Dementia

Johnny "Hammond" Smith · 1960 · Composition de Smith, climat plus sombre

Context

Recorded in October 1960 with Lem Winchester on vibraphone and released by Prestige in 1961, Gettin' the Message is judged “solid and textured” by AllMusic. “Dementia” is a Smith composition, placed as the last track.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.

By the same artist

• Gettin' the Message (1960)
• Lid Flippin' (1960)
• Swanee River (1960)

Sources

• EN: Gettin' the Message

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