Album Notes

An album with no age that you can listen too smootly.


On October 18 of 1999, 'Verglas et Soleil' , Geneviève Neuville's first C.D. release, was lauched in Montreal at Cabaret St-Sulpice on St-Denis Street.

The record from the 26 year-old-artist received a warm, enthusiastic response . Some of the songs it includes had been already been broadcast several times on Radio-Canada, the French Canadian National radio,from Montreal, Quebec, Manitoba and Toronto. The artist also has been interviewed a few times on C.I.S.M, KCRH (California) and on Radio-Canada from Manitoba. The two firts singles "L'huitre et le Crabe" and "Le grand periple Blanc" have been number one on Mp3.com.web site.

Geneviève was raised in Frelighsburg, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She studied music at St-Laurent College and graduated with Honours from a Jazz program at University. She was a studen of, among others, Jerry Brown, Art Roberts, Luc Beaugrand, Dave Turner, Charles Ellison and Joe Sullivan.

She also has been a soloist and member of the Montreal People's Gospel Choir and of "Ntemo" a congolese gospel choir of Paris. Geneviève sang with other performing artists such as Jann Arden. Bruno Pelletier, Dan Bigras and Manon Brunet.

Since 1994, Geneviève has been pursuing her musical career singing in cabarets in Montreal and Paris. Her own lyricist and composer, Geneviève now 2006 has more that 40 songs in her repertoire. She performs her songs while accompanying herself on the piano with an easy, soft and jazzy touch. Indeed, this first popular release from Geneviève is jazz-tinted, with texts of a strong imagery, and a twist of musical colours from her region.

The recording and mixing of the album took place at Star Studios in Montreal with the good care of Michael Neron. It was mastered by Jean-Francois Chicoine at S.N.B.'s studios. For this production Geneviève got the help of talented musicians : Stephane Crete on bass and musical direction, Denis Boulanger on B-3 organ, Danny Mullowney on drums , Stephane Cote on saxophones, Patrick Graham on percussion and Jean-Francois Daignault as backvocalist.

Genevieve is also the lead singner of www.Tocca.info a great Jazz trio.

L'huître et le crabe

Une huître dansait sur ta plage
Buvant la vie à pleines dents
Eclose comme un printemps
Ouverte et fière en même temps

Sur le ciel étoilé de ton dos
Le crabe de ma main dérivait
Il est descendu vers la mer
Pour y jeter un peu d'eau

Quelques morceaux de verre
D'huître et de peau
Mille propos
Des élans de terre,
morceaux de vent éphémères
Dix mille morceaux

Quand l'huître dénicha le crabe
Une étincelle, hirondelle s'envola
Virevolta en sautant se referma
Elle tient mon cœur en otage

Quelques morceaux de verre
D'huître et de peau
Mille propos
Des élans de terre,
morceaux de vent éphémères
Dix mille morceaux

Divaguant de sable en eau
Le crabe est rentré sous terre
Car les vagues étaient de houle et de fer
Elles ont mis ma parole en morceaux