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JOURNEYS BY NIGHT #6, THE CITY LOVES YOU (CAESAR GERGES, ©2009) PARIS TOKYO LONDON NEW YORK OHRID BERLIN LEEDS OSLO BEIRUT ISTAMBUL EDIMBURG MADRID THE CITY LOVES YOU THE CITY LOVES YOU THE CITY LOVES YOU
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RIVER MAN (NICK DRAKE, ©1969) BETTY CAME BY ON HER WAY SAID SHE HAD A WORD TO SAY ‘BOUT THINGS TODAY AND FALLEN LEAVES. SAID SHE HADN’T HEARD THE NEWS HADN’T HAD THE TIME TO CHOOSE A WAY TO LOSE BUT SHE BELIEVES. GONNA SEE THE RIVER MAN GONNA TELL HIM ALL I CAN ‘BOUT THE PLAN FOR LILAC TIME. IF HE TELLS ME ALL HE KNOWS ‘BOUT THE WAY HIS RIVER FLOWS AND ALL NIGHT SHOWS IN SUMMERTIME. BETTY SAID SHE PRAYED TODAY FOR THE SKY TO BLOW AWAY OR MAYBE STAY SHE WASN’T SURE. FOR WHEN SHE THOUGHT OF SUMMER RAIN CALLING FOR HER MIND AGAIN SHE LOST THE PAIN AND STAYED FOR MORE. GONNA SEE THE RIVER MAN GONNA TELL HIM ALL I CAN ‘BOUT THE BAN ON FEELING FREE. IF HE TELLS ME ALL HE KNOWS ‘BOUT THE WAY HIS RIVER FLOWS I DON’T SUPPOSE IT’S MEANT FOR ME. OH, HOW THEY COME AND GO OH, HOW THEY COME AND GO
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ALMOST BLUE (ELVIS COSTELLO, ©1981) ALMOST BLUE ALMOST DOING THINGS WE USED TO DO THERE'S A BOY HERE AND HE'S ALMOST YOU ALMOST ALL THE THINGS THAT YOUR EYES ONCE PROMISED I SEE IN HIS TOO NOW YOUR EYES ARE RED FROM CRYING ALMOST BLUE FLIRTING WITH THIS DISASTER BECAME ME IT NAMED ME AS THE FOOL WHO ONLY AIMED TO BE ALMOST BLUE IT'S ALMOST TOUCHING IT WILL ALMOST DO THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT'S ALWAYS TRUE, ALWAYS NOT ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END NOW IT IS, ONLY A CHOSEN FEW I HAVE SEEN SUCH AN UNHAPPY COUPLE ALMOST ME ALMOST YOU ALMOST BLUE
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LA RUA MADUREIRA (NINO FERRER, ©1966) NON JE N'OUBLIERAI JAMAIS LA BAIE DE RIO, LA COULEUR DU CIEL, LE NOM DU CORCOVADO, LA RUA MADUREIRA, LA RUE QUE TU HABITAIS, JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS, POURTANT JE N'Y SUIS JAMAIS ALLE. NON JE N'OUBLIERAI JAMAIS CE JOUR DE JUILLET OU JE T'AI CONNUE, OU NOUS AVONS DU NOUS SEPARER POUR SI PEU DE TEMPS, ET NOUS AVONS MARCHE SOUS LA PLUIE, JE PARLAIS D'AMOUR, ET TOI TU PARLAIS DE TON PAYS. NON JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS LA DOUCEUR DE TON CORPS DANS LE TAXI QUI NOUS CONDUISAIT A L'AEROPORT. TU T'ES RETOURNEE POUR ME SOURIRE, AVANT DE MONTER DANS UNE CARAVELLE QUI N'EST JAMAIS ARRIVEE. NON JE N'OUBLIERAI JAMAIS LE JOUR OU J'AI LU TON NOM, MAL ECRIT, PARMI TANT D'AUTRES NOMS INCONNUS, SUR LA PREMIERE PAGE D'UN JOURNAL BRESILIEN, J'ESSAYAIS DE LIRE, MAIS JE N'Y COMPRENAIS RIEN. NON JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS LA DOUCEUR DE TON CORPS DANS LE TAXI QUI NOUS CONDUISAIT A L'AEROPORT. TU T'ES RETOURNEE POUR ME SOURIRE, AVANT DE MONTER DANS UNE CARAVELLE QUI N'EST JAMAIS ARRIVEE. NON JE N'OUBLIERAI JAMAIS LA BAIE DE RIO, LA COULEUR DU CIEL, LE NOM DU CORCOVADO, LA RUA MADUREIRA, LA RUE QUE TU HABITAIS, JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS, POURTANT JE N'Y SUIS JAMAIS ALLE. JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS, POURTANT JE N'Y SUIS JAMAIS ALLE. JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS, POURTANT JE N'Y SUIS JAMAIS ALLE. JE N'OUBLIERAI PAS, POURTANT JE N'Y SUIS JAMAIS ALLE.
