Monsieur Camembert - Famous Blue Cheese - the Leonard Cohen Show

Las interpretaciones de Monsieur Camembert raramente atraviesan los estilos de Cohen, incluyendo Hot Swing, free-jazz, tango, latín, klezmer, etc., etc. ¿Qué impulsó a Camembert a hacer Cohen? Yaron Hallis, líder del grupo, explica ... “durante años nuestra canción más solicitada ha sido 'Dance Me To The End Of Love' de Cohen, y muchos fanáticos han sugerido que hagamos una noche entera de Cohen. Es bastante emocionante finalmente asumir este cuerpo de material, y estar acompañado por cantantes invitados que admiro mucho, quienes en el nivel más cerebral e instintivo, se conectan e interpretan sus canciones con tanta belleza cruda ... hay muchos cantantes australianos. Estuve tentado de acercarme al espectáculo, pero muy pocos tenían la calidad de su voz que sentí que era especialmente adecuada para interpretar su música. Con Cohen, absolutamente cada palabra cuenta,y para que el material realmente funcione, tiene que haber vulnerabilidad, sensualidad y una verdad emocional completa ”.

Monsieur Camembert's interpretations traverse styles rarely if ever associated with Cohen, including Hot Swing, free-jazz, tango, latin, klezmer etc etc. So what prompted Camembert to do Cohen? Yaron Hallis, leader of the group, explains… “for years our most requested song has been Cohen’s ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love’, and many fans have suggested we do a whole night of Cohen. It’s quite thrilling to finally take on this body of material, and be joined by guest singers I so greatly admire, who on the most cerebral and instinctive level, connect with and interpret his songs with such raw beauty…there are lots of Australian singers I was tempted to approach for the show, but very few had the quality in their voice that I felt was especially suited to interpret his music. With Cohen, absolutely every word counts, and for the material to really work, there has to be vulnerability, sensuality and complete emotional truth”.

The album was recorded live at The Vanguard, Sydney, on the 12th, 13th & 14th April 2007.

Musicians:
Yaron Hallis (Lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
Edouard Bronson (Saxes, bass clarinet, button accordion)
Marcello Maio (Piano, piano accordion)
Mark Harris (Double bass, backing vocals)
Jim "Santiago# Pennell (Lead and rhythm guitar)
Julian Curwin (Banjo, guitar)
Giosofatto Ciampa (Percussion, backing vocals)
Anatoli Torjinski (Cello)
Daniel Weltlinger (Violin)

Guest vocalists:
Carla Werner
Elana Stone
Abby Dobson
Ngaiire

Disco 1: 
1.I'm your man 
2. Gypsy wife 
3. Field Commander Cohen 
4. Chelsea Hotel 
5. Manhattan 
6. The guests 
7. A singer must die 
8. Famous blue raincoat 
9. Light as the breeze 
10. The future 

 Disco 2: 
1. Take this waltz 
2. 1958 Manifesto 
3. Seems so long ago, Nancy 
4. Intro to Jazz Police 
5. Jazz Police 
6. Suzanne 
7. Who by fire 
8. Bird on a wire 
9. Memories 
10. Halleluyah 
11. Everybody knows 
12. Closing time 
13. The dove 
14. Dance me to the end of love