Face Nord
Context
Eighth track of Rouge (ECM 1458), the longest on the album at over ten minutes. Louis Sclavis leads a quintet with violin, piano, double bass and drums.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to French jazz, ECM and European 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.