Boris Vian - Inédits Radio
CD, Compilation, France, 2003
INA
For the Boris Vian fan, this is very much the holly grail of listening pleasure. Among other talents by the Jacques-of-all-trades Vian also had DJ skills, which makes perfect sense because he was such a vinyl addict of his time. I’ve read in a biography on Simone De Beauvoir that he helped purchase a sound system for her apartment, and also chose the recordings to go with that system. A music lover, especially a jazz fanatic, is part of a small world. Here Vian shares that world with listeners over the medium of the radio.
Vian had a thing for Duke Ellington, like he should of course, and the entire radio broadcast or the ‘best’ of his shows, he clearly has an understanding to what makes this music so cool. Also included is Vian playing music with the Le Tabou orchestra. And his priceless commentary (in French of course) on the music plus him interviewing Ellington.
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