Hommage à Henri Salvador avec Hugh Coltman

Presented by Le Sunset (L-1017720-721-722)Henri Salvador had this rare talent to make music and smile, the sophistication of jazz and the simplicity of a song that we remember from the first listen. Guitarist, singer, jazz musician and immense performer, he has crossed the ages with a singular artistic freedom, leaving behind a repertoire as elegant as popular. Today, Hugh, Fanou, Philip, William and Stéphane pay tribute to this extraordinary artist by revisiting his universe with their own sensitivity. Between Jazz, Swing, blues and french song, the project is not trying to reproduce Henri Salvador, but to bring his spirit to life: That of a curious musician, Generous, Deeply Musician, who knew how to go from a burst of laughter to a heartbreaking emotion, from a virtuoso guitar to a timeless melody.The voice of Hugh Coltman, nourished by blues and jazz, brings a new color to the songs of Salvador. Fanou Torracinta, guitarist with a luminous playing and deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, dialogue with Philip Powell, William Brunard and Stéphane Huchard, to form an ensemble where complicity and improvisation occupy an essential place.The repertoire draws on the different facets of Salvador’s career: his great songs, of course, but also his love of jazz. A lively, free and up-to-date re-reading, which makes it possible to rediscover familiar melodies and reveal new nuances.A tribute without nostalgia, placed under the sign of the pleasure of playing, singing and sharing.Because, at the bottom, to pay tribute to Henri Salvador, it is perhaps to rediscover what he knew so well to transmit: the taste of music, freedom, elegance... and smile.