Blues at Midnight

Sun Ra and His Arkestra · 1959 · Blues de près de 12 minutes, fin de Jazz in Silhouette

Context

Longest track on the album, at nearly twelve minutes. Many critics consider Jazz in Silhouette one of the best albums of this early period.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modern big bands, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.

By the same artist

• Ancient Aiethopia (1959)
• Enlightenment (1959)
• Saturn (1959)
• Horoscope (1959)
• Outer Nothingness (1965)
• The Cosmos (1965)

Sources

• EN: Jazz in Silhouette

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