Lydiot
Context
Third track of Ezz-thetics, George Russell's album recorded in May 1961 and released by Riverside, produced by Orrin Keepnews. The sextet includes notably Eric Dolphy and Don Ellis; the page classifies it between avant-garde and post-bop.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Modal, Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Modal: Cool (Birth of the Cool), Hard bop, Bossa nova, jazz samba.