Slippery
Context
Composition by Ray Brown recorded as a trio with Cedar Walton and Elvin Jones for Something for Lester, an album dedicated to Lester Koenig, head of the Contemporary label. Brown had often recorded for Koenig in the 1950s, notably with the Poll Winners trio.
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).