Re: [Dixielandjazz] French band name puns : 'bag of fleas' / Sac à pulses, Jazzogènes, Orpheon Celeste]

[david richoux]

I have a copy of an early Stomp-Off LP album by Orpheon Celeste - "La 
Gere de Lyon" (recorded in a Paris train station) and I really like it, 
but there seems to be not much else available. I found a reference a 
while back to a "Best of Orpeon Celeste" CD but I was not able to make 
an order from the website. Do any of you purveyors of music on the list 
have anything in your catalogues from this group?

BTW, I think the name of that group comes from church organ stops (but 
I could be wrong):
ORPHEON (Atrium: Choir Forte Left) A free-reed of slightly stringy, 
oboe-like quality.
CELESTE VIOL (Aerial: Aire) A sweet-toned viol.
CELESTINA (Celestial: Astral) A wood flute of open construction, narrow 
scale and a gentle, pure, luminous tone.


Dave Richoux
On Feb 27, 2004, at 3:23 AM, Mike Durham wrote:
>
>
> Now, our French friends do love their "jeu de mots" (wordplay) and I 
> am put in mind of a very clever example on an album by, I think, the 
> excellent French band Orpeon Celeste. They add French lyrics to "I 
> Found A New Baby" which start out "Un fond d'oignon bien cuit", 
> phonetically very close to the English tune title, but actually 
> meaning ' a base of well-cooked onions' - the remainder of the lyric 
> turn out to be  a recipe!
>
> Mike
>