French Touch Winedrinking Music - Franck Pourcel CD

Two Original Albums for the First Time on CD! French composer, arranger and conductor Franck Pourcel (1913-2000) is recognized worldwide as the inventor of lounge and easy listening music. A show-biz star, he has recorded over 200 LPs and more than 3000 songs with his inimitable touch and style. The most important French singers were eager to be accompanied by him: Yves Montand, Lucienne Boyer, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Bcaud and Charles Trnet, among others. Several of Pourcels sidemen, including Michel Legrand, Raymond Lefvre and Paul Mauriat, developed successful solo careers after playing in his orchestra. During the 50s, Pourcel went to Hollywood to make albums for Capitol Records dedicated to the American market. He recorded under the names: Franck Pourcel and the French Fiddlers, Franck Pourcel and His Parisian (or French) Strings, and The Rockin Strings Orchestra. Pourcel became the first European orchestra leader to sell more than one million records in the US, and his albums have been exported to 58 countries. Considered one of the three most important French exports, along with Brigitte Bardot and Air France, in 1975 he was asked by Air France to compose the anthem for the new supersonic Concorde. This release presents two classic Pourcel albums from his Capitol period: The French Touch, and French Wine-Drinking Music. Both LPs were recorded in Paris and released by Capitol for the American market. As a bonus, has been included the Pourcel interpretation of the classic Cole Porter song I Love Paris from the original Broadway musical Can Can, which appeared for the first time on the third volume of his classic series Amour, danse et violons.Additional Info: THE TRIO LIVE IN CHICAGO contains 5 bonus tracks.

Specifics

• Album: French Touch Winedrinking Music
• Artist: Franck Pourcel
• Label: Swing Port
• Genre: Jazz, Pop
• MPN: 50765

. The French Touch
1. Arrivederci Roma
2. Madrid Modo Nocturnal
3. The Clown On The Eiffel Tower
4. Autumn Concerto
5. Lisbon Antigua
6. Vermouth On The Via Veneto
7. The Portuguese Washerwoman
8. Casino Blues
9. The Mexican Thief
10. Peruvian Prayer
11. Port Au Prince
12. Paris Bohème
. French Wine-Drinking Music
13. Riesling
14. Montrachet
15. Chablis
16. Anjou
17. Hermitage
18. Beaujolais
19. Cocgnac
20. Champagne
21. Graves
22. Medoc
23. St. Emilion
24. Sauternes
. Bonus Track
25. I Love Paris

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