Les Chauds Lapins

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Les Chauds Lapins perform "Presque Oui" (Mireille/Jean Nohain, 1933)
From their album, "Amourettes" on Barbès Records. (released 22 March 2011)
video by Pei-Fu Chen

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Les Chauds Lapins (“the hot rabbits”), lead by New York’s Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt, specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1920’s through the 40’s. The group has re-arranged long-forgotten French classics for banjo-ukes, string trio, guitar and winds, mixing the rootsiness of early American jazz with the lushness of a Bernard Hermann film soundtrack.


"It's a song by Vincent Scotto, who wrote 10,000 songs, all hits, and was popularized by Alibert. It teeters between operetta charm and early jazz piquancy. Meg and Kurt both play banjo uke on this one. Special guest Frank London takes a trumpet solo."