Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler's city playlist.
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Compilations:
Americans in Paris: Jazzmen in Paris
Jazz musicians have always had a love affair with this city, and Paris loves them right back. Here are some of the greats, from Louis Armstrong to Josephine Baker.
The Best of Erik Satie
Satie wrote music that seems to make the delectable art nouveau of the period come to life.
Cinquième As
Hip-hop works surprisingly well in French; MC Solaar is a rather genial Parisian rapper who is becoming known on both sides of the Atlantic (that was his song in the final episode of Sex and the City).
Eternelle:The Best of Edith Piaf
You won't need any French at all to appreciate the passion and art of the "Sparrow." A true daughter of Paris—born, according to legend, on a sidewalk in Belleville.
George Brassens—Master Series Volume I and II
Looking back at the career of one of the most popular singer-songwriters of the last century (he died in 1981), many Frenchmen are convinced Brassens was also one of their greatest poets. Irresistible stuff, if you know a little French.
Motifs
The latest from Paris Combo, a group with a memorable vocalist, Belle de du Berry, and jazzy arrangements with a touch of Django Reinhardt.
The Quintessential Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
France's greatest contribution to jazz: the sound of Paris in the 1930s and '40s.
Classic Songs:
- "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" by Serge Gainsbourg
- "Under the Bridges of Paris" by Eartha Kitt
- "April in Paris" by Count Basie
- "Viens à Saint-Germain" by Dany Brillant
- "Y'a d'la Joie" by Charles Trenet
- "Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler" by Pink Martini
- "I Love Paris" by Ella Fitzgerald
- "Gaîté Parisienne" (Offenbach) many recordings
- "Nuages" by Django Reinhardt
- "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf
