While jazz wasn't technically "against the law" in Paris during the Nazi
occupation, the Gestapo could and did harass the population, straining
everything through the iron sieve of Nazi ideology. Some individuals
were actually arrested and sent away to the camps simply for owning and
listening to jazz records. Certainly all jazz performers were at risk
for creating the subversive stuff in the first place. It all depended on
the temperament and preferences of individual Germans in positions of
control. Some Nazis liked jazz a lot. Others, particularly in the SS,
despised this "degenerative" music and would oppress those responsible
for it. Musicians who were found to be playing jazz might receive a
gratuity, or a beating. Some were placed under arrest. Apprehended jazz
musicians might be sent to work for the Propaganda Ministry, providing
swing-styled accompaniments for popular dance tunes doctored up with
anti-Semitic, anti-Churchill, and -- after December 1941 --
anti-American lyrics. Some were simply sent to the camps as enemies of
the Reich. Alix Combelle seems at first an unlikely candidate for
membership in the French Resistance. Yet the very act of associating
with Gypsies and Afro-Americans was a form of cultural resistance, as
was the making of authentic jazz records. Combelle deliberately chose
material originated by Pete La Roca, Johnny Mercer, Isham Jones, Bix
Beiderbecke, Ray Bauduc, Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver, and Count Basie.
While titles were often changed to mask the original tunes, Combelle was
also tailoring the jazz for French audiences. It's all good-time music
with tight arrangements and flashy solos. Django Reinhardt is featured
on some of the 1940 sides, and his presence should attract those who
want to absorb everything the man ever played. But the real reason to
obtain this disc is to be able to enjoy the stimulating sounds of
Parisian big-band swing -- including a very close cover of Glenn
Miller's hit "In the Mood," making an incognito appearance as
"Ambiance." A brisk "Divertissement" sounds almost like something out of
the Raymond Scott book. You've got to hand it to these French
musicians. Right under the noses of the German authorities, they
listened very carefully to American jazz, skillfully imitating it while
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Tracklist :
1 Joyeuse Fumée (Holy Smoke) 2:42
Johnny Mercer
2 Tiger Rag 2:48
Harry Da Costa / Eddie Edwards / Nick LaRocca / Henry W. Ragas / Tony Sbarbaro / Larry Shields
3 Quatre Tickets 2:37
Alix Combelle
4 Cascades 2:52
Alix Combelle
5 Reflets 2:47
Alix Combelle
6 Onze Heures Vingt 3:21
Alix Combelle
7 Sur Les Bords de l'Alamo (On the Alamo) 3:15
Alix Combelle
8 L' Horloge de Grand-Pére (Grandfather's Clock) 2:54
9 Parade des Remparts du Sud (South Rampart Street Parade) 2:44
Ray Bauduc
10 Fou (Mad) 2:32
11 En Souvenir (In a Mist) 4:18
12 Midi à Jalopi (12 O'Clock in Jalopi) 2:37
Mack Gordon
13 Hier et Aujourd'hui (Sent for You Yesterday) 2:37
Count Basie
14 Ambiance (In the Mood) 3:18
Garland
15 Pour Danseurs Seulement (For Dancers Only) 2:54
16 Divertissement dans une Fonderie 2:41
Mack Gordon
17 Strictement pour les Persans (Strickly for the Persians) 2:43
18 Verlaine 3:19
Charles Trénet
19 Mr. Jinx (Mr. Mysterisoso) 2:39
20 Passe-Temps à Hollywood (Hollywood Pastime) 2:52
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Charles Lisée (faixas: 8 to 20), Marcel Coestier (faixas: 1 to 3), Max Blanc (faixas: 1 to 3, 8 to 20)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Christian Wagner (faixas: 4 to 7)
Bass – Tony Rovira (faixas: 4 to 20), Francis Luca (faixas: 1 to 3)
Drums – Armand Molinetti (faixas: 19, 20), Pierre Fouad (faixas: 1 to 18)
Guitar – Django Reinhardt (faixas: 1 to 7), Joseph Reinhardt (faixas: 4 to 20)
Piano – Paul Collot (faixas: 8 to 20), Raymond Wraskoff (faixas: 1 to 3)
Tenor Saxophone – Charles Hary (faixas: 19, 20), Hubert Rostaing (faixas: 4 to 20), Jean Luino (faixas: 8 to 20), Noel Chiboust (faixas: 1 to 3)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Alix Combelle
Trombone – Eugène d'Hellemmes (faixas: 1 to 3), Maurice Gladieu (faixas: 8 to 20)
Trumpet – Aimé Barelli (faixas: 1 to 3, 8 to 20), Christian Bellest (faixas: 1 to 3, 8 to 20), Pierre-Severin Luino* (faixas: 1 to 3, 8 to 20)
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