She has been called "The Epitome of the Modern Woman,", Liz from Billy Liar made real, and "Garbo meets Greco". Mick Jagger described her as his "ideal woman". Bob Dylan even dedicated a poem to her. Fran?oise Hardy's dreamy debut album, recorded when she was just eighteen, features 'Tous Les Gar?ons Et Les Filles' (All The Boys And Girls), a song that was less a hit than a social phenomenon. The single sold five million copies worldwide. The public responded to Fran?oise' disarming naturalness; her singular, understated voice; the combination of intensity, intelligence and mystery. And the way she so effortlessly combined simplicity with sophistication. She was a breath of fresh air. Fran?oise' vital debut recordings are presented here alongside "Fran?oise Hardy - Canta Per Voi In Italiano" (Sings For You In Italian), and complemented by an anthology of sublime instrumental jazz sessions by her friend and contemporary, Sacha Distel. In the period when these recordings were made - before he became an international singing star - Sacha was widely considered to be the finest jazz guitarist in France, winning many polls and recording prolifically. (Fran?oise would later appear as a guest on Sacha's TV show where they performed a duet, accompanied by his guitar, a beautiful version of 'Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour')The set includes historic sessions with John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, with the Belgian saxophonist/flautist Bobby Jaspar and with guitarist Jean-Pierre Sasson; Sacha's tribute to the master, the "Hommage A Django" EP, and the first recording of his most famous composition, 'Marina (The Good Life)' - the million selling song which would become one of the great standards of Easy Listening and prove over many decades to be a signature tune for Tony Bennett. It was written originally for Roger Vadim's contribution to the "L'orgueil (Pride)" chapter of the portmanteau film, "Les sept p?ch?s capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins)"; the sequence appearing alongside sketches by Godard, Chabrol and Demy. One of the most unusual items of the presentation is 'Altitude !0. 500', a rare single which features Sacha's performance of Django Reinhardt's war-time French resistance masterpiece, 'Nuages' (Clouds), taped at cruising altitude of 10,500 meters (28,000 feet) over Deauville, on board Air France's Alsace Caravelle; in part to enable to airline to promote the ambiance inside the jet's fuselage.
1. Tous Les Gar?ons Et Les Filles (All the Boys and Girls) 2. ?a a Rat? 3. La Fille Avec Toi 4. Oh Oh Ch?ri 5. Le Temps de L'amour 6. Il Est Tout Pour Moi 7. On Se Pla?t 8. Ton Meilleur Ami 9. J'ai Jet? Mon C£ur 10. Il Est Parti Un Jour 11. J'suis D'accord 12. C'est a L'amour Auquel Je Pense 13. L'eta Dell'amore (Le Temps de L'amour) 14. Il Tuo Migliore Amico (Ton Meilleur Ami) 15. E All'amore Che Penso (C'est a L'amour Auquel Je Pense) 16. Una Ragazza Come Le Altre (Comme Tant D'autres) 17. Quelli Della Mia Eta (Tous Les Gar?ons Et Les Filles) 18. L'amore Va (L'amour S'en Va) 19. CI Sto (J'suis D'accord) 20. Per Tanto Tempo (Bien Longtemps) 21. Oh Oh Cheri 22. Io Vorrei (Capirti) (Saurai-Je) 23. Nuages 24. Minor Swing 25. Swing 41 26. Nuages - Part 1 27. Nuages - Part 2 28. Swing 39 29. Daphne 30. Nuages 31. Epi Blues 32. Scotch Hop 33. Everything Happens to Me 34. Competition 35. Sacha, Bill Et Bobby 36. Bag's Groove 37. Milestones 38. Minor Drops 39. I'll Remember April 40. You Stepped Out of a Dream 41. I Can't Get Started (With You) 42. A Night in Tunisia 43. Winter Holiday 44. Two Guitar Blues 45. Joan 46. Goofy the Cat 47. I Cover the Waterfront 48. Dear Old Stockholm 49. Afternoon in Paris 50. All the Things You Are 51. Bags' Groove 52. Willow Weep for Me 53. Olympia Orgy 54. On Serait Des Chats 55. Round About Midnight 56. N? 1 for Sacha 57. Thank's Bill 58. Avec Ces Yeux-L? 59. A Piece of Pizza 60. Blues for Tiny 61. Marina (The Good Life) 62. Blue Waltz de Orgueil
