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Alain Goraguer
Go-Go Goraguer: Jazz in Paris
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Soundtracks

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Gogo's Goggles - Alain Goraguer, Goraguer, Alain
2. Darn That Dream - Alain Goraguer, DeLange, Eddie
3. Demain Je Dors Jusqu'à MIDI - Alain Goraguer, Mireille
4. It's Easy to Remember - Alain Goraguer, Hart, Lorenz
5. Stella by Starlight - Alain Goraguer, Washington, Ned
6. You and the Night and the Music - Alain Goraguer, Dietz, Howard
7. Love or Infatuation - Alain Goraguer, Coslow, Sam
8. You Are Too Beautiful - Alain Goraguer, Hart, Lorenz
9. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Alain Goraguer, Porter, Cole
10. Prelude to a Kiss - Alain Goraguer, Ellington, Duke
11. British Soup - Alain Goraguer, Goraguer, Alain
12. The Nearness of You - Alain Goraguer, Carmichael, Hoagy
13. Les Lavandières du Portugal - Alain Goraguer, Lucchesi, Roger
14. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair - Alain Goraguer, Edwards, Clara
15. L' Homme et l'Enfant - Alain Goraguer, Rouzaud, René
16. Star Eyes - Alain Goraguer, DePaul, Gene

CD Details

All Artists: Alain Goraguer
Title: Go-Go Goraguer: Jazz in Paris
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Emarcy Import
Release Date: 4/25/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Soundtracks
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 044001656323, 0044001656323, 766488510225

Synopsis

Album Description

Alain Goraguer is famous for his arrangements on the greatest albums of Serge Gainsbourg, but Goraguer was also an outstanding jazz pianist in the French tradition (Urteger, Arvanitas, Legrand...). This 24-bit remastered digipak features 16 tracks including 'Darn That Dream', 'It's Easy To Remember' & 'What Is This Thing Called Love'.

CD Reviews

Discovering an exceptionnaly talented french pianist

JEAN-MARIE JUIF | BESANCON France | 10/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In France, Alain Goraguer is mostly known for beeing the arranger for writer Boris Vian's recordings,and also for some of french singer's Serge Gainsbourg early sessions.This reissue of a Philips LP,recorded in Paris,1956, gives us the opportunity to discover a fantastic jazz artist.Alain Goraguer is backed by two great french musicians of the fifties,bassist Paul Rovère and drummer Christian Garros,a master of brushes.They mostly play standards,a couple of french songs and two riginals by Goraguer.
Until I bought this CD,some hours ago,I only knew Goraguer as a good arranger; he worked for the great writer and jazz critic Boris Vian,when Boris decided to sing his own compositions;he worked for Serge Gainsbourg,and also for Jacques Brel,and wrote the music for several movies.But I discovered that he was an amazing jazz piano player.His way of playing standards is completely original;and even if some influences appear sometimes (Garner,Powell,Wilson...),he's got his own writing,his own style,and this record is a very important record of jazz piano.
You'll meet one of the great jazz artists from France.Too bad he didn't record much more as a jazz pianist ! If you love piano trio settings, this record will be a treasure for you.You'll meet a new voice,a player who could have been one of the top jazz artists ."