Paris Blues is the musical story - sometimes joyful, often melancholy, always hopeful - of a beautiful city in a time of war and liberation. It's the evocation of an era that produced some of our most gifted composers and performers - Parisians by birth and by adoption who sustained and redefined their city's sense of romance and excitement in the years before, during and immediately after World War II. On this 11 track CD, a 24-piece orchestra accompanies vocalist Raquel Bitton as she sings the music of Django Reinhardt, Sydney Bechet, Billie Holiday, Jean Sablon, Amalia Rodrigues, Lucienne Delyle, Suzy Solidor and Leo Marjane. This CD features top jazz musicians, some who have performed and recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn.