eMusic Review
The title is very much truth in advertising: it's easy to listen to this and imagine yourself sipping coffee or a glass of Beaujolais in a Parisian sidewalk café. Dunn starts out with the Edith Piaf classic "No Regrets" and keeps mining his way through a program of largely familiar material, accompanied by guitar and bass. The music makes no pretense at being anything more than entertainment, an evocation of a place and atmosphere, but it does that very well. Dunn's a consummate musician, one who knows when to hold back, and when to let go, without ever descending into wholesale kitsch or cliché. Some of the songs, such as "Amarcord," aren't especially French, but Dunn still manages to give them a Gallic twist that keeps the feel consistent with a relaxed jaunt through the standard "C'est Si Bon." He picks tunes that work well on the accordion, like "Un Homme Et Une Femme" or "La Vie En Rose," and polishes them into little gems that go down smoothly and easily. It's the perfect way to remember that time you were sauntering along the Left Bank and for a moment imagined yourself as an Existentialist.
