Fried Neck Bones and Some Homefries
Context
Composed by Willie Bobo and cornetist Melvin Lastie, this track appears on the album Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3, produced by Creed Taylor for Verve in 1966, blending boogaloo, Latin jazz, and pop covers of the moment. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, it rests on a groove of timbales, congas, and guitar. Richie Unterberger (AllMusic) sees it as the album's most striking track and notes its influence on Carlos Santana.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.