16 Songs, 46 Minutes
EDITORS’ NOTES
As per most Woody Allen films, 2011’s Midnight in Paris was scored with vintage recordings from the '20s and '30s, as well as modern-day musicians covering some of those old tunes. When blended, it makes for a beautifully assembled collection. The clarinet and soprano saxophone stylings of the late, great Sidney Joseph Bechet set the tone with “Si tu vois ma mere,” a simmering slice of old New Orleans jazz wrapped in Parisian elegance. Anyone who’s seen Wild Man Blues understands Allen’s deep love for this specific genre; Conal Fowkes from The Woody Allen Band lends his timeless voice to Cole Porter’s “Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love),” inflecting almost exactly like Porter sang it on the late-'20s 78 rpm vinyl recording. Actor Yves Heck played Porter in the film, so Fowkes also covers “You’ve Got That Thing” and “You Do Something To Me”—also apt recreations of the originals. But the brightest gems here are the original recordings in their scratchy, hissing fidelity. Josephine Baker’s “La conga blicoti” is a welcome time portal.
Midnight In Paris (Music from the Motion Picture)
Various Artists
EDITORS’ NOTES
As per most Woody Allen films, 2011’s Midnight in Paris was scored with vintage recordings from the '20s and '30s, as well as modern-day musicians covering some of those old tunes. When blended, it makes for a beautifully assembled collection. The clarinet and soprano saxophone stylings of the late, great Sidney Joseph Bechet set the tone with “Si tu vois ma mere,” a simmering slice of old New Orleans jazz wrapped in Parisian elegance. Anyone who’s seen Wild Man Blues understands Allen’s deep love for this specific genre; Conal Fowkes from The Woody Allen Band lends his timeless voice to Cole Porter’s “Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love),” inflecting almost exactly like Porter sang it on the late-'20s 78 rpm vinyl recording. Actor Yves Heck played Porter in the film, so Fowkes also covers “You’ve Got That Thing” and “You Do Something To Me”—also apt recreations of the originals. But the brightest gems here are the original recordings in their scratchy, hissing fidelity. Josephine Baker’s “La conga blicoti” is a welcome time portal.
| TITLE | TIME | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Si tu vois ma mère
Sidney Bechet
|
3:14 | |
|
Je suis seul ce soir
Swing 41
|
5:50 | ||
|
Recado
Original Paris Swing
|
4:07 | ||
|
Bistro Fada
Stephane Wrembel
|
3:05 | ||
|
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Conal Fowkes
|
2:57 | ||
|
You've Got That Thing
Conal Fowkes
|
1:44 | ||
|
La conga blicoti
Joséphine Baker
|
2:25 | ||
|
You Do Something to Me
Conal Fowkes
|
2:00 | ||
|
I Love Penny Sue
Daniel May
|
3:17 | ||
| 10 |
Charleston
Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
|
2:19 | |
| 11 |
Ain't She Sweet
Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
|
2:29 | |
|
Parlez-moi d'amour
Dana Boulé
|
3:00 | ||
|
Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Conal Fowkes & Yrving & Lisa Yeras
|
2:21 | ||
|
Can-Can from "Orpheus In the Underworld"
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra
|
2:27 | ||
|
Ballad du Paris
Francois Parisi
|
3:14 | ||
|
Le parc de plaisir
Francois Parisi
|
2:12 |
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