5/4 Thing

Cedar Walton · 1976 · Morceau de George Coleman sur Eastern Rebellion

Context

Composition by saxophonist George Coleman, third track of the album, with a title that spells out its five-beat meter. First record on the Dutch label Timeless (1976), recorded on 10 December 1975 in New York; AllMusic judges it exceptional and the Penguin Guide ranks it among Walton's best.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Bolivia (1976)
• Bittersweet (1976)
• Mode for Joe (1976)

Sources

• EN: Eastern Rebellion
• EN: Cedar Walton

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