Speakin' My Piece
Context
Title track of Horace Parlan's album recorded on 14 July 1960 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs (Blue Note BST 84043), produced by Alfred Lion. AllMusic considers it one of the first records on which Parlan brings all the ingredients together.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).