C'est si bon

Eartha Kitt · 1953 · 1953 hit, sung in French

Context

Song by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics) created in Nice in 1947, recorded in French by Eartha Kitt in 1953 for RCA Victor with Henri René's orchestra, at New York sessions held between March and October. Released on That Bad Eartha, it became one of her signature songs, sung in the film New Faces (1954) and up to her last concerts in 2008.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Santa Baby (1953)
• Under the Bridges of Paris (1954)

Sources

• EN: C'est si bon
• EN: That Bad Eartha

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