French Chanson and Musette Music, Letter "U" (Slipcue.Com French Music Guide) Obnoxious amphibian portrait... ribbit!
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Enrique Ugarte "Cafe Musette" (Arc Music, 2003)
A no-nonsense set of solo accordion renditions of musette melodies old and new (including several new tunes written by Ugarte himself...) A fine, solid album by a prolific, tradition-based revivalist.


Georges Ulmer "Pigalle" (EPM, 2003)
Born in Denmark, raised in Spain, vocalist Georges Ulmer made a splash in the postwar pop scene, singing uptempo "American"-style swing, modeled after the jazzy material Charles Aznavour was singing around the same time. This is fun material from 1945-47, uniformly enjoyable and upbeat. Ulmer's unusual accent made him hard to place, an attribute he used to his advantage while singing "cowboy" music and jazz; even all these years later, his voice is still cheerful and inviting... And the orchestras (of Jacques Helian, Marius Coste, Joe Boyer and others) were also first-rate. Recommended!


Georges Ulmer "Retrospective: 1945-1955" (Fremeaux, 2008)


Georges Ulmer "Un Monsiuer Attendait" (Mariane Melodie, 2006)




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