Les Double Six

Les Double Six (also known as the Double Six of Paris) was a French vocal jazz group established in 1959 by Mimi Perrin. The group established an international reputation in the early 1960s. The name of the group was an allusion to the fact that the sextet used double-tracking techniques to enhance and 'fatten' the sound, very much like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys did in the recording studio. The membership of the group varied from recording to recording. The six members would all sing once to a recording track, then sing the exact duplicate performance again to a second track, "doubling" each individual vocal part.

Singing in French, they performed jazz standards, particularly themes by Quincy Jones and Dizzy Gillespie, adding the poetic or humorous lyrics written by the imaginative Perrin.

Inspired by several American groups, the singers vocalized in the manner of instruments, reconstructing brilliant improvisations of saxophone, trumpets or trombones.

The group was not long-lasting. Because of Perrin's health problems (she had contracted tuberculosis in 1949), Les Double Six dissolved in 1966. They recorded four albums between 1959 and 1964. Many members of the group went on to join the Swingle Singers, which notably reproduced the works of Bach in the jazz vocal style.

The Double Six were nominated for Best Vocal Group Performance at the 1965 Grammy Awards for their LP The Double Six of Paris Sing Ray Charles, but were beaten by The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night".[1]

Members

(changing according to session, but generally in sextets)

Discography

  1. For Lena and Lennie (En flânant dans Paris)
  2. French Rat Race (La course au rat)
  3. Stockholm Sweetnin' (Un coin merveilleux)
  4. Boo's Bloos (Au temps des Indiens)
  5. Doodlin' (Tout en dodelinant)
  6. Meet Benny Bailey (Au bout du fil)
  7. Evening in Paris (Il y a fort longtemps)
  8. Count 'em (T'as foutu l'camp)
  1. Tickle Toe
  2. Early Autumn
  3. Sweets
  4. Naima
  5. Westwood Walk
  6. Night in Tunisia
  7. A Ballad
  8. Scrapple from the Apple
  9. Boplicity
  10. Moanin'
  11. Fascinating Rhythm
  1. Emanon
  2. Anthropology
  3. Tin Tin Deo
  4. One Bass Hit
  5. Two Bass Hit
  6. Groovin' High
  7. Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee
  8. Hot House
  9. Con Alma
  10. Blue 'N' Boogie
  11. The Champ
  12. Ow!
  1. One Mint Julep
  2. Yes, Indeed
  3. Georgia On My Mind
  4. Lonely Avenue
  5. Sherri
  6. Let The Good Times Roll By
  7. Halleluja, I Love Her So
  8. Hit the Road, Jack
  9. Ruby
  10. From The Heart
  11. Stompin' Room Only
  1. For Lena and Lennie (En flanant dans Paris)
  2. Rat Race (la course au rat)
  3. Stockholm Sweetnin' (Un Coin Merveilleux)
  4. Boo's Bloos (Au temps des Indiens)
  5. Doodlin' (Tout en dodelinant)
  6. Meet Benny Bailey (Au Bout du Fil)
  7. Evening in Paris (Il y a fort longtemps)
  8. Count'em (T'as foutu l'camp)
  9. Tickle Toe
  10. Early Autumn
  11. Sweets
  12. Naima
  13. Westwood Walk
  14. A Night in Tunisia
  15. A Ballad
  16. Scrapple From The Apple
  17. Boplicity
  18. Moanin'
  19. Fascinating Rhythm
  20. Walkin'

References

  1. ↑ "Latest Music News - MetroLyrics". Metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Dr. Lloyd Miller associate of Jef Gilson in Paris in the early 1960s

External links

This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article on the French Wikipedia.