The Franco-Catalan, currently one of the most virtuosic double bass players in the world, dedicated this album to Paris.

The franco-Catalan, currently one of the most virtuosic double bass player in the world, dedicated this album to Paris. It was inevitable that one day, Renaud Garcia-Fons would come back his native Paris, cosmopolitan capital to which city the Franco-Catalan bassist dedicates his new album La vie devant soi. The title is from the book by Ajar/Gary, which tells of 'the extraordinary bond between a little Arab orphan and a Jewish mama'. The underlying idea, essential to the Garcia-Fons credo, being 'to create a kind of chamber music, to play together, searching for nuances and sound textures from an acoustic base'. Here he's following the chronology of a multi-faceted city from the 19th. Century French School to Parisian Jazz. And what we get are eleven discreet Parisian scenes. A nose-tapping tip of the hat to Prévert, Doisneau, Michel Simon. From the busy, bustling Montmartre en Courant to the achingly moving Le long de la Seine.

Track Listing

• Les rues vagabondes
• Revoir Paris
• Je prendrai le métro !
• Montmartre en courant
• Le long de la Seine
• La vie devant soi
• Après la pluie
• Monsieur Taxi
• Si çà te dit
• Les écoliers
• Elégie de Novembre

Additional Details

Label: Nemo Music

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 55:57 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/10/18

UPC: 3521383437872