Princesse et Les Croque-Notes

Personnel: Melanie Dahan (vocals, chant); Pierrick Pédron (alto saxophone); Giovanni Mirabassi (piano); Marc-Michel LeBevillon (bass instrument); Matthieu Chazarenc (drums).Audio Mixer: Alban Sautour.Recording information: Meudon Studio, France (01/2007); Studio de Meudon (01/2007).Author: Melanie Dahan.Parisian based singer Melanie Dahan, 29 at this time of this, her debut recording, has studied with Sara Lazarus and Michelle Hendriks, displays an affinity for French lyricists like Bernard Dimey and Charles Aznavour, and exploits the innocent side of jazz without going strictly into ballad or romantic territory. Her tunes, sung exclusively in French, tell various tales of life and love, but also are somewhat self-deprecating, at times silly, ironic, or humorous. She is expertly accompanied by a trio led by the wondrous Giovanni Mirabassi, a staunch modernist who shades the songs with light or bright (no grays or in-between) colors, modal-to-contemporary classical elements, and at time