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HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN (IRVING BERLIN, ©1932) HOW MUCH DO I LOVE YOU? I'LL TELL YOU NO LIE HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? HOW HIGH IS THE SKY? HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO I THINK OF YOU? HOW MANY ROSES ARE SPRINKLED WITH DEW? HOW FAR WOULD I TRAVEL TO BE WHERE YOU ARE? HOW FAR IS THE JOURNEY FROM HERE TO A STAR? AND IF I EVER LOST YOU HOW MUCH WOULD I CRY? HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? HOW HIGH IS THE SKY? AND IF I EVER LOST YOU HOW MUCH WOULD I CRY? HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? HOW HIGH IS THE SKY?
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WHEN LOVE HURTS (CAESAR GERGESS, ©2009) KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN IT'S JUST A START LEAVING YOU BABY IS BREAKING MY HEART IT'S UNNECESSARY TO PICK UP THE PARTS THEY'RE BROKEN FOREVER MY FLESH FULL OF DARTS WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH TAKE ALL MY STUFF AND HEAD TO THE DOOR I SEE IT'S WIDE OPEN NO NEED TO HURT MORE DON'T TRY TO STOP ME I MADE UP MY MIND I'M FEELING ALL WARY WITH YOU BEHIND WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH WIPE YOUR EYEBROWS AND SWEEP ALL YOUR TEARS NO NEED TO CRY FURTHER 'CAUSE NO-ONE HEARS YOU'RE BEING PATHETIC I'M NOT TO BLAME IT ISN'T DRAMATIC AND I FEEL THE SAME WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH I WAS LOST AND FOUND NOW I'M SAFE AND SOUND WITHOUT YOU I HAVE FOUND MY HOME HAVE A LIFE OF MY OWN WITHOUT YOU WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH WHEN LOVE HURTS US BOTH
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LOVE COMES QUICKLY (NEIL TENNANT / CHRIS LOWE, ©1986) YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE LONELY HEAVY AS STONE LIVE YOUR LIFE LEARNING AND WORKING ALONE SAY THIS IS ALL YOU WANT BUT I DONT BELIEVE THAT ITS TRUE CAUSE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT WAITING AROUND THE CORNER FOR YOU LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING YOU CAN LIVE A LIFE OF LUXURY IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TASTE FORBIDDEN PLEASURES WHATEVER YOU WANT YOU CAN FLY AWAY TO THE END OF THE WORLD BUT WHERE DOES IT GET YOU TO? CAUSE JUST WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT JUST WHAT YOU LEAST EXPECT LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING I KNOW IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, BUT SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE IT MAY SEEM ROMANTIC, AND THATS NO DEFENSE LOVE WILL ALWAYS GET TO YOU SOONER OR LATER, SOONER OR LATER, THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYONE TO EVERYONE YOU CAN FLY AWAY TO THE END OF THE WORLD BUT WHERE DOES IT GET YOU? LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING LOVE COMES QUICKLY, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU CANT STOP FALLING
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THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES (KATE BUSH, ©1978) I HEAR HIM, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP AND FOCUS ON THE DAY THAT'S BEEN. I REALISE HE'S THERE, WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN OVER. NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY MAN. THEY THINK HE'S LOST ON SOME HORIZON. AND SUDDENLY I FIND MYSELF LISTENING TO A MAN I'VE NEVER KNOWN BEFORE, TELLING ME ABOUT THE SEA, ALL HIS LOVE, 'TIL ETERNITY. OOH, HE'S HERE AGAIN, THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES. OOH, HE'S HERE AGAIN, THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES. HE'S VERY UNDERSTANDING, AND HE'S SO AWARE OF ALL MY SITUATIONS. AND WHEN I STAY UP LATE, HE'S ALWAYS WAITING, BUT I FEEL HIM HESITATE. OH, I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT MY LOVE. THEY SAY, "NO, NO, IT WON'T LAST FOREVER." AND HERE I AM AGAIN, MY BOY, WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH I'M DOING HERE. MAYBE HE DOESN'T LOVE ME. I JUST TOOK A TRIP ON MY LOVE FOR HIM. OOH, HE'S HERE AGAIN, THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES. OOH, HE'S HERE AGAIN, THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES.
