Jitterbug Waltz

Michel Legrand · 1958 · Played at the first session of Legrand Jazz, June 25, 1958, Columbia studios (New York).

Context

Fats Waller waltz rearranged by Michel Legrand for Legrand Jazz (Columbia, 1958), an album he obtained in exchange for the rights to his hit I Love Paris. It was recorded in New York on June 25, 1958 at the session that brought together Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Paul Chambers, with harp and vibraphone. Legrand said he had been very intimidated by Davis, who was ready to leave the studio if he did not like what he heard.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to French jazz, Swing, big bands. 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

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Sources

• jazzjournal.co.uk

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