Gonna Fly Now
Context
Cover of the theme from the film Rocky (Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins) arranged by Jay Chattaway. The single reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1977 and earned the trumpeter a Grammy nomination; Conquistador, his only gold record, is the first big band album to enter the pop charts in decades.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Modern big bands. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.