Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg

Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	1997
Genre	Avant-garde, pop, rock, electronic
Length	76:38
Label	Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn

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Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg is a tribute album featuring the music of French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Executive-produced by John Zorn, it was released on Tzadik Records in 1997 as part of their series on "Radical Jewish Culture".

Track listing

1. "Les Amours Perdues" – Elysian Fields – 3:28
2. "Ford Mustang" – Mike Patton – 2:40
3. "Bonnie and Clyde" – Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb – 5:08
4. "La-Bas C'est Naturel" – Cyro Baptista – 5:30
5. "69 Année Erotique" – Kramer – 4:16
6. "Pauvre Lola" – Ikue Mori – 2:49
7. "Ballade de Melody Nelson" – Fred Frith – 2:04
8. "Les sucettes" – JON – 2:44
9. "L'Homme A La Tête De Chou" – Ruins – 3:18
10. "Ce Mortel Ennui" – Anthony Coleman – 4:10
11. "Un Poison Violent, C'est Ca L'Amour" – Eszter Balint – 5:05
12. "Initials B.B." – David Shea – 3:48
13. "Sous Le Soleil Exactement" – Eyvind Kang – 3:44
14. "Couleur Café" – Steve Beresford – 3:07
15. "Le Chanson De Slogan" – Blonde Redhead – 3:46
16. "Contact" – John Zorn – 2:20
17. "Je t'aime... moi non plus" – Cibo Matto – 4:20
18. "Intoxicated Man" – Medeski Martin & Wood – 3:31
19. "Comic Strip" – Shelley Hirsch – 1:58
20. "Requiem Pour Un Con" – Franz Treichler – 4:59
21. "Black Trombone" – Marc Ribot – 3:45

Personnel

"Les Amours Perdues"

• Oren Bloedow – Guitar, bass, drums
• Ed Pastorini – Keyboards
• Jamie Candiloro – Mixing
• Jennifer Charles – Vocals

"Ford Mustang"

• Mike Johnson – Engineering
• Mike Patton – Vocals, Music

"Bonnie And Clyde"

• Wayne Horvitz – Music
• Tucker Martine – Mixing
• Reggie Watts – Vocals
• Robin Holcomb – Vocals

"La-Bas C'est Naturel"

• Cyro Baptista – Percussion
• Olivier Glissant – Vocals, Accordion

"69 Année Erotique"

• Tess – Backing vocals
• Kramer – Vocals, music

"Pauvre Lola"

• Ikue Mori – Drum programming
• Mark Roule – Engineering
• Marc Ribot – Guitar
• Haena Kim – Vocals

"The Ballad Of Melody Nelson"

• Fred Frith – Vocals, music

"Les Sucettes"

• JON – Vocals, Harmonium

"L'Homme A La Tête De Chou"

• Sasaki Hisashi – Bass
• Tatsuya Yoshida – Vocals, drums

"Ce Mortel Ennui"

• Yael Bitton – Backing vocals
• Doug Wieselman – Clarinet
• Joe Johnson – Engineering
• Michael Attias – Baritone saxophone
• Anthony Coleman – Vocals, piano

"Un Poison Violent, C'est Ca L'Amour"

• Roberto Rodríguez – Drums
• Eddie Sperry – Engineering
• Marc Ribot – Guitar, backing vocals
• JD Foster – Producer, bass, organ
• Eszter Balint – Vocals

"Initials B.B."

• Kurt Ralske – Engineering
• David Shea – Music
• Tiziana Shea – Vocals

"Sous Le Soleil Exactement"

• Eyvind Kang – Music
• Michelle Amar – Vocals

"Couleur Café"

• Steve Beresford – Vocals, Music

"Le Chanson De Slogan"

• Simone Pace – Drums
• Guy Picciotto – Engineering
• Amadeo Pace – Guitar
• Kazu Makino – Vocals

"Contact"

• John Zorn – Vocals

"Je T'Aime, Moi Non Plus"

• Sean Lennon – Bass, guitar, vocals
• Timo Ellis – Drums, vocals
• Yuka Honda – Keyboards
• Miho Hatori – Vocals

"Intoxicated Man"

• Chris Wood – Bass
• Billy Martin – Drums
• John Medeski – Organ, vocals

"Comic Strip"

• Shelley Hirsch – Vocals

"Requiem Pour Un Con"

• Tronte – Music, vocals
• Franz Treichler – Music, vocals

"Black Trombone"

• Eddie Sperry – Engineering
• Marc Ribot – Guitar, vocals

Credits

• Ikue Mori – Artwork
• Serge Gainsbourg – Music
• John Zorn – Producer
• Allan Tucker – Mastering

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