Claude Nougaro - Music Legends Claude Nougaro : La Voix du Jazz Français (2026)

This compilation from the "Music Legends" series focuses on Claude Nougaro's most dynamic and innovative period — the early 1960s. It was during this time that the artist made a breakthrough by merging classical French chanson with the rhythmic freedom of jazz and Afro-Cuban motifs. The album includes fundamental recordings such as "Le jazz et la java," which became a manifesto for his style, and the cinematic "Le cinéma." Nougaro's lyrics, characterized by high poetic quality and phonetic wordplay, are inseparably linked to the instrumental arrangements in these recordings, cementing his status as the primary "jazzman" of the French music scene. The release serves as an anthology of the formation of a unique style where the voice functions as a full-fledged instrument.

Tracklist:
1-1 Claude Nougaro - Le cinéma [2:58]
1-2 Claude Nougaro - Le jazz et la java [2:26]
1-3 Claude Nougaro - Une petite fille [2:08]
1-4 Claude Nougaro - Les Don Juan [3:20]
1-5 Claude Nougaro - Il y avait une ville [2:32]
1-6 Claude Nougaro - Marguerite [2:29]
1-7 Claude Nougaro - La chanson [1:45]
1-8 Claude Nougaro - Le rouge et le noir [2:15]
1-9 Claude Nougaro - Ouh ! [2:41]
1-10 Claude Nougaro - Le piano de mauvaise vie [2:24]
1-11 Claude Nougaro - Maman me l'a dit [2:30]
1-12 Claude Nougaro - Tout feu tout femme [2:08]
1-13 Claude Nougaro - Toutes les musiques [2:43]
1-14 Claude Nougaro - Serge et Nathalie [3:27]
1-15 Claude Nougaro - Le paradis [2:37]
1-16 Claude Nougaro - Vachement décontracté [2:58]
1-17 Claude Nougaro - Tiens-toi bien mon cœur [2:05]
1-18 Claude Nougaro - Les anges [1:49]