Jazz Track

Jazz · 1958 · 13 tracks · 46m

Jazz Track

A split-personality classic featuring the haunting, improvised noir score for Ascenseur pour l'échafaud and essential 1958 quintet studio sessions.

Cinematic transition

Damp pavement and flickering neon bleed through a muted trumpet, capturing the cold, improvised ache of a Parisian midnight. On the flip side, the air clears into bright, hard-swinging studio heat. It feels like stepping out of a rainy alleyway straight into the smoky, crowded warmth of a basement club.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 46m

01

Générique

2:50

02

L’assassinat de Carala

2:12

03

Sur l’autoroute

2:20

04

Julien dans l’ascenseur

2:09

05

Florence sur les Champs-Élysées

2:53

06

Dîner au motel

3:59

07

Évasion de Julien

0:55

08

Visite du vigile

2:05

09

Au bar du petit bac

2:55

10

Chez le photographe du motel

3:55

11

On Green Dolphin Street

9:50

12

Fran-Dance

5:50

13

Stella by Starlight

4:45

Moments Worth Waiting For

01GénériqueThe heavy, isolated trumpet notes on 'Générique' float over a slow, walking bassline, drenched in an unusually thick, echoing studio reverb.

03Sur l’autorouteA sudden, frantic burst of double-time drumming on 'Sur l’autoroute' breaks the album's slow, brooding tension with a brief flash of panic.

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Reviews

Critic Consensus

Critics widely praised the album's dual nature, warmly receiving the sparse, atmospheric mood of the film soundtrack on the first side and broadly admiring the elegant, lyrical ensemble work of the sextet on the second. While some reviewers felt that combining these two very different sessions resulted in a slight lack of overall cohesion, the collection was overwhelmingly admired for its emotional depth and expressive performances.

Tom HullA-

The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/ 5 stars

DownBeat4/ 5 stars

Robert ChristgauA-

AllMusic5/ 5 stars

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