Sessions 2000

2002 studio album by Jean-Michel Jarre

Sessions 2000

Studio album by

Jean-Michel Jarre

Released| 4 November 2002
Studio| Croissy studio
Genre|

* Electronica
* lounge
* ambient
* cool jazz

Length| 42:54
Label| Disques Dreyfus
Producer| Jean Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
| Interior Music
(2001)  | Sessions 2000
(2002)  | Geometry of Love
(2003)

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Sessions 2000 is the fourteenth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released on Disques Dreyfus and distributed by Sony Music in 2002. On January 7, 2003 was released in US.[1] Sessions 2000 featured Francis Rimbert, and was recorded at Croissy studio and later mixed at Square Prod studio by Joachim Garraud.[2] According to Jarre, the album was made as part of a duology meant to fulfill his contract with Dreyfus as quickly as possible following a personal and legal falling out with Francis Dreyfus; the other album, Experimental 2001, went unreleased.[3] The feud with Dreyfus additionally informed the album's jazz-driven sound, as Jarre had previously encouraged him to reorient the label towards the genre.[3] Sessions 2000 reached the 140th position in French charts.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]

Billboard write that the "tracks all share a certain cinematic scope, which is not unusual for ambient tunes, but Jarre has put a good deal of effort into evoking a pensive, understated, jazz feel that, at times–particularly on “March”–is reminiscent of Miles Davis’ late work." Also added that "he's created a deeply nuanced soundscape that invites repeated listening".[5]

Lorna Palmer from BBC commented that "the album is laced with acoustic instruments (a mix of live playing and samples) placed over a backdrop of seamless ambient electronics and soft trip hop grooves, with chilled jazzy undertones throughout."[6] PopMatters described it as "an enjoyable and very listenable experience."[7] Amy Hanson of AllMusic stated that "Jarre's six-track view of a year is energetic, invigorating, and after-dinner-drink smooth."[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jean-Michel Jarre.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "January 24"| 5:57
2.| "March 23"| 8:02
3.| "May 1"| 4:49
4.| "June 21"| 6:18
5.| "September 14"| 9:30
6.| "December 17"| 8:11
Total length:| 42:54

## Personnel

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* Jean-Michel Jarre \- keyboards, synthesizer, sound programming
* Francis Rimbert \- keyboards, sampler, additional programming

## Equipment

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Equipment instruments used in the album:[8]

* Roland XP-80
* Eminent 310U
* ARP 2600
* Minimoog
* Korg KARMA
* Novation Digital Music Systems Supernova II
* microKORG
* Roland JP-8000
* Korg Mini Pops 7
* Digisequencer
* E-mu Systems XL7
* Roland Handsonic
* EMS Synthi AKS
* EMS VCS 3
* RMI Harmonic Synthesizer

## Charts

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Chart (2002)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 140

## References

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1. ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. 11 January 2003. p. 30. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
2. ^ Sessions 2000 (booklet). Disques Dreyfus/Sony Music. 2002. FDM 36165-2/DRY-CD-36165.
3. ^ a b Pettersen, Hogne Bø (18 November 2018). "The Journey to Equinoxe Infinity – Part 3: Paying the Piano Player to Stop Playing". The Domino Elf. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
4. ^ a b Hanson, Amy. Sessions 2000 at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
5. ^ "Sessions 2000". Billboard. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
6. ^ Palmer, Lorna. "BBC - Music - Review of Jean Michel Jarre - Sessions 2000". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
7. ^ "Jean Michel Jarre: Sessions 2000, PopMatters". PopMatters. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
8. ^ "Sessions 2000". Aerozone JMJ (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-06.
9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Sessions 2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

## Further reading

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* "Electronic legend Jean Michel Jarre on his new album". Future Music. February 2000. ISSN 0967-0378. OCLC 1032779031.

## External links

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* Sessions 2000 at Discogs

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Jean-Michel Jarre

Studio albums|

* Oxygène (1976)
* Équinoxe (1978)
* Les Chants Magnétiques (1981)
* Musique pour Supermarché (1983)
* Zoolook (1984)
* Rendez-Vous (1986)
* Revolutions (1988)
* En attendant Cousteau (1990)
* Chronologie (1993)
* Oxygène 7–13 (1997)
* Métamorphoses (2000)
* Sessions 2000 (2002)
* Geometry of Love (2003)
* Téo & Téa (2007)
* Oxygène: New Master Recording (2007)
* Electronica 1: The Time Machine (2015)
* Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise (2016)
* Oxygène 3 (2016)
* Radiophonie Vol. 9 (2017)
* Equinoxe Infinity (2018)
* Snapshots from EōN (2019)
* Amazônia (2021)
* Radiophonie Vol. 12 (2022)
* Oxymore (2022)

Live albums|

* Les Concerts en Chine (1982)
* Jarre Live / Destination Docklands: The London Concert (1989)
* Hong Kong (1994)
* Live from Gdańsk (Koncert w Stoczni) (2005)

Compilation albums|

* Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre (1991)
* AERO (2004)
* Essentials & Rarities (2011)
* Planet Jarre (2018)

Remix albums|

* Jarremix (1995)
* Odyssey Through O2 (1998)

Live performances|

* The Concerts in China (China, 1981)
* Rendez-vous Houston (USA, 1986)
* Destination Docklands (UK, 1988)
* Paris La Défense – Une Ville en Concert (France, 1990)
* Space of Freedom (Poland, 2005)

Related|

* Discography
* Compositions with multiple titles
* Maurice Jarre
* Kevin Jarre
* "Oxygène (Part IV)"
* "Toxygene"
* "Stardust"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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