"Whereas I would not have recommended this a while back, I now advise you to include Reda Caire’s “Le plus beau refrain”, “Jeunesse” and “Ma banlieue” in your record collection". Robert DESNOS. Reda Caire is an outstanding figure of French song. He was born in Egypt though his mother was French and moved to France aspiring to become a singer in the late 1920's. His ascent was to take a few years, but his glory survived until World War II and he acted as a bridge with a new generation of talented singers such as Brel, Aznavour, Ferre, etc. This 2-CD set features his 1934-1962 recordings. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.

Accordionist and composer Charles Peguri was a pioneering recording artist. Along with Emile Vacher he shares the title of originator of the "musette" style, this unique French (shall we even say "Parisian" ?) dancing and already swinging way of playing the accordion. Symbol of the 1930's popular "bals musette", these compositions haven't aged at all! Includes a 12 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) Lonnie Johnson, known not without reason as “the creator of modern guitar playing”, has influenced numerous musicians in blues, jazz or country music... This boxed set retraces the career of this giant of 20th century music. Includes a 24 page booklet with both French and English notes.

“When I think back to the multitude of stars in the “Scala” troupe, each having his own particular style, I realise that Chevalier reunites the whole lot. He is Paulus, Mayol, Polin, Dranem, Fragson and others all in one.” Jacques-Charles. This first 2-CD set anthology features Maurice Chevalier's recordings from 1919 to 1930. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) These CD's offer you more than 115 minutes of natural recordings made in the jungles of Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. Jean C. ROCH recorded the first CD entirely in the dry area, from the National Park of Yala in the South as far as that of Wilpattu in the North-West, taking in some of the coastal regions of the East. Anthony WALKER recorded the second CD in the region of Sigiriya, Kandy, Ratnapurna and Sinha raja, the last 3 being in the wet area. These 2 CDs evoque the great natural melodic and rhythmic atmosphere of this large island so close to Southern India.

I thought it was inevitable that Teniz and Kassap meet because I found in these two artists the same incredible desire to harmonize in all it's colors, jazz and ethnic music. Once they met they had to start recording, and since Istanbul is the city of all inspirations what better place could they have found to do so? Back from Istanbul they bring you a few photos and especially the wonderful music created by Okay, Sylvain, Lennart, Alain, Yves et Nedim... Patrick Tandin

Wartime. Workers are needed in the shipyards of the Pacific Coast and the bluesmen of Texas pack their bags and move to California. Once there, they find themselves side by side with the crooners from "Black Hollywood". The resulting fusion of styles gave birth to the "California blues". Listen to this 2-CD set and travel back to the very sources of this highly original and still very influential style. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) Hawaiian music of the early 20th century exerted a considerable influence on all American popular music, from country-music to the blues. It was hawaiian virtuosos - artists almost without peer - who shaped the now famous slide-guitar style.

Dans cet ouvrage, l'islamologue Boumediene Benyahia nous presente la pensee de quatre figures majeures de l'histoire intellectuelle de l'islam : Avicenne, Al-Ghazali, Averroes et Ibn Arabi. Apres avoir retrace la genese de l'islam au VIIe siecle en Arabie et la formation des grandes ecoles de droit musulman aux VIIIe et IXe siecles, l'auteur met en lumiere l'influence de la philosophie grecque sur la pensee islamique et la maniere don't ces penseurs ont faconne un dialogue entre theologie, droit et metaphysique. À travers une analyse rigoureuse et accessible, il revisite les debats et controverses qui ont oppose ces figures intellectuelles et marque l'histoire de la pensee islamique. L'ouvrage souligne le rôle essentiel de ces penseurs dans la transmission et la circulation des idees entre l'Orient et l'Occident au Moyen Âge, temoignant de la richesse et de la complexite de cette tradition philosophique et spirituelle. Par cette approche historique et analytique, l'auteur offre aux lecteurs des cles pour mieux comprendre les dynamiques intellectuelles qui ont structure la pensee islamique et leur place dans l'histoire des idees. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX In this work, Islamologist Boumediene Benyahia presents the thinking of four major figures in the intellectual history of Islam: Avicenna, Al-Ghazali, Averroes and Ibn Arabi. After tracing the origins of Islam in 7th-century Arabia and the formation of the great schools of Muslim law in the 8th and 9th centuries, the author highlights the influence of Greek philosophy on Islamic thought and how these thinkers shaped a dialogue between theology, law and metaphysics. Through rigorous and accessible analysis, he revisits the debates and controversies that divided these intellectual figures and marked the history of Islamic thought. The book highlights the essential role of these thinkers in the transmission and circulation of ideas between East and West in the Middle Ages, testifying to the richness and complexity of this philosophical and spiritual tradition. Through this historical and analytical approach, the author offers readers keys to better understanding the intellectual dynamics that structured Islamic thought and their place in the history of ideas. Audiobook, in French. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX CD1 - LA GENeSE DE L'ISLAM : MOTS ET CONCEPTS DE L'ISLAM - L'ARABIE ET LA MECQUE AU VIIE SIeCLE - L'ENFANCE DE MUHAMMAD - L'HeGIRE ET LA PRISE DE LA MECQUE - LES QUATRE eCOLES JURIDIQUES SUNNITES - DROIT ET eMERGENCE DE LA PHILOSOPHIE - LA FEMME ET L'ISLAM. CD 2 - AVICENNE, AL-GHAZALI ET IBN ARABI : LA VIE D'AVICENNE - AVICENNE ET L'APPROCHE RATIONNELLE DE L'ISLAM - AL-GHAZALI, PHILOSOPHE, THeOLOGIEN ET JURISTE PERSE MUSULMAN - AL-GHAZALI, IBN ARABI ET LA QUESTION DE LA ReSURRECTION DES ÂMES. CD3 : AVERROeS : SON OEUVRE - IBN ARABI : SA RENCONTRE AVEC AVERROeS - SUR LA QUESTION DE L'ÂME - LES DIMENSIONS DU NOBLE CORAN - SUR LA CROYANCE ET LA FOI - LE STATUT DE LA FEMME - LA RELIGION DE L'AMOUR - CONCLUSION : LE LEGS DES PENSEURS DE L'ISLAM. COLLECTION ISLAM DES LUMIeRES DIRECTION COLLECTION : CLAUDE COLOMBINI FReMEAUX EN PARTENARIAT AVEC LA GRANDE MOSQUeE DE PARIS

