Just Squeeze Me
Context
Opening track of Blue in Green (Telarc), an album that critics describe as a tribute to Bill Evans, sung with Christian Jacob's quartet. The choice of songs reflects the blend of sadness and joy characteristic of Evans.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Neoclassicism, Young Lions. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).