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Jarvis Cocker: Chansons d’Ennul Tip-Top

On October 22, 2021, “ABKCO Music & Records” label released “Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top”, the fifth Jarvis Cocker album. The album features cover versions of French pop songs. It was recorded in 2021, at “Narcissus Studios” in London and at Jarvis Cocker’s home, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals
  • Serafina Steer – harp, keyboards, female lead vocal, backing vocals
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, backing vocals; string arrangements
  • Jason Buckle – guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Andrew McKinney – electric bass, double bass, backing vocals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, keyboards, translation, French pronunciation coaching
  • Bishi Bhattacharya – sitar
  • Anna McKinney – vocals
  • Joe Auckland – flugelhorn
  • Laura Moody – string section
  • Flora Curzon – string section
  • Morgan Goff – string section
  • Lucy Wilkins – string section
  • Charlie Stock – string section
  • Jennymay Logan – string section
  • Philip Granell – string section
  • Ian Burdge – string section
  • Paloma Deike – string section
  • Drew Smith – recording
  • John Davis – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Brian Fitzpatrick – layout, design
  • Wes Anderson – executive production
  • Randall Poster – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Dans ma chambre – Padro Espinoza Prieto
  2. Contact – Serge Gainsbourg
  3. La tendresse – Hubert Yves Adrien Giraud, Noel Roux
  4. Anour, je te cherche – Nino Ferer
  5. Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous – Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
  6. Il pleut sur la gare – Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine
  7. Paroles, paroles – Matteo Chiossom Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio
  8. Requiem pour un con – Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Jean Piette Colombier
  9. Mon ami la rose – Cecille Caulier, Jacques Lacome D’Estalenx
  10. Mao Mao – Gerard Guegan, Gerard Huge
  11. Elle et moi – Pascal Jean Michel Valadon, Aaron Golbert, Alex Payne, Jean-Pierre Cerrone
  12. Aline – Daniel Georges Jacq Bevilasqua

Lester Bowie

On November 8, 1999, Lester Bowie died aged 58. He was musician (trumpet) and composer, best known as co-founder and member of one of the most important groups in jazz history, “Art Ensemble of Chicago”. He was a also member of the” Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians”, “Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy”, “The Leaders” and “Lester Bowie’s Organ Ensemble”. In his career Bowie has performed and recorded with many big names of the popular and jazz music, among them  Archie Shepp,David Murray, Jack DeJohnette, Fela Kuti, Kahil El’Zabar, Defunkt, David Bowie, Sunny Murray, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, James Carter, Brigitte Fontaine, Melvin Jackson, Wadada Leo Smith, Jimmy Lyons, Little Milton, Albert King, Solomon Burke, Joe Tex and Rufus Thomas.