Les Cages à Tigre
1975 · Le Chant Du Monde (series: Le Nouveau Chansonnier International) LDX 74570 · France
- Artist
- Colette Magny
- Title
- Les Cages à Tigre
- Release
- Transit
- Year
- 1975
- Label
- Le Chant Du Monde (series: Le Nouveau Chansonnier International) # LDX 74570
- Format
- LP (triple gatefold) · Album
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Genre
- Jazz · Free Jazz
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
"Nguyễn Đức Thuận who wrote a book detailing his experiences in a South Vietnamese prison, which is one of the inspiration behind Les cages à tigre"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — European Songs
"Nguyễn Đức Thuận who wrote a book detailing his experiences in a South Vietnamese prison, which is one of the inspiration behind Les cages à tigre"11Sources1Wikipedia: Nguyễn Đức Thuận↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Credited to Colette Magny / Free Jazz Workshop. Made in France, (P) 1975. Three sleeve variants (laminated glossy with silver print; two matte). Personnel: Colette Magny (vocals, guitar), Jean Mereu (trumpet), Maurice Merle (sax), Louis Sclavis (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Patrick Vollat & Rémy Gevron (piano), Jean Bolcato (bass), Christian Ville (drums). Producer Matthias Winckelmann. Recorded/mixed by Robert Prudon at Studio Résonances. 'Les Cages à Tigre' refers to the Con Son 'tiger cage' prison cells of South Vietnam. Refers to the 'tiger cage' prison cells at Con Son and is partly inspired by Nguyễn Đức Thuận's book on his experiences in a South Vietnamese prison; recorded with the Free Jazz Workshop and produced by Matthias Winckelmann.
Themes
P.O.W. · Vietnamese Perspective · South Vietnamese · Protest
In collections
European Songs · Jazz Songs · P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]