3-CD set contains tenor clarinet/saxophonist Marcel Zanini's complete Black & Blue recordings as well as 18 "swing and vocal" bonus tracks. Features Sam Woodyard, Milt Buckner and Marc Edouard Nabe.

(2-CD set) On April 25th, 1974, the Portuguese revolution was held in a festive atmosphere. While the dictatorship regime was muzzling all means of information, the revolutionary message was passed on through song, waking the people and preparing them for the peaceful action which was to lead Portugal to democracy. More than a simple deposition concerning this major event in contemporary Portuguese history, the songs selected here were a means of action and communion. They made History as we can witness here.

Written by Moliere during the XVIIth century, 'Les fourberies de Scapin' is one of the most famous play of French Literature. On stage there are Francois Perier, Claude Rich and Louis de Funes, amgonst the most popular French actors of the 60's. A comedy classic, 2 CD, in French.

(2-CD set) "Who was the biggest ‘singing fool’, Charles (Trenet) or Johnny (Hess) ? I’ve always thought that if Charles had the magic of words, Johnny had inborn rhythm and they were perfectly complementary. I loved them straight away, together and separately, but I think that at first I preferred Johnny. He didn’t write the lyrics to his songs. Even though, to be truthful, he dictated them to his writers. That was a fatal error. It’s unfair..." - Georges BRASSENS. This set features Johnny with Ray Ventura, Eva Busch, Betty Spell, Paul Misraki, Martha Lova and many others.

"This CD features a previously unreleased interview mythical actress Arletty realized in 1982 by Marc Laudelout. Few actresses have been so popular than Arletty – real incarnation of the Parisian popular style of the 30’s and 40’s, mainly thanks to her films with Carne and Prevert before World War II. This interview allows the listener to access to the intimacy of or life in Belgium after WWII, her so particular voice and way of speaking about her friends, and represents a proper living memory of the 1930’s Paris way life." Patrick Fremeaux

Presses Universitaires de France and Fremeaux & Associates offer this biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, analyzed and explained by Taline Ter Minassian, professor of Russian and Caucasian history, specialist in international relations and the history of intelligence networks. The man who changed the world. Adulated in the West, the man who put an end to the Soviet Union is far from being popular in today's Russia, he was against the will of the Union gravedigger Soviet: "I wanted to save the Soviet Union but I did not succeed ..." Taline Ter Minassian takes us into the meanders of the story of this man, an almost ordinary Soviet whose course almost perfectly matches his history of the USSR.

"This CD features an outstanding collection of historical recordings about the early history of aviation. All the actor of this great story are presented via interviews, radio archives, portrays (you can even hear sounds of early 20th century motors). With the voices of Bleriot, Breguet, Andre Luguet, Lindbergh, Mermoz, Maryse Hilsz, Antoine de Saint-Exupery... In french." Patrick Fremeaux

With this volume Romane pays tribute to the wealth of French song: picking up melodies from his childhood and popular songs by Piaf, Distel or Trenet, the guitarist also signs some of his finest compositions. Accompanied by Christophe Cravero (some wonderful choruses on guitar and violin), Romane teams up again with fantastic rhythm partners Yayo and Fanto Reinhardt, and Pascal Berne on double bass, who have been alongside him since the “Acoustic Quartet” recording (cf. Vol.7 of the complete Romane, Fremeaux FA545). Elegant swing, an innate feel for melody and composition… they all come together to incarnate grace in making Romane a central figure in French swing jazz. His influence, in the same spirit as Django, continues its spread around the world… like excellent French cuisine! Augustin BONDOUX Four years after “Elegance”, an album that sealed their friendship and musical entente, in 2004 Romane and Stochelo Rosenberg went back into the studios with a quartet to make this “Double jeu”. Recorded with Stephane Huchard on drums and bassist Marc-Michel Le Bevillon, their album cast new foundations in the avant gardist trend that was part of gypsy swing, a genre that, at the time, was still inflexible over its traditions. Their new record was no longer “merely” a tribute to the music of Django: this was also a homage to his innovative spirit, and who to do that better than two “sacred monsters” of the genre named Romane and Stochelo Rosenberg? A must-have album for all guitar fans.

Francis Lockwood is undeniably one of the best French jazz pianists and, independently of his technique as a player, he constantly reminds you how great a musician he is. This record, which first appeared in 1988, established Francis as a strong presence with a promising career as a recording-artist; his rich discography includes the famous Round about Bach and Jimi’s colors, both of which explore his broad palette. Today, Francis Lockwood is a reference for many contemporary pianists and, thanks to Japanese distributor Toshi Tsushima, the two original producers of this album – Didier Lockwood and Jean-Michel Kajdan – have consented to the re-release of this album through Fremeaux & Associes, and provide listeners with an opportunity to put Francis Lockwood’s talents into perspective after a quarter of a century. Patrick FReMEAUX

Paris Budapest Caravane marks the meeting of three groups who individually are the best exponents of their respective musical aesthetics. Latcho Drom are represent the French style of swing and gypsy jazz, while the Hungarian ensembles Parno Graszt and Etno Rom are the keepers of the Tziganes' Olah music tradition and Rom music from Eastern Europe. After a successful live concert series, the popularity of this mix led to an international tour and the recording of this album.

David (Jisse) met Dominique (Marge) by the side of the road in the late Sixties… and it marked the start of a fine adventure in music that lasted 13 years, culminating in the French version of A vava inouva, by the great Kabyle singer Idir in 1975. David and Dominique symbolised a free, Bohemian generation; they were among the artists shaping new French Song in the Seventies, a milieu outside the period’s “official” music circuit. Their music surrounds lyrics with blends of folk and psychedelic rock, Brazilian rhythms and jazz, and Fremeaux & Associes is proud to make their complete recordings available again with this set including previously unreleased items and other rarities. A set that appeals to everyone from song fans to collectors hunting golden gems of Seventies pop. Augustin BONDOUX & Patrick FReMEAUX

A 2 CD conference by Luc Ferry, French Philosopher and former French Minister of Education, about the evolution of the ecologist movement. In French.

Bastien Ribot, a violinist of the Didier Lockwood school, is a player hard to ignore these days. He was the co-founder of the RP Quartet, where his precise playing with the bow, in addition to the quality of his arrangement work, earned him an excellent international reputation. Here Bastien plays material originally written for jazz violin, surrounded by some of the most talented musicians in France's younger jazz generation, namely Laurent Coulondre, Gautier Garrigue, Maxime Berton and Emile Mélenchon. Bastien brings the repertoire right up to date in continuing the work initiated by Stéphane Grappelli, Jean-Luc Ponty and Didier Lockwood, all of them great reformers and teachers. This album writes a new chapter in jazz.

A 1 CD conference led by Luc Ferry, French Philosopher and former French Minister of Education, about the duality between political and philosophical education. In French.

Recorded in 1996 at the “Six-huit” jazz club enthroned at the foot of Notre-Dame Cathedral, here’s the album that every fan of Rodolphe Raffalli was waiting for. The venue is equal to the guitarist’s great reputation, which made him an ambassador for French jazz outside France. Skilfully blending the candour of gypsy swing with melodies from the great popular repertoire, his playing is light and aerial, filled with delicate expressions and a rare elegance. This was Raffalli’s first “live” album, and it gave his audience a chance to measure his full artistic talents, backed by a sparkling rhythm-section and excellent sound engineered by Philippe Labroue — a tasty “live” album which announced his “Brassens Tribute” of 2001, a record whose sales reached gold status for a jazz album. Augustin BONDOUX & Benjamin GOLDENSTEIN