Tourist (Saint Germain album)

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Tourist
Studio album by St. Germain
Released	2000
Genre	Jazz, Electronic
Length	1:00:02
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Ludovic Navarre
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link RollingStone link
St. Germain chronology
Boulevard (1996) Tourist (2000)

Tourist is the 2000 album by St. Germain, one of the aliases of french producer Ludovic Navarre. The music style is described by All Music Guide as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Personnel 2.2 Samples 3 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Rose Rouge" – 7:02
2. "Montego Bay Spleen" – 5:44
3. "So Flute" – 8:31
4. "Land Of..." – 7:52
5. "Latin Note" – 5:59
6. "Sure Thing" – 6:22
7. "Pont Des Arts" – 7:27
8. "La Goutte D'Or" – 6:18
9. "What You Think About..." – 4:47

(there was also a re-release with a different tracklist including a remix by Spiller.)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Personnel

• Pascal Ohsé (Trumpet)
• Edouard Labor (Saxophones, Flute)
• Alexandre Destrez (Keyboards)
• Idrissa Diop (Talking drum)
• Edmundo Carneiro (Percussion)
• Claudio De Qeiroz (Baritone saxophone)

• Ernest Ranglin (guitar for 'Montego Bay Spleen')

• Ludovic Navarre (Writer, producer, conductor and sound engineer)

[edit] Samples

• Marlena Shaw (excerpts from Live at Montreux used in 'Rose Rouge')
• Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker (Elements from Harry's Philosophy used in 'Sure Thing')
• 100% Pure Poison (Windy C provides the main sample for 'Sure Thing')
• Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' as the drum and bass loop for 'Rose Rouge'.

[edit] References