Born VERVIERS, ( Belgium) 1962. He began playing drums in 1978. Studied at the Musicians' Institute of Los Angeles 1985-1986. Won the soloist's prize at the International Festival of Francophone Jazz in 1991. Has toured extensively on the pop and jazz stages most notably with John Scofield, Michel Petrucciani, Scott Henderson, Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern. Most recently, he has been developing his own music in the Charlier-Sourisse duo which has so far produced 3 albums : "Gemini" in 2001, "Eleven Blues" in 2004 and "Héritage" in 2007. Co-author, with Benoît Sourisse of the "Charlier-Sourisse" Notebooks, a jazz method published by Leduc, Charlier is head of the drum department at the Didier Lockwood Music School. His contribution to the Cézame catalogue so far are the fruits of collaborations with Benoît Sourisse, Manu Galvin , Jean-Jacques-Milteau, Michel Gaucher and Jean Gobinet. Latest release: "Nos Années Ciné"/"Cinematic 60's Pop & Jazz". (CEZ. 4075), an homage to French cinema of the 50's and 60's.
Album | Titolo | Alt. | Durata | Compositore/Artista | Descrizione | Parole chiave | Key | BPM |
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Direction Saint-Tropez [CEZ4075 - 1] |
0 | 1'40 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Breezy twist. Hammond organ, vibes & rhythm. | 1960 French retro comedy kitsch & cheesy twist ... | Gm | 105 |
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Surprise Party [CEZ4075 - 3] |
0 | 1'18 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Party. Hully gully. Hammond organ, claps, electric guitar & rhythm. | 1960 blooper French retro comedy happy & joyful ... | Em | 153 |
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Bowling [CEZ4075 - 4] |
0 | 2'37 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Party time. Cool. Hully gully. Hammond organ, baritone sax & rhythm. | 1960 blooper French retro comedy kitsch & cheesy ... | Gm | 142 |
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Nouvelle Vague [CEZ4075 - 22] |
0 | 2'49 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Swing. Urban & definite. Horns, piano, bongos & rhythm. | jazz be-bop new wave (cinema) urban landscape 1950 ... | Dm | 132 |
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Mini Skirt [CEZ4075 - 2] |
0 | 1'33 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Twist. Teasing & playful. Hammond organ, xylophone & rhythm. | 1960 blooper ironical & mischievous French retro comedy ... | A | 152 |
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Caravelle [CEZ4075 - 5] |
0 | 1'55 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Cruise liner easy-listening. Chic & carefree. "Tijuana" trumpet, ... | French retro comedy kitsch & cheesy retro American serie 1960 ... | G | 141 |
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Villa Arpel [CEZ4075 - 7] |
0 | 1'50 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Romantic swing. Hommage to Jacques Tati. Jazz guitar, accordion & ... | confident 1950 country & garden carefree ... | Ebm | 92 |
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Champs-Elysées [CEZ4075 - 20] |
0 | 1'36 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Bebop. Movie swing. Tenor sax, vibes, piano, bongos & rhythm. | crime movie new wave (cinema) tenor saxophone jazz be-bop ... | Gm | 84 |
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Paris By Night [CEZ4075 - 21] |
0 | 3'15 | André Charlier, Jean Gobinet, Benoît Sourisse | Modern jazz. Late night & mysterious. Trumpet, jazz guitar, piano & ... | jazz ballad relaxed intimate new wave (cinema) ... | Cm | 60 |
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Vedette [CEZ4075 - 11] |
0 | 1'30 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Swing. Gangster-film chase. Hammond organ, vibes, bongos & rhythm. | jazz be-bop new wave (cinema) vibraphone driving ... | Gm | 120 |
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Les Parisiennes [CEZ4075 - 6] |
0 | 2'09 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Parisian swing. Lively & casual. Jazz guitar, accordion @ 0'59 & ... | French cinema romantic comedy happy & joyful 1960 ... | Dm | 133 |
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Tour de France 55 [CEZ4075 - 9] |
0 | 2'14 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | French ballroom. Lively & cheerful. Vibes & rhythm. | jazz guitar march (dance) 1950 chromatic accordion ... | G | 140 |
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All Shot Up [CEZ4109 - 12] |
2 | 0'46 | André Charlier, Daniel Diaz | Urgent & serious. Vibraphone & rhythm. | vibraphone driving retro American serie B movie ... | Am | 162 |
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All Shot Up 2 [CEZ4109 - 13] |
0 | 1'54 | André Charlier, Daniel Diaz | Urgent & serious. Walking bass, rhythm & fx echo. | retro American serie B movie retro cinema cinematic jazz ... | Cm | 112 |
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All Shot Up 3 [CEZ4109 - 14] |
0 | 0'46 | André Charlier, Daniel Diaz | Urgent & serious. Walking bass, Fender rhodes & rhythm. | Fender rhodes driving retro American serie B movie ... | Cm | 162 |
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Funk City [CEZ4107 - 11] |
0 | 3'16 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Manuel Galvin, Jean Gobinet | Progressive jazz. Determined & serioux. Trumpet, electric guitar & ... | jazz rock retro American serie 1970 film noir ... | Dm | 133 |
