J'ai deux amours
Context
Song by Vincent Scotto, Géo Koger and Henri Varna, introduced by Joséphine Baker and recorded in Paris in July 1930 for Columbia with the Melodic-Jazz of the Casino de Paris, a band led by Edmond Mahieux. Issued on 78 rpm (Columbia DF 229), it became the singer's signature song, associated with her dual attachment to the United States and Paris.
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).