Jean-Marcel Raymond

Jean-Marcel Raymond (one of many Hammond Organ virtuosos that I keep discovering) was born on October 5, 1948 in Joliette, Quebec. He became determined to be a musician around age 11, when he started playing the harmonica, piano, and the organ. By the age of 12, he was already playing in local churches.

This album, "Jean-Marcel Raymond a L'orgue Volume 5" features the usual mix of different dance numbers and medleys. Hard to say if the folks on the cover are really listening to him play at a real performance, but this is an album intended to get people moving and "get the party started." Jean-Marcel is accompanied by Michel Lamoreux on drums on all of these tracks.

Le Tango Des Jours Heureux is a fun tango number, and has some nice flamenco guitar at the half-way point, and some accordion for good measure
Les Filles On N'ait Jamais/Pour Un Flirt is super dancy, mixing a polka rhythm with some rock-n-roll styled breaks