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Accordion de Paris
"Accordion de Paris"
Jo Basile, His Accordion and Orchestra, 1959




     Musically, this is a record I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Not only is it accordion music, but it's accordion music trying to sound like what people think French cafe music sounds like. No wonder the copy I found of Accordion de Paris I found was in mint condition. It takes a brave person to put accordion music on the stereo just because. But when you look beyond the music, this is one of my favorite albums. This record is on display on my record shelf for all to see. It's a Technicolor marvel featuring a sultry french woman in a high slit skirt, fishnets, and a tight balck-and-yellow top smoking her cigarette (how French!) staring seductively over to Mr. Accordion Player who we assume is also French because of his black attire and barrette. On the back there's a amazing and lengthy essay on the Paris cafe life, Jo Basile and his accordion mastery, and the history of the accordion. Here's a sample of the first paragraph: "Paris--glittering, sparkling queen of the Seine, home of laughter, gayety and romance, city of a thousand dreams, a thousand delights. The accordions of Paris are her voice and her song, telling of the hopes, loves, and desires of her people. Caught in a magic web of melody are all the varied flavors, exciting emotions and thrilling experiences that go to make up this beloved city."
 
 



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