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Composition by Jaki Byard on Out Front! (Prestige, 1964-65), with Richard Williams on trumpet and Booker Ervin on tenor. The Penguin Guide praises the brass voicings on the album.
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).