Ayanna Left New Orleans and Went to Mexico
Context
Seventh track of Waitin' For Spring (7 min 23), the longest on the record. It brings together the quintet of Scofield, Coq, Newsome, Hall and Kontomanou.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, French jazz. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).