The Slide

Leon Spencer · 1970 · Original de Spencer qui ouvre le disque

Context

Sneak Preview!, Spencer's first album (Prestige, 1971), with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor and Melvin Sparks on guitar; AllMusic praises swinging solos on mostly groovy themes. “The Slide” opens the record at six 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

• Message from the Meters (1970)
• First Gravy (1970)
• Sneak Preview (1970)

Sources

• EN: Sneak Preview!

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