New Monastery
Context
Second track on Point of Departure, a sextet recorded on March 21, 1964, with Kenny Dorham, Eric Dolphy, and Joe Henderson. A 1999 reissue adds an alternate take.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Free jazz, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.