Ellington's Stray Horn
Context
Sixth track of Little Man, Big Band (7 min 18), composed by Jimmy Heath. The album was recorded in New York in early 1992 with Roland Hanna on piano and Lewis Nash on drums.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Modern big bands, Neoclassicism, Young Lions. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.