The Big Wave
Context
Opening of Illicit (1992), preceded by a spoken intro in which Scott Henderson pokes fun at the Los Angeles jazz scene. The album was recorded in April 1992 at Cherokee Studios, during the Los Angeles riots.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).