Astral
Context
Title track and opening of "Astral," the sixth album by Parisian pianist and composer Leïla Olivesi, released on November 18, 2022. The record, played by her expanded group as an octet or nonet with guests, pays tribute to Claude Carrière and covers "Scorpio" by Mary Lou Williams.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to French jazz. Among the origins and influences of French jazz: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Traditional revival, Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz, Jazz in France (interwar years), Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East.