Comments on: Ou est le jazz?

Question: Ou est le jazz?

blue_beetle — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:42:07 -0800

FrenchJazzFilter: I'm looking for some soft, sultry french jazz (vocal) music.

Something like Diana Krall in french. Do you know any albums or artists that would quench my thirst?

By: paulsc

paulsc — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:43:59 -0800

If you can find anything by Juliette Greco, you'd probably like her. You might also like Patricia Kaas or Liane Foly.

By: cribcage

cribcage — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:50:01 -0800

Charles Biddle's daughter Stephanie is a Canadian singer with a terrific voice who often sings in French.

By: lilboo

lilboo — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:41:07 -0800

Madeleine Peyroux

By: weston

weston — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:52:23 -0800

You might like some of Carla Bruni. None of Krall's accomplished piano accompaniament, and not particularly jazz, in fact. But the vocals may be what you're looking for: soft and smoky.

Her album has samples on the iTunes store. I'm partial to the tracks J'en Connais, Chanson Triste, and L'excessive.

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:59:25 -0800

Might be worth checking out Paris Combo. They might be more high-speed than you're looking for -- they're a little more 30s/Django Reinhardt jazz most of the time -- but they have a nice, round sound that makes them seem more sultry than they might otherwise.

By: ryanhealy

ryanhealy — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:29:21 -0800

Seconded: Madeleine Peyroux is exactly who you're looking for.

By: sevenless

sevenless — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:39:20 -0800

Ute Lemper? I know she sings some French, but I don't know how much compared to German.

By: nonmyopicdave

nonmyopicdave — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:13:08 -0800

Is a male vocalist OK?

By: growabrain

growabrain — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:38:51 -0800

Duo Royale above are wonderful

By: j.s.f.

j.s.f. — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:34:28 -0800

Coralie Clément (who is Benjamin Biolay's sister).

By: cottoncandyhammer

cottoncandyhammer — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:52:26 -0800

Serge Gainsbourg - Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin
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Tindersticks - Nenette & Boni OST
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Bertrand Burgalat - The Sssound Of Mmmusic
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Maybe Keren Ann

By: iviken

iviken — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:07:03 -0800

Try these two "Cafe de Flore" compilations.

By: amestoy

amestoy — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:09:19 -0800

This blog might give you some more possibilities.

By: lilboo

lilboo — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:16:41 -0800

Carla Bruni is soooooo great: that whole album is perfection

By: punkbitch

punkbitch — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:01:15 -0800

i would third Madeleine Peyroux, but she's American and sings in english.

By: mcstayinskool

mcstayinskool — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:02:55 -0800

Carla Bruni and Keren Ann are both excellent suggestions

By: lilboo

lilboo — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:12:20 -0800

Actually several of her songs are sung in French at least one song from each album

And the only requirement is that the songs are sung in French: I think the singer can be from anywhere

Being that Jazz is mostly considered to be an American invention maybe you can just let that one slide

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:41:56 -0800

Thanks for the answers everyone. I marked 'Carla Bruni' as a best answer, even though I've already got her album. I wish she'd make another one.

I've noticed a lot of the suggest music sounds like french versions of James Bond themes, which is ok, but if you've got more suggestions for slow sultry jazz, don't stop!

By: nicolin

nicolin — Mon, 21 May 2007 08:18:31 -0800

Hi,
I had a hard time to remember her name, since she's not really preminent in the medias and I haven't listened to her music for a while. But to me, she's great and has an original voice : elisabeth caumont.