclay 70907 EP 45, of which the orchestral sessions were recorded on 8 January 1963, with separate vocals by Brel added later. These tracks do not belong to the original album 'Ces Gens-là' but were added when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à Bonbons''. Personnel * Jacques Brel – composer, vocals * François Rauber – orchestra conductor * François Rauber et Son Orchestre - accompaniment * Gérard Jouannest – piano * Jean Corti - accordion * Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited) * Jean-Marie Guéri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fersen
Thomas Fersen (born 4 January 1963 in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter. During his childhood, he was part of a punk group before playing the piano in café-theatres. He released his first album in 1993; it gave him immediate name recognition. Fersen is an accomplished poet who regularly plays with language, using puns, rich rhymes, symbols and images taken from the realms of plants (vegetables and fruits) and animals (birds and various beasts) to tell stories or original fables, to recreate moments from daily life, impressions and sentiments, and also the dreams of ordinary people and their failings and faults. His deep and gravelly smoker's voice gives a particular tone to his songs, which belong to different musical styles depending on the album (rock, folk-rock or jazz and blues). The stage name "Thomas Fersen" comes from the names of Tomas Boy, a Mexican :fr:Tom%C3%A1s Boy footballer, and Hans-Axel de Fersen, Marie-Antoinette's Swedish lover. He was one of the first si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
