Jordu (Hampton Hawes)
Context
Composition by Duke Jordan (7:07), opening All Night Session! Vol. 1, recorded on 12 November 1956 at the Contemporary studios in Los Angeles. This single session, held during usual club hours, gives the album a concert atmosphere.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to West Coast, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of West Coast: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool), Bossa nova, jazz samba.