Swanee River

Johnny "Hammond" Smith · 1960 · Air traditionnel passé au soul jazz, plus de huit minutes

Context

Recorded in October 1960 with Lem Winchester on vibraphone and released by Prestige in 1961, Gettin' the Message is judged “solid and textured” by AllMusic. The record opens with “Swanee River”, a traditional tune stretched over nearly nine minutes.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.

By the same artist

• Gettin' the Message (1960)
• Dementia (1960)
• Lid Flippin' (1960)

Sources

• EN: Gettin' the Message

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