The Nights of Skopje
Context
Track on Swinging Macedonia, with Mal Waldron on piano and Peter Trunk on bass. The title evokes Skopje, the Macedonian capital.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Cool (Birth of the Cool), Central European and Balkan jazz. Among the origins and influences of Cool: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Bossa nova, jazz samba.