Serge Reggiani: Next Steps

The rebellious French youth of the late ‘60s was quick to embrace Serge Reggiani’s passionate, politically conscious chanson. But further glimpses into his catalogue also reveal a versatile performer plunging into piano-laced melancholy and cheeky fast-tempo waltzes. These elevate Serge Gainsbourg’s smoky, jazz-adjacent songwriting as fervidly as the evocative poetry of Guillaume Apollinaire.