Mexican Green
Context
A Tubby Hayes composition that closes his quartet's self-titled album, recorded in February and March 1967 and released by Fontana in 1968; for the first time, Hayes wrote all seven tracks. The track mixes elements of free jazz with a written structure, without breaking with modern jazz. In the March 1969 Melody Maker poll, the album ranked second in the record of the year category.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to British jazz, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of British jazz: Traditional revival, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).