Released a year after his successful duets double album, French icon
Charles Aznavour's 2009 follow-up is another collaborative effort, this time with Los Angeles-based
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Featuring duets with jazz vocalists
Rachelle Ferrell and
Dianne Reeves, it includes 14 big-band interpretations of both his classic standards ("La Boheme," "Comme Ils Disent"), and several less familiar tracks ("Je N'ouiblerai Jamais," "Des Amis Des Deux Cotes"). ~ Jon O'Brien