Gary's Notebook
Context
Lee Morgan composition on The Sidewinder, recorded on December 21, 1963. The album, released in 1964, is Blue Note's best-selling record according to the page.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).