Serge Gainsbourg

vocals, piano, guitar · 1928–1991 · Paris

Singer-songwriter from Paris, a bar and cabaret pianist in his early years, then a chansonnier, yé-yé, and pop artist. His first album, Du chant à la une !… (1958), was arranged by Alain Goraguer.

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Styles

• French jazz
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Landmark tracks

• Black Trombone (1962)
• Negative Blues (1963)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Dedicated episode · Nov 5, 2017: Gainsbourg, le Jazz Confidentiel (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Serge Gainsbourg
• EN : Gainsbourg Confidentiel
• EN : Serge Gainsbourg N° 4

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