Jazz drummer and singer François-Alexandre Galepidès, known as Moustache, owes his nickname to his magnificent bacchantes, which popularized his easygoing personality with the general public. From the clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where he performed with Claude Luter and Sydney Bechet, to the schoolboy rock diversions of the mid-1950s, no jazz musician has ever had such a contrasting career: between traditional jazz and playful diversions. This retrospective by Jean-Baptiste Mersiol succeeds in highlighting the jazz legacy of the character and his humanity. Patrick FRÉMEAUX CD 1: WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN • GET HAPPY • BLUE MOON • AVALON • COCKTAILS FOR TWO • WABASH BLUES • WHISPERING • ALWAYS • WHO • SMALL HÔTEL • I WANT TO BE HAPPY • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU • AFTER YOU'VE GONE • ALL THE HOURS THAT SOUND • HEY MISTER BANJO • SUGAR FOOT STAMP • THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROQUETTE • BASIN STREET BLUES • ME I'M TIRED OF IT • SNAG IT • ORY'S CREOLE TROMBONE • KISS ME JOSEPHINE. CD 2: BUGLE CALL RAG • BLACK EYES • THE BOATMEN OF THE VOLGA • O SOLE MIO • IT'S IN CAPRI • SANTA LUCIA • CATARI • FRANKIE AND JOHNNY • MARIA DOLORES • MI JACA • EL RELICARIO • ESPANA CANI • JINGLE BELL • SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT • MY BEAUTIFUL FIR TREE • WHITE CHRISTMAS • THE ROCK OF PARIS • I'LL KILL THE THUG WHO DRINK ALL MY MASS WINE • ONE FINE DAY • YOU'RE GONE IN SOCKS • BEER BARREL POLKA • ACH! ACH! ACH! GUNDOLF • DIE SCHMUTZ MARCH • AUF WIERDERSEHEN. CD 3: TWELVE STREET'S RAG • MUSKRAT RAMBLE • SOUTH • YES SIR THAT'S MY BABY • GOODNIGHT IRENE • WHEN YOU GROW TOO OLD • CHANGE PARTNER • LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY • BEWARE OF GIRLS WITH GEORGES ULMER • ALOAH • HAWAIIAN WAR SONG • WHITE MOUNTAIN • THAT'S THE BLUES • ONCE UPON A WAXMAN • I THREW MY KEY IN A BARREL OF TAR • I HAVE SOME BEAUJOLAIS • COME ON SHEPHERDESS • OLD BROTHER "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" • CHARLEMAGNE • THE HAWK-HOOP • THE HULA-HOOP • HEY! WHOA • MIRACLE DOCTOR • THE HOLLOW SKULL CRUSHER "THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATHER". ARTISTIC DIRECTION: JEAN-BAPTISTE MERSIOL
