Ça c'est Paris! Les Années folles: Leo Reisman's Orchestra - Paree!, 1927

Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, with Vocal Refrain - Paree! Fox-Trot (Padilla & Robin), Columbia 1927 (USA)

NOTE: Jose Padilla's Fox-March "Paree" was made famous by Mistinguett in 1926 under the French title "Ca c'est Paris" and had became her trademark tune. Recorded and popularised in America in 1927 by singer Frank Baur & International Novelty Orchestra it became popular especially among American veterans of the Ist WW who - after their victorious comeback to their homeland from the war, were sadly left alone back on their farms "after they've seen Paree"...

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[HarborGuy]

Fabulous, but you couldn't quite fly to Paris in l931 ..........Great recording and photos.

[240252]

@HarborGuy Well, Charles Lindbergh made his solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927, so the flying services must have been quite advenced these days, as it seems. I Poland, the first regular passenger line was Aero-Targ and it connected Warsaw and Poznań as early as in 1921 :-)

[tango3721]

Hi Grzegorz - Frame 1:55 is so fabulous so Paris style and s is frame 2:55. Paris is a city of Love, Poetry and all the Excitiement - however - when I studied in Warsaw - we used to say that Warsaw is a Paris of Eastern Europe. Perhaps Warsaw is even more splendid in a lot of ways! At any rate - great upload - thanks a million!!!

[240252]

@tango3721 Lana, the drawing at 1:55 is one of the press ads of the House of Worth. Worth was one of the oldest first row couture houses in Paris. In 1920s it extended its name to luxury perfumes and toilette products. However, it did not sustain the competition when new firms appeared, like Chanel etc. In 1950s the House merged with Paquin, then it collapsed.

[dzheger]

A vivacious version of this lovely song. Paree, the city of light , the city of fashion, city of delicious food and charming cafes. Ca c'est Paris! I wish I was there right mow.

[240252]

@dzheger Dear D., I wish I was sitting now with you and Kenneth in one of such cafes like at 0:58 just as we did not long ago, in Warsaw. We MUST repeat it! :-)))

[n64wilbert]

@240252 Where did you get those marvelous photographs of Paris during Les Années folles?

[Jamo6ful]

very beautiful song

[1920sbuff]

This 'Paree' song has some Spanish flavor to it and no wonder since the composer is José Padilla... whatever, it is delightfful.

[HarborGuy]

@240252 I meant from the U.S. That happened I believe in the mid l930's.

[barbcard]

@dzheger Let's make it a foursome (or quartet). I'm not sure, though, about Les Deux Magots; last time I was there it was tres tres cher and filled with tourists, How about Le Cafe Pierre in the Marais?

[dzheger]

@240252 Wouldn't it be wonderful! I'm sure cafe Les Deux Magots on Boulevard St. Germain would be just the right place on a nice spring day. Alors, a bientot a Paris, mon ami!

[barbcard]

@240252 Yes, Ferlinghetti is still alive @91 and living in SF. I just learned via Google that his first language was French and he was raised there by an aunt. So in odd ways everything connects! BTW, when he visited DC he stopped at my house to rest up before his reading at the old Writer's Center. When he got off the plane from SF he kept saying "Eastern trees. eastern trees." I don't think he was trying to be poetic; in fact it sounded so obvious I had to keep myself from laughing.

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