jaz language influence on the song te salut, chiŞinĂu by oleg negruŢa

The author considers some basic aspects of jazz influence on the song “Te salut, Chişinău” written by the Moldovan composer Oleg Negruţa at the beginning of the 1960s. She reveals some ontological features of this piece, which exist in different vocal-instrumental versions, characteristic of jazz, as well as the melody, harmony, rhythm features of jazz origin which are harmoniously combined in the musical language of this song.