Mona Lisa
Context
Cover of the Nat King Cole hit, from Shadows: Songs of Nat King Cole, released in 2015 on Okeh / Sony. A former singer with the British blues group The Hoax, Hugh Coltman settled in Paris, where he has pursued a solo career.
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).