Church on Russell Street
Context
Third track of the album, a composition by Ran Blake lasting 3 min 12. The record is the duo's first, recorded at RCA Victor studios in New York under the direction of George Avakian.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).