Poinciana
Context
Recorded on January 16, 1958 at the Pershing Lounge in Chicago with Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier, this long, eight-minute "Poinciana" became the signature track of At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Argo). The album stayed 107 weeks on the Billboard charts and popularized Jamal's spare style, his vamps and his Latin groove.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).