Pierre Bensusan, Spices,  LP CBS 1988 - MDO460855

Others: DADGAD 1992 CD (DADGAD CD3) - Rounder 1993 CD (Rounder 3128) - Dadgad Music 2009 CD (DM-1005) - Complete Works 1975 - 2010

A mexican version of "Spice" CBS LP. Accompanied by his wife Doatea who, besides being a great vocalist, also takes care of the packaging graphics, Bensusan gives us another work of great value. Among the musicians are the saxophonist Didier Malherbe and the bassist Emmanuel Binet. Very beautiful is the cover photo with a soft-focus effect. The CBS CD may also show another cover, an old black and white or sepia photo which depicts some Europeans in the oriental shop of an apothecary.

Una versione messicana dell'album pubblicato dalla CBS. Accompagnato dalla moglie Doatea che, oltre a essere un’ottima vocalist, cura anche la confezione grafica, Bensusan ci offre un’altra opera di grande pregio. Tra i musicisti l’affiatato sassofonista Didier Malerbe e il bassista Emmanuel Binet. Bellissime le foto di copertina nel loro effetto flou; il cd della CBS si presenta anche con un’altra copertina, una vecchia foto B/N che ritrae alcuni avventori europei in conversazione nella bottega di uno speziale.

Tracks: 1 - La femme cambrée (The arched back woman) 2:55 (*) 2- Mille vallèes (Thousand valleys) 4:42 3 - Le bateau fiction (The imaginary boat) 5:54 4 - Alimatou 1:52 (*) 5 - Agadiramadan 5:44 6 - Shi Big, Shi Mhor 3:58 (**) 7 - La cour interieure (The courtyard) 4:21 8 - The last pint 2:34 (**) 9 - Les voiles catalanes (The Catalan sails) 6:48 10 - Montsegur 6:42 11 - Four A.M. 4:41

N.B. The Rounder CD omits the track 6 and has an extra track Presqu'ile (Peninsula) also available on the CD Bamboulé. The track order on Rounder CD is: 2 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 4 - Peninsula - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11

Musicians: Pierre Bensusan: guitares, vocals Denis Benharrosh: percussion, congas, bongos, darabuka, udu, timbales Emmanuel Binet: basse Didier Malherbe: soprano & tenor sax, flûte bambou Franck Sitbon: piano, keyboards Mico Nissim: piano, keyboards Georges Al Safi: violon Doatea Bensusan: vocals Shandy Sinnamon: vocals

Recorded at Studio Ramses, Paris Summer 1987 except * recorded at Studio Cardinet, Paris 1987 and ** recorded at Mastersound Astoria, New York 1987