Wadi Rum
Context
Sixth track of Fireflies (Bleu, 2012), one of the longest on the record. The title is that of a site in the Jordanian desert, but the page says nothing about it.
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.