Kahlil the Prophet
Context
McLean's only composition on Destination... Out!, with Roy Haynes on drums. Thom Jurek (AllMusic) sees it as the Blue Note album that best reveals the complexity of McLean's writing.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).