Boris Vian - CD Story - Best Of

Author, singer, songwriter, playwright and lifelong jazz fan, Boris Vian was a legendary figure in Paris in the post-war years. Vian, who died at the age of 39, left an indelible mark on France's intellectual and artistic life and his avant-garde music, novels and comic sketches continue to inspire a whole generation of fans more than 50 years after his death. Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian’s other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous madeup words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L’Écume des jours is the most known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song Le Déserteur.

Track list:

1. Je Bois
2. Les Joyeux Bouchers
3. La Java Des Bombes Atomiques
4. Le Petit Commerce
5. Le Déserteur
6. Cinématographe
7. On N’Est Pas Là Pour Se Faire Engueuler
8. Complainte Du Progés ” Les Arts Ménagers”
9. Bourée De Complexes
10. J’ Suis Snob
11. Alabama Song
12. Cinématographe
13. Musique Mécanique
14. Valse Jaune
15. Ses Baisers Me Grisaient
16. A Cannes Cet Eté
17. Mon Oncle Célestin
18. Le Tango Interminable Des Perceurs De Coffres-Forts
19. La Complainte De Mackie
20. Nous Avions Vingt Ans
21. Blouse Du Dentiste
22. Fais-Moi Mal Johnny
23. C’Est Le Be – Bop
24. Le Déserteur