Trois Dimensions

by beau 26. January 2009 03:46

I can't track down anything about the Quebecois singers Rene Dore (who was also known as "Mexican Joe") or Linda Lee, but Jimmy James (not this Jimmy James) is apparently still on the roster of artists at Weatherby Sound. All three of them appeared on this LP, entitled Trois Dimensions, which features a mix of country, pop, jazz and French-Canadian folk tunes.

Trois Dimensions, identified on the back cover as Arc Records' first complete foray into the French-Canadian market, was produced by Arc mainstay Ben Weatherby. "N'oublie jamais" by Jimmy James is a laid-back, jazzy number with a nice piano-and-guitar bridge. "Sait on jamais," Linda Lee's first-ever recording, is a pleasant, more traditionally "French"-sounding ballad. And "C'est magnifique," the best song on the LP, is Rene Dore's country-rockified version of a jazz standard (you can listen to another version here), complete with a Chuck Berry-esque guitar solo.

N'oublie jamais - Jimmy James
Sait on jamais - Linda Lee
C'est magnifique - Rene Dore

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