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LILAC WINE (JAMES SHELTON, ©1953) I LOST MYSELF ON A COOL DAMP NIGHT GAVE MYSELF IN THAT MISTY LIGHT WAS HYPNOTIZED BY A STRANGE DELIGHT UNDER A LILAC TREE I MADE WINE FROM THE LILAC TREE PUT MY HEART IN ITS RECIPE IT MAKES ME SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE AND BE WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I THINK MORE THAN I WANT TO THINK DO THINGS I NEVER SHOULD DO I DRINK MUCH MORE THAN I OUGHT TO DRINK BECAUSE IT BRINGS ME BACK YOU... LILAC WINE IS SWEET AND HEADY, LIKE MY LOVE LILAC WINE, I FEEL UNSTEADY, LIKE MY LOVE LISTEN TO ME... I CANNOT SEE CLEARLY ISN’T THAT SHE COMING TO ME NEARLY HERE? LILAC WINE IS SWEET AND HEADY WHERE’S MY LOVE? LILAC WINE, I FEEL UNSTEADY, WHERE’S MY LOVE? LISTEN TO ME, WHY IS EVERYTHING SO HAZY? ISN’T THAT SHE, OR AM I JUST GOING CRAZY, DEAR? LILAC WINE, I FEEL UNREADY FOR MY LOVE FEEL UNREADY FOR MY LOVE
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COLD WIND TOWN (CAESAR GERGESS, ©2009) THERE ARE FEELINGS HIDDEN DEEP INSIDE PAINS I’VE ALWAYS DENIED DOWN IN ‘COLD WIND TOWN’ THERE ARE WORDS I CANNOT EVER SAY FEELING LOST AND BETRAYED SINCE I’VE BEEN LET DOWN NIGHT FALLS OVER MEMORIES OF THE LOVE WE BOTH HAD SHARP THOUGHTS WITH NO MERCY TEAR OFF THE PULSE IN MY HEART SPEND ALL MY NIGHTS IN THE LONELY STREETS TRUDGE AND CRY BY THE WALLS TRY TO TAME SUDDEN FEARS WAIT IN THE DARK ‘TIL THE MORNING SUN FADE AWAY WHEN IT SHINES PRAY I’D NEVER WAKE UP COLD WIND BLOODY COLD WIND BLOWING DOWN THE LINE COLD TEARS KEEP ON ROLLING BLURRING THE SIGHT OF MY EYES HOLDING ON, HOLDING ON TO OUR LOVE IN THIS TOWN, I’M HOLDING ON
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THE MAN I LOVE (GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN, ©1926) SOMEDAY HE'LL COME ALONG, THE MAN I LOVE AND HE'LL BE BIG AND STRONG, THE MAN I LOVE AND WHEN HE COMES MY WAY I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE HIM STAY HE'LL LOOK AT ME AND SMILE, I'LL UNDERSTAND THEN IN A LITTLE WHILE, HE'LL TAKE MY HAND AND THOUGH IT SEEMS ABSURD I KNOW WE BOTH WON'T SAY A WORD MAYBE I SHALL MEET HIM SUNDAY, MAYBE MONDAY, MAYBE NOT STILL I'M SURE TO MEET HIM ONE DAY MAYBE TUESDAY WILL BE MY GOOD NEWS DAY HE'LL BUILD A LITTLE HOME, THAT'S MEANT FOR TWO FROM WHICH I'LL NEVER ROAM, WHO WOULD, WOULD YOU AND SO ALL ELSE ABOVE I'M DREAMING OF THE MAN I LOVE HE'LL BUILD A LITTLE HOME, THAT'S MEANT FOR TWO FROM WHICH I'LL NEVER ROAM, WHO WOULD, WOULD YOU AND SO ALL ELSE ABOVE I'M DREAMING OF THE MAN I LOVE I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN I LOVE
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JOURNEYS BY NIGHT #10 IN THE CITY (CAESAR GERGESS, 2009) ENDLESS YEARNING IN THE CITY PEOPLE LAUGHING IN THE CITY BABY'S CRYING IN THE CITY A MAN DIES IN THE CITY A WOMAN WEEPS IN THE CITY TOWERS FALLING IN THE CITY CARS MOVING IN THE CITY DOGS BARKING IN THE CITY I AM RUNNING IN THE CITY CALLING YOU IN THE CITY WE MAKE LOVE IN THE CITY FIRES BURNING IN THE CITY CONSTANT CRAVING IN THE CITY RAIN FALLING IN THE CITY A BOY KILLS IN THE CITY A GIRL SCREAMS IN THE CITY PLANES CRASHING BUS IS SPEEDING IN THE CITY ETERNAL LONGING IN THE CITY ARE YOU HERE IN THE CITY HOLDING YOU IN THE CITY WE MAKE LOVE IN THE CITY

