Mellow Mood
Context
Composition by Marmarosa that opens Dodo's Back!, recorded in Chicago on 9 and 10 May 1961 for Argo with Richard Evans and Marshall Thompson. The album marks his return to recording after a long retreat from public life.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.