Jerry
Context
First record by Wright as a leader, recorded in November 1965 in New York and released in 1966 on ESP-Disk (ESP 1023), in a trio with Henry Grimes and Tom Price. Second track (11 min 50 s). Clifford Allen notes in Wright a more "bar-walking" side, steeped in R&B and gospel.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.