about

Journeys by Night is the debut album by Caesar Gergess & The Dusk Wanderers. It depicts a stroll around a city at night punctuated by different stops in pubs, bars, cabarets and of course, jazz clubs.

Gergess, who has a rich breathy baritone, has chosen to cover eight songs which surprisingly, are not only jazz standards but also folk and pop. He made his choices while singing under the shower or when roaming the streets of cities to which he had travelled for the past four years.

From Nick Drake’s acoustic folk River Man to the Pet Shop Boys’ pop classic Love Comes Quickly and from Nino Ferrer’s bossa nova La Rua Madureira to Gershwin’s standard The Man I Love, Caesar Gergess & The Dusk Wanderers succeed in bringing all these songs together under the roof of the desired crossover between vocal jazz and classical music. Some songs are charged with complex emotional strings and some are slowed down and reduced to their very essence with merely piano and vocals.

Along with the covers, Gergess wrote two songs: When Love Hurts and Cold Wind Town in which he depicts two kinds of aftermaths following the end of an affair; one filled with and the other drenched in despair and. Despite all that melancholy, the album is strewn with luminous intentions in the voice and the music that shine through and light the dark.

The music on Journeys by Night is the result of animated discussions between Caesar Gergess and contagiously vibrant saxophone/flute player Hubert Camus that Gergess met in a wind instrument shop back in 2006 and without whom the album might have never existed.
On stage, the formation can include up to eleven musicians or be reduced to a quartet since The Dusk Wanderers can adapt, interchange and intermingle.

Once the recording and the mixing of Journeys by Night were complete, Raphaël Jonin, formerly member of Translab and Dyam Music was entrusted with the mastering task.

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released June 30, 2011

Caesar Gergess: Vocals, Synths, Theremin, Soundscapes
Hubert Camus: Flute, Tenor Sax
Philippe Nadaud: Soprano Sax
Franck Delpeut: Trumpet, Trumpet Mute
Lillie Daniel: Clarinet
Laura Daniel: Violin
Issey Nadaud: Viola
Aurore Daniel: Cello
Jonas Bouaniche: Cello
Alain Daniel: Piano, Synths, Orchestrations
François-Charles Delacoudre: Double Bass, Bowed Bass
Jean-Claude Montredon: Drums
David Pouradier-Duteil: Drums
Bernadette Ponties: Score
Nicolas Posé: Sound Engineer
Raphael Jonin: Mastering

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Caesar Gergess Paris, France

French singer, Caesar Gergess has released a debut album called Journeys by Night in 2010. His second album Out Of Love was released in 2019. His barytone voice and natural rawness regarding strong emotions are highlighted by piano magic, theremin, strings and synths. From jazz to house music, he will capture your heart. Listen to Caesar Gergess, support his music. ... more

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