Chantal Chamberland and Ray Charles

Today I have some throwback music! And when I say throwback, I mean back to the 40's. This song was originally written and sung by the French singer Charles Trenet. Over the years it has been covered and redone and remastered, giving the song a different flavor each time. This version is one of my favorites because it has a contemporary jazz kind of feel, and that is something I really enjoy. This version is sung by Canadian singer Chantal Chamberland. Some of things that are really nice about this version is the way that she sings the song. It is done in a very soft and slightly gravelly voice for a woman. But it gives the song a really nice character, something that is a little bit more suave even. Chantal has this soft and sultry kind of voice, which turns this classic song into more of a smokey bar and rainy nights kind of jazz song. I like that different kind of interpretation because we don't really hear that much. A lot of times, jazz and big band singers take the existing versions of songs and then tweak it here and there, but overall, a lot of them don't take it in a different direction. But Chantal Chamberland does, and that in itself is just splendid. And the other thing that I really enjoy is the fact that she sings this song in the original French lyrics which seemed to have somewhat disappeared from popular view. This song was translated and changed to one of the most iconic jazz songs ever, but lately we haven't seen many versions of this French one. So I am definitely letting myself enjoy that little bit of variety. I mean French is one of the romance languages, so it is no wonder that this song does have that sweet and lovely and soft tenderness to it. It just seemed like one of those slow jazz nights! Today's instrumental song is a version of a song by the famous Ray Charles. This is my favorite song by him, or at least one of them. It can be so hard to choose sometimes. But this is definitely a slower, romantic jazz song. This is done entirely in jazz piano, so it does have that slow dance appeal to it. I mean Ray Charles was a master of sounds, capable of creating so many different things that it was like a buffet for the ears. His palette was the piano, and the final work was something to be experienced. This song has a mix of blues and jazz, which work flawlessly with one another, and it has this overall calming effect. I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!