Lid Flippin'
Context
Recorded in October 1960 with Lem Winchester on vibraphone and released by Prestige in 1961, Gettin' the Message is judged "solid and textured" by AllMusic. "Lid Flippin'" is a Smith original of a little over five minutes.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.