Idyll

Henri Texier · 1997 · Ballade de l'album Respect, huit minutes

Context

Eighth track of Respect (1997), one of the longest on the record at eight minutes. It is played by Texier, Konitz, Brookmeyer, Motian and Swallow, recorded in Amiens.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to French jazz, Cool (Birth of the Cool). 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.

By the same artist

• Respect (1997)
• Lee and Me (1997)
• Marcello Mastroianni (1997)
• Togo (1998)
• Colonel Skopje (1989)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com

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