Check It Out
Context
Black on Black!, Phillips's third and last album for Prestige: according to AllMusic, he goes in a funkier direction than on his first two. «Check It Out» is a Phillips original of a little over six minutes.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.