Skål Brothers
Context
Composition by Tommy Flanagan on Overseas, a trio recorded in Stockholm on 15 August 1957 during a European tour with J. J. Johnson. Flanagan had recruited Wilbur Little and Elvin Jones for this group; the record is his first as a leader.
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).