Clifton Chenier - The King Of Zydeco Live At Montreux

Artist:

Chenier, Clifton

UPC:

096297035528

See Also:

Rockin` Sidney

Description:

Personnel: Clifton Chenier (vocals, harmnonica, accordion); Paul Segal (guitar); Joe Morris (bass); Robert St. Julian (drums); Cleveland Chenier (rubboard).
Recorded live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, on July 12, 1975.
Personnel: Clifton Chenier (vocals, harmonica, accordion); Paul Senegal (guitar); Robert Peter St. Julian (drums); Cleveland Chenier (rub-board).
Recording information: Montreux Festival, Switzerland (07/12/1975).
Photographer: Michael P. Smith.
This album includes almost all of the concert performance by Clifton Chenier and his band at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland during the summer of 1975. He earned the title "King Of Zydeco" for his relentless live performances, as this show aptly demonstrates. In the hands of Chenier and his four-piece band, the music coalesces around a rhythmic core that`s both undeniable and subtly textured.
Chenier`s accordion flies in and around the rhythm with verve and flair. He infuses his singing with passion, from blues-fueled bluster to soulful crooning. Then 50 years old, Chenier was a tireless performer who was also one of the prime ambassadors of zydeco music to the rest of the world.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Intro and Jambalaya
2. You`re Fussin` Too Much
3. Clifton`s Boogie Woogie
4. Hey, Tite Fille
5. Cher Catin (Dear Baby)
6. Zydeco Sont Pas Sale (Snapbeans Ain`t Salty)
7. Je Marche le Plancher (You Know It Ain`t Fair)
8. Release Me
9. I`m a Hog for You
10. Louisiana Two-Step
11. Black Gal
12. Money
13. I`m on the Wonder
14. Woo Woo
15. Hush, Hush
16. Calinda

Album Information

Release Date:

10/22/1991

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Cajun

Label:

Arhoolie

Producer:

Clifton Chenier

Catalog Number:

ARHCD 355

Original Release Year:

1984

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

68 : 8

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