Open Sesame
Context
Title track of the album recorded on 19 June 1960, composed by Tina Brooks. DownBeat praises the youthful virility and aggressiveness of Hubbard, then aged 22.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).