Assunta
Context
Composition by Cal Massey, fifth track of Saying Something (Savoy, 1961). Hardman and Sonny Red play on it with Ronnie Mathews, Doug Watkins and Jimmy Cobb.
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).