Maggie's Back in Town
Context
Composed by Teddy Edwards, Maggie's Back in Town is the longest track on the album (10 min 36). It gives its title to McGhee's record made in Los Angeles in 1961.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, West Coast. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).