Various – Les Zazous : 1940-1945
Tracklist
| A1 | Charles Trenet– | La Poule Zazou |
| A2 | Josette Daydé– | Grand' Père N'aime Pas Le Swing |
| A3 | Aime Barelli*– | Stop |
| A4 | Johnny Hess– | Ils Sont Zazous |
| A5 | Irène De Trébert– | Mademoiselle Swing |
| A6 | Django Reinhardt– | Swing 41 |
| B1 | Jacques Pills– | Elle Etait Swing |
| B2 | Le Jazz De Paris– | Ambiance (In The Mood) |
| B3 | Andrex– | Y'a Des Zazous |
| B4 | Raymond Legrand– | Oui! (Si Tu Me Dis Oui!) |
| B5 | Marie Bizet– | Rythme Et Swing |
| B6 | Georgius– | Mon Heure De Swing |
| C1 | Alix Combelle– | Ça S'Fait Pas |
| C2 | Jacques Pills– | Serenade Swing |
| C3 | Irene De Trebert*– | Au Quatrième Top (Avec Claquettes) |
| C4 | Fred Adison Et Son Orchestre– | Le Swing A L'Ecole |
| C5 | Reda Caire– | Swing, Swing, Madame |
| C6 | Michel Warlop– | Tempête Sur Les Cordes |
| D1 | Django Reinhardt– | Swing De Paris |
| D2 | Charles Trenet– | Swing Troubadour |
| D3 | L'Orchestre De Jacques Metehen*– | Vous M'éblouissez (You Go To My Head) |
| D4 | Guy Berry– | Etes-Vous Swing? |
| D5 | Guy Viseur*– | Swing 43 |
| D6 | Johnny Hess– | Je Suis Swing |
Sociétés, etc.
- Maison de disque – Pathé Marconi EMI
- Imprimé par – I.D.N.
Code-barres et autres identifiants
- Code de prix (Circled): 1xB
- Société des droits d'auteur: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Autres versions (4)
Tout afficher| Titre (Format) | Label | Cat N° | Pays | Année | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nouvelle proposition | Les Zazous : 1940-1945 (2×LP, Compilation, Reissue) | Pathé | 2C 134-15368/9 | France | 1978 | ||
Nouvelle proposition | Les Zazous : 1940-1945 (2×LP, Compilation, Reissue) | Pathé | 2C 134-15368/9 | France | 1978 | ||
Nouvelle proposition | Les Zazous : 1940-1945 (2×LP, Compilation, Reissue) | Pathé | 2C 134-15368/9 | France | 1978 | ||
Nouvelle proposition | Les Zazous (1940 - 1945) (2×CD, Compilation, Reissue) | EMI France, Pathé | 2534212 | France | 1990 |
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Avis
Chanced upon that in a brocante. Absolutely brilliant. Most recommended. Truly beautiful compilation with a great design for the gatefold cover too.
Truly a dangerous underground movement of swing kids during the French Occupation from 1940 to 1944. The Vichy Administration didn't look upon these French kids with a great deal of love. Musically it's all swing jazz, but the nerve behind their swing dancing and partying in the horrible world of the Occupation is one of wonder and the beauty of youth itself.
Les Zazous were hardcore dance and fashion lunatics who pretty much ignored the Occupation like it didn't exist, but of course, it did dangerously. When Jews were forced to wear the Yellow Star, so did Les Zazous, but they did it voluntarily, and within the yellow star it said "Swing." The men dressed in long draped jackets, zootsuit pants, but the cuff rolled up, and hair was worn very long but combed back in Rockabilly (before that) style. Often they dine at Vegetarian restaurants. Also, they like to carry around umbrellas that are rolled up and never been used. They were fond of carrying newspapers or books in the English language. Not to read but as a fashion statement. This you can imagine was an easy target for the Vichy cops as well as the Fascist thugs. Often when caught they were either killed or forced to get a haircut, which must have been horrible for a dandy like-minded Zazous.
They would have secret record parties where they danced to American (banned of course) and French jazz music. These are club kids with an edge. "Les Zazous" is an album of music made at the time of the occupation, and what I presume was favored by the Les Zazous. The famous names for Americans are Charles Trenet and Django Reinhardt. The rest are known in France, such as Michel Legrand's dad Raymond, who had a famous orchestra at the time, Gus Viseur (gypsy accordionist), Jacques Pills (ain't that a punk rock name), and others. Some of the songs do have the word "zazous" The word more likely came from American genius musician Cab Calloway, from his song "Zah Zuh Zah."
This double album came out in 1977, and to this day, there are not a lot of photographs of Les Zazous. The images that are in the record are all drawings from that period. A snapshot of a time that was horrible, yet the music is upbeat, happy, and looking forward to better days. The spirit of music cannot be crushed that easily. - Tosh Berman