ATARPOP 73 & Le Collectif Le Temps Des Cerises – Attention L'Armée (1975, LP, France)

Tracklist:
A1 Le Borgne Et Le Manchot 13:50
A2 Chezy 5:55
B1 Attention L'Armée 10:00
B2 Le Paso Del Ebro 5:00
B3 Dicen Que La Patria Es... 3:15
B4 Ça N'Arrive Qu'Aux Autres 1:30

Musicians:
Contrabass – Jean-Jacques Avenel (A1, A2, B1, B2, B4)
Drums – Christian Ville (A1, B4), Jacques Mahieux (B2), Robert Lucien (B1)
Electric Piano – Serge Igor (A2, B4)
Guitar – Carlos Andreou (B3)
Percussion – Guy Oulchen (B1)
Piano – Serge Igor (A1, B1, B2)
Tenor Saxophone – Super P.4 (A1, B1, B4)
Trombone – Antoine Cuvelier (A1, B1, B4)
Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo], Bugle – Jean Mereu (A1, B1-4)
Violin – Gérard Tamestit (A2, B2-4)
Vocals – Carlos Andreou (B2, B3), Kirjuhel (A2)
Voice – Kirjuhel (B1)

10 December 1974. 200 conscripts exit the casern of Draguignan in order to demonstrate in the streets of the city. They make part of those clandestine soldier committees multiplying themselves all over France with a view to unite the young activists of the extreme left with the anti-militarists. This dispute is a backwash of the student manifestations in spring 1973 against the Debré law reforming the military service.

The "Collectif du Temps des Cerises" founded by François Tusques, one of the pioneers of the French free jazz, decides to support the insubordinates. Denis Levaillant, 22 years old at the time, becomes the driving force of this discographical project. It’s with another big name in jazz, Jef Gilson in his studio Palm, the group records the compositions of Levaillant, appearing under the pseudonym Serge Igor, as well as cover versions of traditional Spanish music, among others the mythic "El paso del Ebro".

The young French jazz avantgarde scene of the early 70s participates in that session which brings together musicians like Jean-Jacques Avenel, Pierre Rigaud, Jean Méreu, Antoine Cuvelier, Gérard Tamestit, Guy Oulchen, Christian Ville, Robert Lucien, Carlos Andréou et Kirjuhel. The graphic designer collective Atarpop 73 creates the sleeve of the album which was released in an edition of 3000 copies and sold during the student manifestations.

This radical report of a rebellious youth raising from the still glowing ashes of May 1968 brings to our ears a jazz as spiritual as revolutionary. Attention, disc is burning! Staubgold