The Way You Are · 2021 · Midnight rendez-vous · 2007 · Un été parisien · 2005
2021 · Quart de Lune
The Way You Are
Vocals and rhythm section recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, in August 2017; orchestra recorded at Studios de la Grande Armée, Paris, in February 2018. Arranged and produced by Jorge Calandrelli (six tracks) and Randy Waldman (four tracks). With Christian Jacob, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tom Scott, Larry Koonse, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker. Mixed by Don Murray at Capitol Studios; mastered by Guillaume Chalaron (Rootmastersound). Released on 5 November 2021.
| No | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hymne à l’amour | 5:16 |
| 2 | Just the Way You Are | 5:25 |
| 3 | Un homme heureux | 4:19 |
| 4 | Savoir-faire | 3:18 |
| 5 | Estate | 5:05 |
| 6 | Sous les mains d’Elsa | 4:04 |
| 7 | Love Me Like You Do | 4:01 |
| 8 | Eye in the Sky | 4:00 |
| 9 | Saint-Claude | 3:19 |
| 10 | Les mots bleus | 5:00 |
| 11 | Aime-moi comme tu es | 4:01 |
On its release
25 October 2021 · Ten days before release, on fnac.com: no. 2 in French variety sales, no. 3 in pre-orders, no. 8 in French chanson, no. 18 in music overall.
5 November 2021 · Album released on Quart de Lune, with the video for “Les mots bleus”.
November 2021 · Jazz Radio plays “Just the Way You Are” in rotation; Crooner Radio supports the album until the end of the year.
11 November 2021 · Tracks played on Alex Dutilh’s “Open Jazz”, France Musique.
15 November 2021 · No. 7 jazz album in France in its week of release.
2007 · Nocturne
Midnight rendez-vous
Second album, released in September 2007 on Nocturne and dedicated to his father. Music and lyrics mostly by Yves Carini, two songs co-written with Élisabeth Anaïs, and a cover of “La javanaise”. Arrangements by Carine Bonnefoy; “La petite fille de Shangaï” produced by Philippe Saisse.
| No | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nos amours clandestines | 3:20 |
| 2 | La petite fille de Shangaï (New York Version) | 3:44 |
| 3 | Danser la biguine | 4:07 |
| 4 | Sous un autre ciel | 4:31 |
| 5 | J’l’ai dans la peau | 4:04 |
| 6 | Midnight rendez-vous | 4:48 |
| 7 | Chienne de vie | 4:25 |
| 8 | Ça commence comme ça | 4:53 |
| 9 | Une chanson | 2:48 |
| 10 | Avec toi | 3:53 |
| 11 | La javanaise | 3:31 |
| 12 | La petite fille de Shangaï | 3:54 |
2005 · Nocturne
Un été parisien
Debut album, released in September 2005 on Nocturne. Produced and arranged by Niels Lan Doky, with Jeff Hamilton (drums), Pierre Boussaguet (double bass) and Ulf Wakenius (guitar); singer Viktoria Tolstoy guests on one track. Songs by Yves Carini and covers, including Eddy Mitchell’s “Le cimetière des éléphants” and “Est-ce par hasard”, a French take on “Let’s Fall in Love”.
| No | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le cimetière des éléphants | 4:33 |
| 2 | Rien qu’un jour | 4:15 |
| 3 | Simplement | 3:42 |
| 4 | J’suis heureux | 2:33 |
| 5 | De soleil en soleil | 3:07 |
| 6 | Un été parisien | 5:08 |
| 7 | J’en ai marre | 3:08 |
| 8 | Côté soleil | 3:18 |
| 9 | Vu d’en haut | 5:14 |
| 10 | Sandy | 4:47 |
| 11 | Je vole | 4:20 |
| 12 | Doux poison | 5:02 |
| 13 | Est-ce par hasard | 3:10 |