Rose-Colored Glasses: Duo Gadjo and "La Vie en Rose"

An interpretation of a classic made famous by Edith Piaf is our random tune for the day. La Vie en Rose is performed by Duo Gadjo, a pair made up of French-born Isabelle Fontaine and San Francisco native Jeff Magidson. They bill themselves as jazz with a French twist, and while Fontaine channels her influences of Piaf, Yves Montand and Charles Trenet, Magidson adds what he picked up listening to Louis Armstrong and Muddy Waters, among others. As a pair, they re-explore classic American jazz with a gypsy flair, and even venture into the music of New Orleans. They are also members of the Hot Club of San Francisco. You can find their version of La Vie en Rose on the Meet Me in Paris album by Duo Gadjo and their Hot Friends (2008).

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