Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil

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Bayou Deluxe: The Best & Beausoleil
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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 1993-02-16
  2. Publisher: Rhino
  3. Artist: Michael Doucet
  4. Sales Rank in Music: #50121

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Beausoleil may have originated as Cajun purists, but Cajun music itself has always been a rich, creolized mixture combining Southern country and folk music with traditional songs from France's Brittany region. Revealing the band's own increasingly wide-ranging stylistic borrowings over the course of the 15-year period it encompasses, Bayou Deluxe includes everything from raving remakes of some early material ("Le Jig Français") to a mazurka from the Seychelles ("Chez Seychelles") to a French duet with Richard Thompson ("Sur le Pont de Lyon"). It also includes plenty of the incandescent two-steps and waltzes, as well as a heartbreaking ballad or two. --Richard Gehr
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bayou Deluxe: The Best of the Best, December 3, 1999
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This review is from: Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (Audio CD)
Bayou Deluxe is a "must have" for any Beausoleil fan. This CD contains many of Beausoleil's gems such as "Le Jig Francais", which highlights Michael Doucet's outstanding fiddle style, as well as his exceptional vocal abilities.


16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent CD To Introduce People To Beausoleil, November 22, 2005
K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun Regenerated!" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (Audio CD)
Beausoleil has cranked out many albums over their existence. This particular album encompasses a fifteen year period in which we see them grow from traditional rebels to modern masters of mixing genres. You'll hear a little bit of everything on this disc. From heavy French and Caribbean influence to good time rock, Beausoleil ties it all together nicely with the fiddle play of Michael Doucet. I've personally dubbed his style "lazy fiddle," and I have no intentions of that sounding derogatory. I love to listen to Doucet bend and peel notes off of his fiddle.

Some of my favorite tunes on this album are "Le Jig Francais," "Travallier, C'est Trop Dur," and "Je M'Endors." Everything else here is also very wonderful.

This band is one of the best modern Cajun groups around, but don't expect them to stick to the standards. They often tear off into uncharted territory with their music, and for that, I have to commend them. They've managed to keep an artform alive...Read more


16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ex took CD, this is my second, April 18, 2002
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This review is from: Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (Audio CD)
Ever since I saw Belizaire the Cajun and fell in love with Armand Assante, I have been in love with Beausoleil/Michael Ducet. The Music is wonderfully Cajun and my favoriet songs from other soundtracks are on this CD. When I lost it to my ex I knew I was going to have to get another because of all the wonderful music. I never thought I would fall in love with a style of music like Cajun, but Doucet is the best by far. True Cajun stylings and the French Canadien lyrics make this CD the best of all the Beausoleil compilation CDs. I have others....I probably will own more. A must buy for someone looking to dip their musical ears into something as unique as Cajun.

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