Jacques Denjean
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Jacques Denjean is a French composer and arranger, active in the 1960s and 1970s.
He worked with artists such as Dionne Warwick
, Françoise Hardy
, Nana Mouskouri
, Johnny Hallyday
, Baris Manco
, Maria del Mar Bonet
and Guy Béart
, chiefly as an arranger.
Denjean was also a member of the French vocal group, Les Double Six
.
He is also known for his film scores, including:
EPs
Singles
He worked with artists such as Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
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, Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
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, Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri
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, Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
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, Baris Manco
Baris Manço
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, Maria del Mar Bonet
Maria del Mar Bonet
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and Guy Béart
Guy Béart
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, chiefly as an arranger.
Denjean was also a member of the French vocal group, Les Double Six
Les Double Six
Les Double Six was a French vocal jazz group established in 1959 by Mimi Perrin. The group established an international reputation in the early 1960s. The name of the group was an allusion to the fact that the sextet used overdubbing techniques to achieve twelve-part singing...
.
He is also known for his film scores, including:
- Morbo (1972)
- Vive la vie (TV) (1966)
- Adieu PhilippineAdieu PhilippineAdieu Philippine is a 1962 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. Although obscure and difficult to screen, it has been praised as one of the key films of the French New Wave. It premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. -Synopsis:...
(1962)
Discography
LPs- Jazz (1962)
- Un disque à tout casser (1963)
- The Tough Touch (1964)
EPs
- La route (1963)
- Écoutez-moi (1965)
Singles
- "Névrose / Psychomaniac"