Glass Enclosure
Context
Atypical composition by Bud Powell, in four movements according to Leonard Feather's notes, recorded six months after his release from a psychiatric hospital. Nat Hentoff considered it Powell's best theme recorded up to that point; Wayne Shorter was struck by its harmonies.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.