Tourist (St Germain album)

Tourist is the third studio album by French producer Ludovic Navarre, released under his stage name St Germain. The album's musical style features a combination of nu jazz and acid jazz, what AllMusic described as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".

Tourist formed the soundtrack of the 2001 French film Chaos.

Samples

• "Rose Rouge"
• Marlena Shaw, excerpts from "Woman of the Ghetto" from Live at Montreux
• Dave Brubeck, excerpts from "Take Five" as the drum and bass loop
• "Sure Thing"
• Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker, excerpts from "Harry's Philosophy" from The Hot Spot Soundtrack album.

Legacy

As of 2018, Tourist has sold over four million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Personnel

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References