A une epoque ou la plupart des saxophonistes se coulaient dans l'ombre de Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, fort de ses convictions, a su se tenir a distance et, irresistiblement, ouvrir les portes d'un univers musical d'une grande modernite en imposant une sonorite lisse et une grande intelligence melodique. Jean-Paul RICARD At a time when most saxophone players were slipping into Charlie Parker's shadows, Lee Konitz - a man of conviction - kept his distance and slowly, irresistibly, opened up the doors to a new universe of music: it was grand and modern, and Konitz imposed upon it a sound that had smoothness and showed great intelligence in it's melody. Jean-Paul RICARD CD 1 (1947-1954) : CLAUDE THORNHILL & HIS ORCHESTRA (Columbia 1947) : YARDBIRD SUITE - LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949) : SUBCONSCIOUS-LEE - LENNIE TRISTANO SEXTET (Capitol 1949) : WOW - MARIONETTE - DIGRESSION - INTUITION - LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949) : MARSHMALLOW - SOUND-LEE - MILES DAVIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1950) : MOON DREAMS - LEE KONITZ GROUPS (Prestige 1950) : REBECCA - YOU GO TO MY HEAD - ICE CREAM KONITZ - PALO ALTO - LEE KONITZ SEXTET (Prestige 1951) : YESTERDAYS - HI BECK - LEE KONITZ/BILLY BAUER DUO (Prestige 1951) : DUET FOR SAXOPHONE AND GUITAR - LEE KONITZ with GERRY MULLIGAN (Pacific Jazz 1953) : LADY BE GOOD - LOVER MAN - LEE KONITZ (Vogue 1953) : I'LL REMEMBER APRIL - LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Storyville 1954) : ABLUTION. CD2 (1954-1961) : STAN KENTON & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1954) - IN A HIGHER VEIN - LEE KONITZ QUARTETS (Storyville 1954) - NURSERY RHYME - FOOLIN' MYSELF - LENNIE TRISTANO QUARTET (Atlantic 1955) : THESE FOOLISH THINGS - LEE KONITZ with WARNE MARSH (Atlantic 1955) : BACKGROUND MUSIC - LEE KONITZ (Atlantic 1956) : ALL OF ME - LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Atlantic 1957) : FOOLIN' MYSELF - LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Verve 1957) : BILLIE'S BOUNCE - LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Verve 1957) : THE NEARNESS OF YOU - GERRY MULLIGAN (Pacific Jazz 1957) : DISK JOCKEY JUMP - LEE KONITZ with STRINGS (Verve 1958) : WHAT'S NEW? - LEE KONITZ meets JIMMY GIUFFRE (Verve 1959) : CORK 'N' RIB - LEE KONITZ (Verve 1959) : YOU DON't KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - LEE KONITZ (Verve 1961) : I REMEMBER YOU. DIRECTION COLLECTION : ALAIN GERBER, TEXTE : JEAN-PAUL RICARD, PRODUCTION DeLeGUeE : JEAN BUZELIN

Ce recueil de textes sur la nature de George Sand, interpretes avec finesse par Marie-Christine Barrault, met en lumiere l'alliage harmonieux entre la nature, l'engagement ecologique et la modernite intemporelle de l'ecrivaine. a travers la diversite des sujets abordes et la richesse des styles, il devoile des facettes meconnues de son oeuvre prolifique. Ses ecrits sur la botanique temoignent d'une erudition remarquable en sciences naturelles, ou l'observation precise de la flore se mele a des reflexions metaphysiques empreintes de poesie. Voyageuse infatigable, elle relate ses explorations avec une curiosite profonde et un respect des ecosystemes qui traversent son ecriture. Son style litteraire, d'une elegance rare, capte les beautes de la nature et invite a une admiration emerveillee, revelant l'ame poetique d'une femme en resonance avec les enjeux de notre epoque. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX This collection of George Sand's texts on nature, interpreted with finesse by Marie-Christine Barrault, highlights the writer's harmonious blend of nature, ecological commitment and timeless modernity. Through the diversity of her subjects and the richness of her styles, it reveals little-known facets of her prolific oeuvre. Her writings on botany bear witness to a remarkable erudition in the natural sciences, where precise observation of flora blends with metaphysical reflections imbued with poetry. A tireless traveler, she recounts her explorations with a deep curiosity and respect for ecosystems that run through her writing. Her literary style, with it's rare elegance, captures the beauty of nature and invites us to admire it in wonder, revealing the poetic soul of a woman in tune with the issues of our time. Audiobook, in French. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX SeLECTION DES TEXTES ET MISE EN MUSIQUE PAR PATRICK SCHEYDER DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : CLAUDE COLOMBINI