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Music CD - Saint Germain: Tourist
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Music CD: Tourist
Artist: Saint Germain
List Price: $17.98
Our Price: $7.50
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Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Tracks:
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1. Rose Rouge
2. Montego Bay Spleen
3. So Flute
4. Land Of...
5. Latin Note
6. Sure Thing
7. Pont Des Arts
8. La Goutte D'Or
9. What You Think About...
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724352511426
Label: Blue Note Records
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 2000-09-12
Studio: Blue Note Records
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Summary: An Instant Classic and St Germain's Best
Comment: Tourist by St. Germain is one of those albums that I doubt I'll ever tire of. Could have been a perfect album without weak tracks, "Montego Bay Spleen" and "What You Think About..." which in my opinion are just average. Nonetheless, the album is great with the now classic "Rose Rouge", "Pont des Arts", and "La Goutte d'Or" topping out as my favorites. Any fan of lounge music or electro-jazz should own a copy of Tourist.
4/5 stars
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Summary: This Classy French Tourist Grooves.
Comment: Saint Germain is not only one of my favorite arrondissements in Paris (known for its cafés, such as Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore, and as the center of the existentialist movement), it is also the name used by French electronica-nu jazz composer-producer, Ludovic Navarre. Tourist is Navarre's 2000 synthesis of electronica, techno, and jazz soloing by Pascal Ohsé on trumpet, Edouard Labor on saxophones and flute, Alexandre Destrez on keyboards, Edmundo Carneiro on percussion, and Claudio De Qeiroz on baritone saxophone. If the music sounds familiar, it's because Navarre samples from jazz greats like Marlena Shaw, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and John Lee Hooker. The album tracks, "Rose Rouge" and "Sure Thing" are reason enough to invest in this CD. The complete track listing includes:
1. Rose Rouge 7:02 (samples Marlena Shaw, Live at Montreux; and the drum and bass loop from Dave Brubeck's Take Five)
2. Montego Bay Spleen 5:44
3. So Flute 8:31
4. Land Of... 7:52
5. Latin Note 5:59
6. Sure Thing 6:22 (samples Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker, Harry's Philosophy)
7. Pont Des Arts 7:27
8. La Goutte D'Or 6:18
9. What You Think About... 4:47
G. Merritt
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Summary: Sweet Melodies ~ Jazzy, Energetic, Fresh
Comment: I can't get enough of the beautiful instrumentals with the high energy techno side kick. In my opinion, this is more on the Jazz side then house or techno category. Buy it, you just might fall hard for this one as I have. Good for evening gatherings, for the work commute, and when you want to clean up the house, or dance. 5 Stars here*
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Summary: One of modern mainstream techno's classiest releases
Comment: Mainly the reason that this often referenced House/Jazz fusion project continues to be so widely regarded even seven years after release remains the fantastic programming to be found throughout. It seems like such an obvious, simple concept..to mix live experienced studio players and vocalists with the deceptively simple and elegant beats, though Tourist still holds some of the highest standards when mixing these two elements, despite an onslaught of so much lesser inspired, similar themed music. Having hardly dated in what is in electro-years a long time, the graceful and classy take on electronic music has stood the test of time simply for the musical quality ingrained in the extended samples which play front and center to Tourist's sleek backgrounds. Although not all tracks can conjure up the magic that lies in say, track 6, even on autopilot Tourist stands as a high water mark for house-styled electronica.
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Summary: St Germain an album par excellence !
Comment: Thanks to Amazon, I was able to buy a CD I had been hunting for several years, and at a great price including postage to Australia !
The tital track Rose Rouge is an edgy Jazz/Rock ensemble without peer, and is definitely a 10 out of 10. The other numbers I rate between 7 and 9 and the CD has not left my car CD player in nearly 2 weeks I love it that much !
Thank you Amazon and your seller for giving me the chance to buy this all time great modern jazz item ! Any Jazz lover should invest in this album for you would not be sorry ! :-)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Smooth, downtempo grace flows through the veins of St. Germain, a.k.a. noted French composer-producer Ludovic Navarre. His record is a sensual flow of jazzy textures, Latin rhythms, and bass-ridden beats, hovering on the verge of techno, jazz, or experimental headphone music without tipping its hand too far in any direction. The result is irresistible: class with an edge. --Matthew Cooke
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