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  La Bohème

  Serge Forté Piano
  Marc-Michel Le Bévillon contrebasse
  Karl Jannuska drums

and two guests for vocals :
Alain Chamfort for Elisa
Raphaële Atlan for Edith Piaf’s tunes

Recorded July 25th and 26th, 2006
at Studio de Meudon
on Piano Fazioli
Digipack
Cd released with the help of ADAMI

tracklist

 Elisa 2’38’’
Serge Gainsbourg/Michel Colombier
 C’est si bon 4’20’’
André Hornez/Henri Betti
 Résonances 1’08’’
Impro Serge Forté
 La vie en rose 4’38’’
Edith Piaf/Louiguy
 Eau calme 1’41’’
Impro Serge Forté
 Et maintenant 5’29’’
Gilbert Bécaud
 L’envers du rag 1’07’’
Impro Serge Forté
 Hôtel des insomnies 4’45’’
Jacques Duval/Alain Chamfort
 L’hymne à l’ amour 5’45’’
Edith Piaf/Marguerite Monnot
 L’île de Ré 3’57’’
Claude Nougaro/Gérard Pontieux
 Ligne A 0’43’’
Impro Serge Forté
 Nathalie 8’10’’
Pierre Delanoë/Gilbert Bécaud
 Sur 1 accord 1’16’’
Impro Serge Forté
 La Belle Vie 6’12’’
Sacha Distel
 Ostinato 3’37’’
Impro Serge Forté
 La Marseillaise 3’49’’
Rouget de Lisle/Arrangements Serge Forté
 La Bohème 6’43’’
Charles Aznavour/Jacques Plante

Presentation La Bohème

presentation

On the proposal of pianist Serge Forté, who already recorded several French songs in LA VIE EN BLEU, a trio of Jazz musicians presents very famous songs of the French-speaking repertoire, arranged in an original way for Jazz formation including the piano, double bass, drums and voice.
Arrangements are all from Serge Forté
This project is built around the Forté Trio, and three tunes will be sung, with the participation of singer Alain Chamfort (“Elisa” S.Gainsbourg), and also young singer Raphaële Atlan (“L’hymne à L’amour” and “La Vie en Rose” E.Piaf).

Short history of “La Bohème”, by Serge Forté ·

Elisa

was already part of my songs ideas when I decided to ask Alain Chamfort. He accepted immediately without knowing my arrangement ! His interpretation is deep and retained as well, faithful to his image… Thank you, Mr Chamfort, it was a great moment for us all! ·

C’est si bon

It’s so good to divert this song from its original version… · All the small interludes solos like

Résonances

were entirely improvised from some simple concepts, like here, the use of the natural resonance of the fabulous Fazioli piano. For

L’envers du rag

which itched me since a small moment to play Ragtime rhythmically by reversing the two hands, then here it’s done ! ·

La Vie en Rose

gives me the opportunity to introduce a young singer, Raphaële with my best wish that this first recording will be followed by many others… ·

L’hôtel des insomnies

is a song from Alain Chamfort. It moved me so much that I did not hesitate a second to perform it. It was not easy to have him listen to my version in studio but I immediately felt his surprise but approval. ·

L’hymne à l’Amour

wasn’t easy for both Raphaële and I, to find an original but respectful way. Finally the Gospel style of the last sentence "Dieu réunit ceux qui s’aiment" (God gathers the lovers ) gave us the key… ·

L’île de Ré

ma belle adorée, je t’emmènerai …(my beautiful adorable, I would take you along…) Thanks for all, Mr Nougaro… ·

Nathalie

was one of my favourite songs when I was young! I scrupulously respected the song’ structure, but still with a few change of chords, and especially took a great pleasure to recreate the famous accelerando of Russian music! Including a tribute to one of my Mentors: Lennie Tristano. ·

La Bohème

because I‘m talking about a time that young people under twenty years cannot know