St Germain
St Germain is the stage name of the French musician Ludovic Navarre (* 1973 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye ), under whom he released four albums. His first album Boulevard has sold over 300,000 copies and Tourist more than 200,000 copies. St Germain is active in the fields of nu jazz , acid jazz and house . If you compare the four albums over the course of time, you notice a change from pure house to more jazz and world music .
Members
St Germain not only consists of Navarre , who forms the head of the band and does the electronic part, but also consists of:
- Pascal Oshe ( trumpet )
- Edouard Labor ( saxophone , flute )
- Alexandre Destrez ( piano , keyboard )
- Idrissa Diop ( Talking Drum )
- Carneiro ( percussion )
- Claudio de Qeiroz ( baritone horn )
but not always to be heard on all albums.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1995 | Boulevard - The Complete Series | - | - | - |
UK-  |
FR32 (21 weeks) FR |
First published: July 1995
Chart entry only 2001 |
| 1999 | From Detroit To St Germain | - | - | - | - |
FR103 (5 weeks) FR |
First publication: June 1999
Chart entry only 2001; as Ludovic Navarre |
| 2000 | tourist |
DE76 (6 weeks) DE |
AT23 (17 weeks) AT |
CH37  (76 weeks)CH |
UK73 (3 weeks)UK |
FR5  × 3
(107 weeks)FR |
First published: April 2000
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| 2015 | St Germain |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
AT43 (3 weeks) AT |
CH22 (2 weeks) CH |
UK76 (1 week) UK |
FR15 (7 weeks) FR |
First published: October 2015
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1995 | Alabama Blues Boulevard - The Complete Series |
- | - | - |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1995
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| 2000 | Rose Rouge Tourist |
- | - | - |
UK54 (2 weeks) UK |
FR97 (2 weeks) FR |
First published: 2000
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| Sure Thing Tourist |
- | - | - |
UK77 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: 2000
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More singles
- 1994: Mezzotint (EP)
- 2001: So Flute
- 2002: chaos
- 2015: Real Blues
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Web links
- St Germain on MusicBrainz (English)
- St Germain at Discogs (English)
- St Germain on Myspace
- St Germain at laut.de
- St Germain on last.fm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | St Germain |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Navarre, Ludovic (civil) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |