Composer: Joseph Kosma / Year: 1945 / Country: France / Genre: Jazz / Form: Song / Lied
A chanson composed in France in 1945 by Joseph Kosma. Jazz musicians took it up in the 1950s, and it became a worldwide standard, one of the tunes most played at jam sessions.
Recommended recordings by performer (compare)
Miles Davis (1958, Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley) / Blue Note): Miles appears on an album under Cannonball Adderley's name. It is known for the opening theme played on muted trumpet.
Bill Evans (1959, Portrait in Jazz / Riverside): Trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. A recording that established the interplay trio, in which the three players weave together as equals.