Throughout his career, Bireli Lagrene has often confounded expectations.
He started out as a brilliant young Django Reinhardt impressionist; a few years later, he switched to rock-oriented fusion, and then returned to straight-ahead jazz with a more original (if blander) voice than he had displayed in his Django days.
On this 1997 set Blue Eyes, a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Lagrene not only plays with swing and subtlety in a conventional quartet (with pianist Maurice Vander, bassist Chris Minh Doky, and drummer André Ceccarelli), but sings a few numbers quite effectively.
The 13 selections include such standards as "The Lady Is a Tramp," "My Kind of Town," "Come Fly with Me" and "Luck Be a Lady" and are all associated with Sinatra; the treatments given by Lagrene and his quartet are melodic, tasteful and full of cheer.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WitchcraftCy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | I've Got a Crush on YouGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | My Kind of TownSammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | I've Got You Under My SkinCole Porter | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 42 MB |
| 5 | You Make Me Feel So YoungMack Gordon, Josef Myrow | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Come Fly with MeSammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 07:18 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 7 | Here's That Rainy DayJohnny Burke, James Van Heusen | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Luck Be a LadyFrank Loesser | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | April in ParisVernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Autumn in New YorkVernon Duke | Biréli Lagrène | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Foggy Day | Bireli Lagrene | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Lady Is a Tramp | Bireli Lagrene | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | It's Alright With Me | Bireli Lagrene | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 364 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 2 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 3 | André Ceccarelli | Drums |
| 4 | Yves Chamberland | Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Cy Coleman | Composer |
| 6 | Jerome Corbier | Mastering |
| 7 | Chris Minh Doky | Bass |
| 8 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 9 | Claude Ermelin | Engineer |
| 10 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 11 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 12 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 13 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 14 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 15 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 16 | Biréli Lagrène | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 17 | Carolyn Leigh | Composer |
| 18 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 19 | Jean-Loup Morette | Mixing |
| 20 | Josef Myrow | Composer |
| 21 | Christian Pégand | Production Coordination |
| 22 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 23 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 24 | Christian Rose | Photography |
| 25 | Maurice Vander | Piano |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |