The Banyan Tree Song (Ly Cai Da)

Nguyên Lê · 1996 · Tales from Viet Nam (ACT)

Context

Sixth track of Tales from Viet Nam (1996), the longest on the record at 8 min 20. It is recorded with double bassist Michel Benita and trumpeter Paolo Fresu on the album.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to French jazz, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of French jazz: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Traditional revival, Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz, Jazz in France (interwar years), Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East.

By the same artist

• The Wind Blew It Away (Qua câu gio bay) (1996)
• The Black Horse (Ly Ngua O) (1996)
• Mangustao (Part 1) (1996)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com

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