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CAMILLE BERTAULT
Switzerland 2019 [no label, 2CD]
Festival Onze+. Live at the BVC Concert Hall, Lausanne, Switzerland; November 1, 2019. Very good sateliite radio.
jazzhistoryonline.com:
One day in the middle of 2015, French jazz vocalist Camille Bertault failed a conservatory exam, and to boost her spirits, she wrote a set of French lyrics to one of John Coltrane’s best-known compositions. The words spoke of the “Giant Steps” it took to realize that one’s own expectations are more important than the expectations of others. Then she cued up Coltrane’s original recording, set up a video camera, and recorded her performance, which she later uploaded to Facebook for her friends. The video turned up on Jam of the Week and went viral within days. Non-French speakers missed the message of Bertault’s lyrics, but viewers around the world were amazed with the uncanny accuracy with which she scatted Coltrane’s blinding-fast solo.
Steve Provizer, artsfuse.org:
33-year-old French vocalist Camille Bertault may be the first YouTube jazz star (within the limited definition of the term). Her performance of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps,” posted on YouTube, has been viewed over 281,000 times. As a result, Bertault went from failing a conservatory exam in France to a viable career in music. Her YouTube channel has 70 videos and 70,000 subscribers, her Facebook page has 84,000 likes, and 18,300 people follow the performer’s Instagram posts.
Bertault is an uncommon talent. She has a crystalline voice, good intonation, understands the rhythmic and harmonic underpinnings of jazz and has a prodigious memory. And she comes from a strong French tradition of vocalese artistry… Bertault brings some of the dramatic quality of the French cabaret tradition to her performances. She handles the playful side of the approach well, but is less comfortable with the tragic. I see intonation problems in her singing of standards, particularly her attempts to force vibrato. But she is a strong performer and communicates so well that these musical weaknesses take on less importance.
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Disc 1
Track 101. Nouvelle York 6:53
Track 102. talk - Camille Bertault 1:02
Track 103. Bach Goldberg 4:55
Track 104. Arbre Raveologique 3:34
Track 105. talk 0:44
Track 106. Case de Jade 3:44
Track 107. Comment Te Dire Adieu 4:43
Track 108. talk 0:27
Track 109. Je Bois 6:10
Track 110. Tantot 3:18
Track 111. Certes 3:37
Track 112. Foro Brazil 3:25
43 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. talk 0:15
Track 202. Winter In Aspremont 7:40
Track 203. talk 0:53
Track 204. Entre Les Deux Immeubles 8:25
Track 205. talk 2:21
Track 206. Pas De Geant 4:57
Track 207. talk 0:03
Track 208. Satiesque 7:42
Track 209. talk 0:24
Track 210. Conne 5:12
Track 211. Very Early 5:37
44 mins
Lineup:
Camille Bertault - vocals
Fady Farah - piano
Christophe Minck - bass
Pierre Demange - drums
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