La Chanson d'Hélène
Context
Fourth track of Mother (Impulse!, 2016), a theme by Philippe Sarde. The album makes room for French chanson alongside standards such as Lover Man.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to French jazz, Neoclassicism, Young Lions. 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.