Thursday, February 15, 2007

Musette

Two compilations of musette (AKA bal-musette), a french accordion style of the first half of XXth century. You can hear it grow from simple folk dance tunes into a beautiful, harmonically complex style of jazz-influenced virtuosos like Tony Murena and Gus Viseur. The material overlaps a little. Viseur's signature tune (and, possibly, the most famous musette piece of all), Flambee Montalbanaise, is a soundtrack to the Pixar short about an old man playing chess (Geri's Game). Also, listen to Tony Murena's Passion on the second CD for some truly mind-warping virtuosity.



Cafe De Paris 1930-41 (24 Accordeon Classics)
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1. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Flambee Montalbanaise
2. Edith Piaf Avec Accompagnement De Grande Orchestre - L'Accordeoniste
3. Medard Ferrero Et Ses Clochards - El Ferrero
4. Les Freres Peguri - Enivrante
5. Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre - Strange Harmony
6. Emile Vacher - Mado
7. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Matelotte
8. Jean Gabin - Quand On Se Promene
9. Emile Vacher - Sporting Java
10. Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble - Pepee
11. Damia - La Guinguette A Ferme Ses Volets
12. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Swing Valse
13. Guerino Et Son Orchestre Musette De La Boite A Matelots - Brise Napolitaine
14. Orchestre Musette Victor Sous La Direction De Boris Sarbeck - Coeur Vagabond
15. Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble - Nostalgia Gitana
16. Gus Viseur Et Son Ensemble - Soir De Dispute
17. Le Quartette Swing Emile Carrara - Le Charmeur De Serpents
18. Medard Ferrero Et Ses Clochards - Les Triolets
19. Guerino Et Son Orchestre Musette De La Boite A Matelots - Gallito
20. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Swing 39
21. Emile Prud'homme Et Son Orchestre Musette Du Tourbillon - Pinsonnette
22. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Rosetta
23. Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble - Melancolie
24. Gus Viseur Et Son Ensemble - Jeannette


Musette
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1. Emile Vacher - Reine De Musette
2. Emile Vacher - Les Triolets
3. Marceau - Ca Gaze
4. Fredo Gardoni - Galopade
5. Les Freres Peguri - Reproche
6. Medad Ferrero - Perles De Cristal
7. Guerino - Brise Napolitaine
8. Colombo & Tony Murena - Caprice Musette
9. Emile Prud'homme - Pinsonette
10. Colombo - Germaine
11. Medard Ferrero - La Rafale
12. Adolphe Deprince - Edelweiss
13. Jean Vaissade - Sombreros Et Mantilles
14. Gus Viseur - Jeannette
15. Gus Viseur - Gracieusette
16. Gus Viseur - Flambee Montalbanaise
17. Gus Viseur - Swing 42
18. Emile Prud'homme - Caravane Rabouine
19. Tony Murena - Passion
20. Emile Carrara - Mon Amant De Saint-Jean

There is also another musette compilation at the very interesting http://eldiablotuntun.blogspot.com

3 comments:

  1. Link dead. Please reupload.

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  2. Thanks so much for these compilations! I found one of these songs (Jeanette) randomly years ago, and it's been one of my favorites ever since. I've danced with a couple beautiful women to this song, and I've danced with my 5 year old niece to this as well (it's also her favorite). Thank you for the discovery.

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