Tourist (St Germain album)

Tourist
Studio album by St Germain
Released	2000
Genre	Nu jazz, acid jazz, downtempo, deep house
Length	1:00:02
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Ludovic Navarre
St Germain chronology
From Detroit to St Germain (1999) Tourist (2000) St Germain (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	8/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Tourist is the third studio album by French producer Ludovic Navarre, released under his stage name St Germain. The album's musical style is described by AllMusic as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Rose Rouge" – 7:02
2. "Montego Bay Spleen" – 5:44
3. "So Flute" – 8:31
4. "Land Of..." – 7:52
5. "Latin Note" – 5:59
6. "Sure Thing" – 6:22
7. "Pont des Arts" – 7:27
8. "La Goutte d'Or" – 6:18
9. "What You Think About..." – 4:47

(there was also a re-release with a different tracklist including a remix by Spiller.)

Credits

• Ludovic Navarre – writing, production, conducting, engineering
• Edmundo Carneiro – percussion
• Claudio de Qeiroz – baritone saxophone
• Alexandre Destrez – keyboards
• Idrissa Diop – talking drum
• Edouard Labor – saxophones, flute
• Pascal Ohsé – trumpet
• Ernest Ranglin – guitar (on "Montego Bay Spleen")

Samples

• Rose Rouge
  • Marlena Shaw (excerpts from Woman of the Ghetto from Live at Montreux)^[4]
  • Dave Brubeck's (excerpts 'Take Five' as the drum and bass loop)^[5]
• Sure Thing
  • Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker (excerpts from Elements from 'Harry's Philosophy', from The Hot Spot soundtrack)
  • 100% Pure Poison (Windy C provides the main sample for 'Sure Thing')
• Montego Bay Spleen
  • Scientist (excerpts from 'First Dangerous Match', from 'Scientist Wins the World Cup')
  • Scientist (excerpts from 'Laser Attack', from 'Scientist Meets the Space Invaders')

References

1. Bush, John. "Tourist – St. Germain". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
2. Wright, Darryl G. (9 December 2012). "St. Germain: Tourist (Remastered)". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
3. Fricke, David (22 August 2000). "Tourist : St. Germain". Rolling Stone (849). Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
4. John, Waters. "Marlena Shaw, Jazz review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
5. Rentner, Simon. "Do The Astral Plane: Five Songs Where Jazz Meets Electronic Music (15 November 2011)". NPR Music. National Public Radio (USA). Retrieved 20 February 2016.