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ST GERMAIN Tourist (5251142) Blue Note 2000 09 Tracks. 59mins52secs. Buy this CD on line now

One of the original French dance artists, alongside Laurent Garnier, long before the likes of Daft Punk and Air, Ludovic Navarre, or St Germain as he is better known, has waited five years to produce a follow up to his first album. With Boulevard, he was already spicing up his deep house with blues, gospel and jazz, long before Moby. But Tourist is in a different league altogether. First, the man has landed a deal with the jazz masters' label, Blue Note. Second, with Tourist, Navarre takes his bluesy deep house further into jazz land. From the opening track, Rose Rouge, with its infectious groove, to the last, it is groove all round. On every track, you can feel the influences. Hampton, Armstrong, Davis, they’re all there. But Navarre does use these influences in style. Here, the masters are at his service. Tourist is one of the most enjoyable albums of the year so far, and St Germain is slowly but surely becoming one of the major talents on the international dance scene.

TRACK LISTING 01 Rose Rouge 06 Sure Thing 02 Montego Bay Spleen 07 Pont Des Arts 03 So Flute 08 La Goutte D'Or 04 Land Of... 09 What You Think About... 05 Latin Note

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