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Pigall's Blues [CEZ4075 - 12] |
0 | 2'18 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Late night. Louche. Muted trumpet, bongos, vibes & rhythm @ 0'40. | crime movie 1950 nocturnal muted trumpet ... | Gm | 97 |
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Gangster [CEZ4075 - 13] |
0 | 2'01 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Blues . Brash & determined. Electric guitar, bongos, vibes & rhythm. | crime movie Hammond organ cinematic jazz kitsch & cheesy ... | Bbm | 118 |
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Champagne [CEZ4075 - 14] |
0 | 2'19 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Private club atmosphere. Sexy & late night. Hammond organ, vibes, ... | jazz club Hammond organ classy police comedy ... | Gm | 112 |
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Strip-Tease Please [CEZ4075 - 26] |
0 | 2'16 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Sexy & late night. Hammond organ, drums, electric guitar & double ... | classy lazy jazz club Hammond organ ... | Fm | 82 |
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Femme Fatale [CEZ4075 - 25] |
0 | 2'42 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Late night moody jazz ballad. Piano, muted trumpet @ 0'41 & drums. | jazz ballad nocturnal new wave (cinema) wandering ... | E | 65 |
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Roadhouse Blues [CEZ4054 - 28] |
0 | 2'30 | André Charlier, Michel Gaucher, Benoît Sourisse | Flickerin neon light... Jazzy blues band with sax. Cool swing. | tenor saxophone jazz be-bop jazz (all) new wave (cinema) ... | Dm | 137 |
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Set 'Em Up Joe [CEZ4109 - 1] |
1 | 2'19 | Benoît Sourisse, André Charlier | Sensual & nocturnal. Hammond organ & rhythm. | jazz ballad Fender rhodes bluesy lazy ... | Gm | 108 |
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Set 'Em Up Joe 2 [CEZ4109 - 2] |
0 | 2'19 | Benoît Sourisse, André Charlier | Sensual & nocturnal. Solo Hammond organ. | Fender rhodes bluesy lazy intimate ... | Gm | 82 |
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Devil Heart [CEZ4107 - 5] |
2 | 2'26 | Daniel Diaz, André Charlier | Lazy but serious. Electric guitar, bass & drums. | contemporary series wandering nocturnal road movie ... | Am | 123 |
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Devil Heart 2 [CEZ4107 - 6] |
0 | 2'02 | Daniel Diaz, André Charlier | Lazy & patient. Drum & double bass. | retro American serie film noir walking nocturnal ... | Em | 122 |
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Devil Heart 3 [CEZ4107 - 7] |
0 | 1'41 | Daniel Diaz, André Charlier | Relax but determined. Double bass & drums. | wandering nocturnal road movie retro American serie ... | Am | 123 |
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Night Stalker [CEZ4107 - 3] |
0 | 1'29 | André Charlier, Daniel Diaz | Nervous & urgent. Electric guitar & rhythm. | 1960 spy chase film noir ... | Em | 119 |
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Carlton Lounge [CEZ4075 - 27] |
0 | 2'41 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Old fashioned & cosy. Piano, jazz guitar, double bass & rhythm. | jazz club relaxed jazz ballad romantic ... | Dm | 63 |
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Exotissimo [CEZ4075 - 16] |
0 | 2'00 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Between mambo & cha cha cha. Vibes, flute, trumpet @ 0'35 & rhythm. | exotic French retro comedy exotica kitsch & cheesy ... | Eb | 138 |
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Lino And Aldo [CEZ4075 - 19] |
0 | 1'40 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Casual & mysterious. Flute, Farfisa organ, horns, accordion & ... | circus animals circus music Farfisa organ 1950 ... | Ebm | 88 |
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Palm Beach [CEZ4075 - 17] |
0 | 2'31 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | French cha cha cha. Flute, percussion & trumpet @ 0'34. | 1950 exotic French retro comedy happy & joyful ... | Fm | 118 |
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La Mondaine [CEZ4075 - 10] |
0 | 1'55 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | French 60's police TV series . Piano, accordion, horns & woodblock. | crime movie chromatic accordion retro cinema interrogative ... | Abm | 129 |
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Via Cinecitta [CEV3008 - 6] |
0 | 2'50 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Nostalgic & "felliniesque" Accordion & barrel organ. | circus music Italian cinema Italy 1950 ... | Ebm | 137 |
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Mambo Bar [CEZ4075 - 18] |
0 | 2'18 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Bolero. Late night & sensual. Piano, accordion, clarinet & percussion. | country ball exotic 1950 bolero ... | Cm | 114 |
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Hold-Up [CEZ4075 - 23] |
0 | 1'01 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Up-tempo swing. Suspense & chase. Drums, vibes, bongos & Hammond ... | chase jazz be-bop new wave (cinema) Hammond organ ... | Dm | 124 |
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Private [CEZ4075 - 24] |
