Brel: Édition prestige

by Jacques Brel

Tout au long de sa vie d'artiste, Gabrielle Vincent a croisé des auteurs d'importance. Mais un seul lui a donné envie de mettre son monde en images : Jacques Brel. C'est ce travail, tout en sensibilité, que propose cette nouvelle édition à la présentation particulièrement soignée. Il se compose pour moitié de vingt-quatre portraits vibrants, qui rendent compte avec une grande justesse de l'exceptionnelle fibre humaine du grand Jacques, et par ailleurs d'une version illustrée des Vieux, l'une des chansons les plus poignantes de Brel, où Gabrielle Vincent donne une fois encore toute la mesure de son immense talent.

60 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2008

About the author

Jacques Brel; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in Belgium and France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French, he became a major influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen, Alex Harvey. English translations of his songs were recorded by many top performers in the United States, including Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, the Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, and Andy Williams. In French-speaking countries, Brel was also a successful actor, appearing in ten films. He also directed two films, one of which, Le Far West, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973. Jacques Brel has sold over 25 million records worldwide, and is the third best-selling Belgian recording artist of all time.