Journey
Context
Title track of a concert recorded on April 7, 1966 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam by Mengelberg, Noordijk, Rob Langereis and Han Bennink. The piece runs over fourteen minutes, with fast and slow sections, tempo changes and solo and ensemble passages. The writer notes the meeting of two bop musicians (Noordijk, Langereis) and two musicians drawn to more progressive forms (Mengelberg, Bennink).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Dutch jazz, Hard bop, Free improvisation and European free. Among the origins and influences of Dutch jazz: Swing, big bands, Traditional revival, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).