For Lena and Lennie

Les Double Six · 1960 · Version vocalisée en français (En flânant dans Paris) du thème de Quincy Jones.

Context

The Double Six, a vocal sextet founded in Paris by Mimi Perrin, sing French lyrics to jazz themes by multiplying the vocal tracks. For Lena and Lennie appears on their record with Quincy Jones.

In the genealogy of jazz

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

Sources

• EN: Les Double Six

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