Virginie Teychene - Bright And Sweet (2012)

This album confirms it, Virginie Teychené is a musician with a voice. She strolls through her imaginary museum dedicated to jazz singer-songwriters and brings her own light to each of its rooms. A grazing light in Familiar Dream, a bright light in Tight, the light of dawn in I'm Gonna Go Fishing and that of dusk in Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. The contributions of her co-musicians are intense due to their restraint; Gérard Maurin's weightless double-bass arrangements, Stéphane Bernard's chiaroscuro piano playing, Jean-Pierre Arnaud's dance-like drumming, and last but not least, Éric Le Lann's inspired trumpet playing, all make Bright and Sweet an exemplary jazz album, where all the miniatures that make it up are in fact merely beginnings.

Tracklist:

01. Don’t Get Scared
02. Angel Face
03. Rat Race
04. Bless My Soul
05. Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
06. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
07. Don’t Explain
08. Tight
09. Familiar Dream (The Seductress)
10. Shiny Stockings
11. Living Room
12. Pra que discutir com madame
13. Midnight Fair
14. Por toda a minha vida
15. I’m Gonna Go Fishing
16. I Don’t Know Enough About You
17. La Chanson de Maxence

Personnel:

Virginie Teychené - vocal
Gérard Maurin - double bass, guitar, arrangements
Stéphane Bernard - piano
Jean-Pierre Arnaud - drums, trumpet
Éric Le Lann - trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14)