Giovanni Speaks
Context
Track from Manhattan Mambo (Telarc, 1992), lasting more than six minutes. The percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo, whose name appears in the title, is credited on congas on the album.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).