Jean Sablon (1906-1994) was a French singer and entertainer, one of the great chanson figures of the twentieth century. He helped modernise French popular singing through microphone technique and international style.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Songs of a Boulevardier, with connections to Django Reinhardt, Wal-Berg and the French jazz-chanson world.

Sablon’s singing was intimate, urbane and rhythmically light, a world away from operatic projection. He made the microphone a confidant rather than a megaphone.

His page is essential for the jazz and chanson strand. Sablon brings boulevard lamps, cigarette smoke and immaculate timing to the catalogue.