Flore Benguigui and The Sensible Notes return with “Goody Goody,” a sparkling, live-swing reimagining that captures the spirit of a jazz club in full flight. Out now, the track pulses with infectious rhythm, playful lyricism and what Flore perfectly sums up as “It’s jazz, but it’s fun.” The single arrives ahead of her debut album ‘i-330,’ landing March 13 via Decca Records France, and follows the announcement of a sold-out Paris show at New Morning and a special London date at Rough Trade East.
‘i-330’ finds the former L’Impératrice singer diving back into the jazz that shaped her, blending eras from Nat King Cole to Barbara while weaving acoustic warmth with shimmering synth textures. Recorded live over five days at Studio Pigalle, the album leans into spontaneity, communal energy and melodic emotion. With The Sensible Notes, Flore bridges 1930s standards and French pop poetry into a retro-futurist swirl that feels timeless and vividly present.
The result is a joyful, feminist-tinged celebration of jazz as shared experience. From swing to bebop touches, from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Chet Baker echoes, ‘i-330’ reframes classics and deep cuts alike with groove and heart. “Goody Goody” is the doorway in. The machine to stir up time is officially switched on.
TRACKLIST:
- i-330 Machine à remuer le temps (Flore Benguigui)
- More Understanding Than A Man (Margo Guryan)
- What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Harry M. Woods)
- Everything Happens To Me (Matt Dennis & Tom Adair)
- Didn’t I Tell You So? (Unknown)
- Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? (Barbara)
- The Blue Room (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers)
- Goody Goody (John Herndon Mercer & Matt Malneck)
- Riffin’ At The Bar-B-Q (Nat King Cole)
- Chanson de Simon (Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand)
- Till Then (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood)
- Louisiana Fairy Tale (Haven Gillespie, Mitchell Parish, J. Fred Coots)