The American singer Eddie Constantine somehow became a French film icon in the 1950s while enjoying several hit songs as well.Eddie's most famous movie character was the tough-guy detective Lemmy Caution, which he most memorably played in Godard's Alphaville.
Today we have a double post - a 10-inch LP and an EP from the 1955-57 period, both of which contain songs from Constantine's films. The title song of the EP is a charming duet with Eddie's daughter Tania (below). Here his manner is more yielding than his usual gruff, dry projection, which produces a more pleasing result.
Small point of interest: vocal backing on the LP is by the Blue Stars, Blossom Dearie's old group. The group likely would have included Christiane Legrand, sister of composer Michel, who wrote the third song on the record, "Le Grand Bluff."
5 comments:
As a big, big fan of Godard's "Alphaville," I was stunned to even know there was a pre-Lemmy Caution incarnation of Eddie Constantine. Your blog has served an entirely new purpose for me with this posting. Thank you. One request: Do you have the old RCA LP of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" as conducted by Serge Koussevitzky in its maiden voyage recording? I heard it as a kid and remember being moved by this performance in a way no other since has moved me.
Hi David,
I do have that Koussevitsky version, I think. I'll see if I can locate it.
Tu peux s'il te plaît revalider le lien pour importation Merci
Oui - donnez-moi un peu de temps pour le faire, s'il vous plaît.
Remastered version (Apple lossless):
https://mega.nz/file/eFEBFALQ#f3-RWezXqRWoaxaKDGrwnI7uqfJe_I-A05FbZjfdiA0
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