Serge Gainsbourg Reimagined

Sine Qua Non from Coup Perdu has a cast of 13, including Gilad Atzmon, Yaron Stavi, Frank Harrison and Matthew Bourne. Unashamedly romantic, this incandescent splash of warm colours and shimmering textures restores your faith in the human condition - an album that deserves exposure, especially to a non-jazz public who have given up on jazz as a bunch of notes searching for a melody. Laying bare the beauty of Gainsbourg’s melodic invention the combination of string section with horns, various keyboards and bandoneon results in a fascinating tango/jazz take on Gainsbourg. The group sessions are really a collection of tone poems, taking you one moment to a French café, the next to a jazz club then on to an avant-garde ensemble performance. Also features specially commissioned artwork by Brit painting colossus Peter Doig.

CD - The CD version is abbreviated and in a deluxe matt laminated triple fold pack.

3LP - Limited version with extra companion 12".