Malcolm's Gone

Leon Thomas · 1969 · Hommage à Malcolm X, plage la plus longue de l'album

Context

Sixth track, 8 min 35, co-written by Leon Thomas and Pharoah Sanders, the longest on the record. The title refers to Malcolm X.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• The Creator Has a Master Plan (Leon Thomas) (1969)
• Echoes (1969)
• Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam) (1969)

Sources

• EN: Spirits Known and Unknown

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