Fire and Rain
Context
Opening track of Afro-Classic (CTI, 1970), a cover of a James Taylor song running nearly eight minutes. Dave Friedman plays vibraphone with a fuzz pedal.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).