Brel
Britishnoun
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My tastes broadened a bit in college, with a whiff of pretentiousness: Sam Cooke, Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Benny Goodman, Jacques Brel and a jazz fusion band called Weather Report.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Brel is a modern representative of the French chanson tradition, a poetic style of songwriting that can trace its origins back to the medieval period.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
"It's my Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour moment. It's the olive in the martini glass. When you leave the club and you walk through the hotel lobby, this is what's playing."
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2021
La Vie en Rose Julia Migenes celebrates the classic music of Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, et al.; all songs sung in French.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2020
His cabaret is jammed with photos of himself hugging Jacques Brel, Sophia Loren and France’s former president, Jacques Chirac, who awarded him the Legion of Honor, the country’s highest order of merit.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2019
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