Café de Paris (1930-41): 18 Accordion Classics from the Boulevards of Paris

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Annotation

When the accordion strikes up a waltz, it immediately conjures up images of crowded Parisian cafes and everything that is typically French. CAFE DE PARIS takes you back the heyday of the "bal musette" when the accordion was the soundtrack to life in working class Paris...

Matrix / Runout: Technicolor C1.1 175525-01 50009
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L891
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4MO2
Matrix / Runout (Mould): TECHNICOLOR/CA

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-13 19:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Flambée montalbanaise
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-08-09)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-08-09)
double bass:
Maurice Speilleux (on 1940-08-09)
guitar:
Jean "Matlo" Ferret (on 1940-08-09)
solo guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1940-08-09)
recording of:
Flambée Montalbanaise (on 1940-08-09)
composer:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (in 1940)
Gus Viseur et son orchestre2:44
2L’Accordéoniste
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-05-27)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste (on 1940-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
Édith Piaf43:11
3El Ferrero
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1935)
accordion:
Médard Ferrero (in 1935) and Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (in 1935)
recording of:
El Ferrero (in 1935)
composer:
Médard Ferrero
Médard Ferrero3:11
4Enivrante
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1931-04-02)
accordion:
Louis Péguri (on 1931-04-02) and Michel Péguri (on 1931-04-02)
guitar:
Lucien "Lulu" Bellevallée (on 1931-04-02)
guitar [four string guitar]:
Lucien "Lulu" Belliard (on 1931-04-02)
recording of:
Enivrante (on 1931-04-02)
composer:
Michel Péguri
Les Freres Peguri3:07
5Mado
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1930)
accordion:
Émile Vacher (French accordion player) (in 1930)
banjo:
Gusti Malha (in 1930)
piano:
Jean Peyronnin (French composer & pianist) (in 1930)
violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1930)
recording of:
Mado (in 1930)
composer:
Émile Vacher (French accordion player)
Émile Vacher2:45
6Matelotte
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-12-17)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-12-17)
clarinet:
André Lluis (on 1940-12-17)
double bass:
Maurice Speilleux (on 1940-12-17)
guitar:
Jean "Matelot" Ferret (on 1940-12-17)
solo guitar:
Étienne "Sarane" Ferret (on 1940-12-17)
recording of:
Matelotte (on 1940-12-17)
composer:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist)
Gus Viseur et son orchestre3:22
7Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-09-15)
accordion:
Adolphe Deprince (Belgo-French accordeonnist) (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1936-09-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Pierrot (on 1936-09-15)
recording of:
Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau (du film "La Belle Équipe") (on 1936-09-15)
lyricist:
Julien Duvivier and Louis Poterat
composer:
Jean Sautreuil and Maurice Yvain
Jean Gabin3:21
8Sporting Java
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1930)
accordion:
Émile Vacher (French accordion player) (in 1930)
banjo:
Lucien "Lulu" Belliard (in 1930)
piano:
Jean Peyronnin (French composer & pianist) (in 1930)
recording of:
Sporting java (in 1930)
composer:
Jean Peyronnin (French composer & pianist) and Émile Vacher (French accordion player)
Émile Vacher2:55
9Pepee
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1940)
accordion:
Tony Murena (in 1940)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1940)
guitar:
Lucien "Lulu" Galopin (in 1940)
recording of:
Pépée (in 1940)
composer:
Tony Murena and Paul Fontaine
Tony Murena et son ensemble swing2:54
10La guinguette a fermé ses volets
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-11-15)
accordion:
Adolphe Deprince (Belgo-French accordeonnist) (on 1934-11-15)
vocals:
Damia (on 1934-11-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Pierre Chagnon (on 1934-11-15)
conductor:
Pierre Chagnon (composer, pianist and conductor) (on 1934-11-15)
recording of:
La guinguette a fermé ses volets (on 1934-11-15)
lyricist:
Georges Zwingelstein (aka Georges Zwingel)
composer:
Léon Montagné
Damia3:03
11Swing Valse
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-08-09)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-08-09)
double bass:
Maurice Speilleux (on 1940-08-09)
guitar:
René "Challain" Ferret (French gypsy jazz & musette guitarist) (on 1940-08-09)
solo guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1940-08-09)
recording of:
Swing Valse (on 1940-08-09)
composer:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret and Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist)
Gus Viseur et son orchestre2:33
12Brise napolitaine
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-03-19)
accordion:
Vetese Guérino (on 1933-03-19)
acoustic guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1933-03-19)
solo acoustic guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1933-03-19)
violin:
Pierre Pagliano (on 1933-03-19)
recording of:
Brise napolitaine (on 1933-03-19)
composer:
Guérino and Jean Peyronnin (French composer & pianist)
Guerino et son orchestre musette de la Boîte à Matelots2:48
13Cœur vagabond
recording of:
Cœur vagabond (valse)
composer:
Joseph Colombo
Orchestre Musette "Swing Royal"2:26
14Nostalgia gitana
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1940)
accordion:
Tony Murena (in 1940)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1940)
guitar:
Étienne "Sarane" Ferret (in 1940)
solo guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (in 1940)
recording of:
Nostalgia gitana (in 1940)
composer:
Tony Murena and Charles Péguri (co-creator of French musette genre, 1879-1930)
Tony Murena et son ensemble swing2:35
15Soir de dispute
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-12-20)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1938-12-20)
guitar:
Jean "Matlo" Ferret (on 1938-12-20)
solo guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1938-12-20)
recording of:
Soir de dispute (on 1938-12-20)
composer:
Tony Murena and Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist)
Gus Viseur et son ensemble2:28
16Rosetta
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-08-09)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-08-09)
double bass:
Maurice Speilleux (on 1940-08-09)
guitar:
Jean "Matlo" Ferret (on 1940-08-09)
solo guitar:
Étienne "Sarane" Ferret (on 1940-08-09)
cover recording of:
Rosetta (on 1940-08-09)
lyricist:
William Henri Woode
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Gus Viseur et son orchestre2:40
17Melancolie
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1940)
accordion:
Tony Murena (in 1940)
guitar:
Lucien "Lulu" Galopin (in 1940)
recording of:
Mélancolie (in 1940)
composer:
Jean Davon and Louis Ferrari
Tony Murena et son ensemble swing2:34
18Jeannette
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-12-20)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1938-12-20)
double bass:
Maurice Speilleux (on 1938-12-20)
guitar:
Jean "Matelot" Ferret (on 1938-12-20)
piano:
Boris Sarbeck (on 1938-12-20)
solo guitar:
Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1938-12-20)
recording of:
Jeannette (on 1938-12-20)
composer:
Louis Ferrari and Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist)
Gus Viseur et son ensemble2:29