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Benoit Viellefon

Label: JohnJohn Records
Released: 2019
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Tracks

HCQ Strut; Honeysuckle rose; Out of nowhere; Them there eyes; September song; Hungaria; Lulu's back in town; I'll see you in my dreams; Nuages; How can you face me?; Swing gitan; I can't give you anything but love; Coquette; I fall in love too easily; Swing 48; Swing 39 (quartet); After you've gone.

Personnel

Benoit Viellefon

guitar and vocals

Benoit Viellefon & his Hot Club

band / ensemble / orchestra

Duncan Hemstock

clarinet

Dan Oates

violin

Gabrielle Ducomble

vocals

Andrew Oliver

piano

Eleazar Speafico Ruiz

bass, acoustic

Louis Thomas

bass, acoustic

Tom Dennis

trumpet

Dave Shulman

woodwinds

Harry Diplock

guitar

Matin Weatley

guitar

Additional Personnel / Information

Benoit Viellefon (Lead Vocals, Rhythm guitar); Duncan Hemstock (Clarinet + Lead vocals on track 4 & 7); Daniel Oates (Violin + Lead vocals on track 14); Gabrielle Ducomble (Lead vocals on track 12); Andrew Oliver (Piano); Eleazar Speafico Ruiz (Double bass); Louis Thomas (Double bass); Tom Dennis (Trumpet); Dave Shulman (Clarinet); Harry Diplock (Lead guitar); Matin Weatley (Lead guitar) - Recorded in 3 days in the autumn of 2016 at Porcupine Studio London. Engineer by Nick Taylor. Produced by Benoit Viellefon & Nick Taylor.

Album Description

After 9 years on the circuit and about 1300 concerts, I have finally recorded the Hot Club playing 1930-40's Hot Swing and Gypsy Jazz. The band being a firm favourite on the British dance scene, (Balboa, Shag, Fox Trot, Lindy Hop), we were under strong pressure to release an album. Done! The birth was difficult but the baby is cute, and the music is excellent apparently... BUY ONE: You'll keep us going & keep our music alive! We have tried to replicate that raw energy of the live shows in the studio. Without alcohol and women, it was bound to be a real challenge but somehow it happened. Only traditional recording techniques were used, with all the musicians recording live in the same room through a couple of Neuman condenser microphones. We recorded a total 22 songs over 3 days, with most of the band’s regular musicians, so it reflects the ever flexible line up, with sometimes piano or guitar, and violin or trumpet plus inevitably double bass, and myself on guitar and vocals. There are also couple of guest singers too, you will be surprised! This album, according to the fans and critics who got to listen to it before the official release, is our finest recording to date...

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