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L'ECHO was nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
L'ECHO delivers what Beausoleil fans have come to expect--spicy, vigorous music steeped deeply in the traditions of the Louisiana bayou country. Though the band's long discography features frequent modernizations of the Cajun and zydeco styles, L'ECHO finds it returning, once again, to its roots. As group founder, vocalist, and master fiddler Michael Doucet claims in the liner notes, the album is meant as a tribute to some of Louisiana's forgotten musical leaders, including the Alley Boys ("Chere Petite Blond"), The Hackberry Ramblers ("Cajun Crawl") and the Breaux Freres ("Hip Et Ti-Yeaux).
Unlike other Beausoleil efforts, zydeco takes something of a backseat here, as the rich vein of French folk comes to the fore in cuts like "O Bebe Waltz" and the almost cabaret-like "Quel Espoir." Which isn't to say that a zydeco flavor is entirely absent, as the infectious, rhythmically insistent "One Iota" gleefully reiterates. Keen musicianship from guitarist David Doucet, accordionist Jimmy Breaux and Al Tharp on second fiddle and banjo keeps things lively as always, lending both precision and spice to this rich traditional music.
Recorded at Dockside Studio, Milton, Louisiana in April 1994. Includes liner notes by Michael Doucet.
Producers: Michael Doucet, Carter Al Tharp, Beausoleil.
Personnel: Al Tharp (vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle); Michael Doucet (vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle); David Doucet (vocals, guitar); Murnell Babineaux (steel guitar); Tommy Comeaux (mandolin); Jimmy Breaux (accordion); Bill Ware, Billy Ware (vibraphone, percussion); Tommy Alesi (drums).
Audio Mixers: Al Tharp; Michael Doucet.
Audio Remixer: Eugene Foster.
Liner Note Authors: Michael Doucet; Sharon Arms Doucet.
Recording information: Dockside Studio, Milton (04/1994).
Photographers: Phil Gould ; Elemore Jr. Morgan; John Slaughter.
Translators: Michael Doucet; Sharon Arms Doucet.
Arrangers: James Cole; Edius Naquin; Lawrence Walker; Michael Doucet; Amédé Breaux; Nathan Abshire; Hackberry Ramblers; Tommie Bradley; Beausoleil.
Beausoleil: Michael Doucet (vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle); David Doucet (vocals, guitar); Al Tharp (vocals, tenor guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass); Jimmy Breaux (accordion); Tommy Alesi (drums); Billy Ware (vibraphone, percussion).
Additional personnel: Tommy Comeaux (guitar, mandolin); Murnel Babineaux (steel guitar).
Q (10/95, p.109) - 3 Stars - Good - "...one of the hottest musical gumbos in the Louisiana cookbook...[Beausoleil] brim with the vitality of the contemporary while retaining the spirit of cultural celebration..."
Down Beat (8/95, p.56) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...an exceptional collection of standards written in the '20s and '30s by seminal Cajun composers....[Beausoleil] celebrate the masters by rejuvenating their tunes with a steamy gumbo undergirded by non-stop cadences and steeped in the two-step/waltz tradition..." L'Echo Music | List Price | $32.99 (You save $6.20) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, Blues, Cajun / Zydeco, Zydeco, Cajun | | Label | Forward | | Orig Year | 1994 | | All Time Sales Rank |  286896  | | CD Universe Part number | 1526522 | | Catalog number | 271808 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 04, 1994 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Al Tharp; Greg McGrath | | Recording Time | 52 minutes | | Personnel | Michael Doucet - vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle
Billy Ware - vibraphone, percussion
Jimmy Breaux - accordion
Al Tharp - vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle
David Doucet - vocals, guitar
Tommy Alesi - drums
Also: Tommy Comeaux, Murnel Babineaux |
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