Five Spot After Dark
Context
Five Spot After Dark, composed by Benny Golson, opens the album Blues-ette recorded on May 21, 1959 at Van Gelder Studio and released by Savoy in February 1960. Curtis Fuller's quintet combines trombone and tenor saxophone.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).