Glen Pitre's 1986 feature film, Belizaire the Cajun, is a wonderful, fictional evocation of French Louisiana culture, and crucial to its success is a score by Michael Doucet & Beausoleil. The tunes from that soundtrack form the core of this 68-minute CD. Filling out the album are 6 selections from Beausoleil's 1981 album, "Dit BeauSoleil," plus 3 previously unreleased duets between Doucet and seminal Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee as well as 3 more previously unreleased duets between Doucet and his brother David, a guitarist. The result is a treasure trove of traditional Cajun music. Released in 1994, 28 tracks, including:
01- Adieu Roza
02- Si J'aurais Des Ailes
03- Cajun Reel (previously unreleased)
04- Cajun Midnight Special (previously unreleased)
05- Pierot Grouillette et Mamselle Josette (previously unreleased)
06- Contredanse (previously unreleased)
07- Madame Sosthene
08- L'affaire de Perrodin
09- J'ai Ete Au Bal (previously unreleased)
10- Les Petits Yeux Noirs
11- Awesome Ossun Two Step
12- The Mad Reel (with Dennis McGee, previously unreleased)
13- La Valse de Penitentiare (with Dennis McGee, previously unreleased)
14- La Reel de Barza (with Dennis McGee, previously unreleased)
*The following are from the Belizaire the Cajun soundtrack:
15- opening titles
16- Contredanse de Doucet
17- Petit Jean Peut Pas Danser (Johnnie Can't Dance)
18- Madame Etienne
19- Le Traiteur
20- Belizaire's Arrest
21- Grand Mallet
22- Round Up
23- Chanson de Vermillion
24- Matthew Est Mort
25- Funeral
26- Leger's Chase (The Mardi Gras Song)
27- La Visite Au Condamne
28- closing theme: Madame Sosthene