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Notes
At the dawn of the 60s, well
before pop's ascension along
with its given extravagances,
a few turbulent arrangers
and other exceptionally gifted
orchestrators were already
attempting out of the ordinary
musical experiences, amusing
themselves by using major
orchestras in a fully fledged
laboratory capacity.
They would do so by using
stereophonic effects, exotic
percussion and alternatively
played instruments to
give their compositions
strange colours and audacious
perspectives. Michel
Legrand, a rapidly rising
young composer at this time
and breaking with the most
complex writing techniques,
was part of this generation of
untamed conductors with
very big ideas within which
included a wide array of personalities
from Esquivel, Les
Baxter and Lalo Schifrin to
Quincy Jones. This fabulous
record, with its killer energy
was rediscovered for the first
time during the easy listening
revival of 1996, via the
seminal English compilation
"In Flight" which included 2
tracks. Archi-cordes, is a
measure of Legrand's excess
and craziness which destroys
everything in its path and
embodies a sumptuous collection
of instrumentals that
are born and bred for the
dancefloor. Fevered twist,
jerk, hully-gully and Latin jazz
light an unprecedented
rhythmic fire which steps up
to incessantly kindle attacks
of tempestuous chords,
while flashes of blinding scat
shoot through this musical
inferno, reminding us of Legrand's
love of jazz. Subtitled:
"Di-gue-ding-ding
danse," this cult opus is a
fantastic declaration of love
for all that is rhythm, dance
and movement.
Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard LP sleeve. 180gram vinyl.
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Di - Gue - Ding Ding
Jacques Loussier |
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Noix De Coco
Jacques Loussier |
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Orange Blossom Special
Jacques Loussier |
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Come Ray And Come Charles
Jacques Loussier |
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Hi Girls!
Jacques Loussier |
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Manhattan Stroll
Jacques Loussier |
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Alcatraz
Jacques Loussier |
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Da - We Da
Jacques Loussier |
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Monkey Business
Jacques Loussier |
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Come Ride With Me
Jacques Loussier |
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Motor City
Jacques Loussier |
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Bandol
Jacques Loussier |
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