0 | 1'29 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Relaxed & louche. Drums Hammond organ & vibes. | crime movie relaxed film noir lazy ... | Gm | 96 |
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Fouquet's [CEZ4075 - 8] |
0 | 1'37 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Gentle 20's stride jazz. Piano, soprano sax & woodblock. | stride piano 1920 retro cabaret silent movie ... | Gm | 127 |
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One For the Blues [CEZ4054 - 29] |
0 | 2'32 | Jean Jacques Milteau, André Charlier, Manuel Galvin, Benoît Sourisse | Let the good times roll... Straight Chicago blues. Electric band with ... | Chicago blues diatonic harmonica United States of America tracking shot ... | Em | 125 |
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Art News [CEZ4047 - 34] |
0 | 1'35 | André Charlier, Michel Gaucher | Light & improvised be-bop. Fresh. Tenor sax & drums. | jazz club tenor saxophone jazz be-bop new wave (cinema) ... | C | 136 |
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Quai Des Orfèvres [CEZ4075 - 28] |
0 | 2'42 | Jean Jacques Milteau, André Charlier | « Nick the lot of 'em ». harmonica & drums. | film noir bluesy wandering crime movie ... | Dm | 118 |
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Cocktail Jazz [CEL7013 - 14] |
0 | 3'23 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Jazzy samba in the spirit of the Brazilian 60's & 70's. Carefree, ... | Brazil confident jazz club jazzy ... | Bb | 86 |
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An American in Rio [CEL7013 - 17] |
0 | 2'33 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | In the spirit of the 60's & 70's US movies and series. Exotic, ... | latin jazz Brazil driving lively ... | Fm | 126 |
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Femme Fatale [CEG5030 - 14] |
0 | 2'40 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Nocturnal, thoughtful & solitary. Reminiscent of french "polar" from ... | intimate nocturnal muted trumpet classy ... | Em | 65 |
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City Limits [CEG5030 - 16] |
0 | 3'50 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Cool & chic. Jazz quintet with trumpet & sax. In the spirit of the ... | new wave (cinema) relaxed cinematic jazz classy ... | Ebm | 100 |
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Private [CEG5030 - 21] |
0 | 1'25 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Jazzy & characteristic of bad places in gangster films. Hammond, ... | lazy nocturnal jazzy modern jazz ... | Gm | 96 |
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The Things I Love [CEG5030 - 24] |
0 | 3'23 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Late night out in town.Relaxed but a little disturbing. Jazz quartet ... | jazz club urban landscape relaxed tenor saxophone ... | Cm | 129 |
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Time Square [CEG5030 - 17] |
0 | 3'07 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Like a nocturnal spree. Jazz quintet with sax & trumpet. In the ... | new wave (cinema) driving 1960 jazz club ... | Gm | 118 |
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Devil Heart [CEG5024 - 7] |
0 | 02'25 | André Charlier, Daniel Diaz | Jazzy, deceptively relaxed but suspenseful . Snare with brushes, bass ... | jazzy mysterious nocturnal road movie ... | Am | 123 |
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Sin City [CEZ4401 - 1] |
0 | 2'22 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 70's. TV Show. Opening. Determined & positive. Electric guitar, big ... | retro American serie daytime TV 1970 brass section ... | F | 145 |
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An American in Rio [CEZ4401 - 10] |
0 | 2'36 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 70's - 80's. TV series. Bossa. Jazzy. Travelling. Melancholic, ... | 1970 retro cinema retro American serie Brazil ... | Fm | 126 |
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Harlem Pursuit [CEZ4401 - 11] |
0 | 1'50 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 70's - 80's. TV series. Funky. Urgent & tense. Break & harpsichord @ ... | retro American serie suspense chase 1970 ... | Fm | 120 |
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A Lovely Witch [CEZ4401 - 12] |
0 | 1'35 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 60's. TV series. Comedy. Jazzy. Joyful & carefree. Big band, bell ... | carefree retro American serie 1960 retro cinema ... | Am | 165 |
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Strolling Down Madison [CEZ4401 - 13] |
1 | 2'09 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 70's - 80's. TV series. Jazzy. Interrogative & relaxed. Alto flûte, ... | retro American serie police comedy 1970 United States of America ... | Gm | 109 |
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Strolling Down Madison ...
[CEZ4401 - 27] |
0 | 0'13 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 50's Final. Mischievous. Vibraphone & brass. | ironical & mischievous 1970 United States of America interrogative ... | Eb | 108 |
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Miami Police Department [CEZ4401 - 14] |
0 | 2'39 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | 70's - 80's. TV series. Exotic, jazzy & mysterious. Marimba, alto ... | 1970 retro American serie police comedy jazzy ... | Cm | 120 |
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