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Leading off with their mid-'50s hit "Lullaby of Birdland," this presents an accomplished and buoyant, albeit somewhat sterile, selection of a dozen songs by this jazz vocal octet. Singing entirely in French on this collection, the group offers playful, lightweight material with intricate arrangements (mostly by Blossom Dearie, who was also a member) careful to balance male and female parts and high and low voices. Although this is 1950s jazz, it's definitely the poppier side of that form, though a hint of Latin influence comes into the picture with "Mambo Italiano." There's some swing to the music, but it's a polite type, of the sort that presents a wide and wholesome grin. The tracks will remind some listeners of the 1960s records of the Swingle Singers (who had considerable popular success in Europe), which is no coincidence, as the Blue Stars of France evolved into that group.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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GEORGE DAVID WEISS, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, Composer - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurt Weill, Composer - Ogden Nash, Author - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rene Rouzaud, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Davis, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Ryan, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Roger Antoine Lucchesi, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Decca Records France
CHARLES TOBIAS, ComposerLyricist - André Popp, ComposerLyricist - Roger Antoine Lucchesi, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pat Ballard, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Les Blue Stars, MainArtist - Giovanni Marradi, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henri Contet, ComposerLyricist - Paul Jules Durand, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Decca Records France
Jean Constantin, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Decca Records France
Michel Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist - Jean Paul Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Edouard Ruault, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Merrill, ComposerLyricist - Les Blue Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Leading off with their mid-'50s hit "Lullaby of Birdland," this presents an accomplished and buoyant, albeit somewhat sterile, selection of a dozen songs by this jazz vocal octet. Singing entirely in French on this collection, the group offers playful, lightweight material with intricate arrangements (mostly by Blossom Dearie, who was also a member) careful to balance male and female parts and high and low voices. Although this is 1950s jazz, it's definitely the poppier side of that form, though a hint of Latin influence comes into the picture with "Mambo Italiano." There's some swing to the music, but it's a polite type, of the sort that presents a wide and wholesome grin. The tracks will remind some listeners of the 1960s records of the Swingle Singers (who had considerable popular success in Europe), which is no coincidence, as the Blue Stars of France evolved into that group.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:27
- Main artists: Les Blue Stars
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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