The Slow Poke
Context
Composition by Arnett Cobb, the longest track on Party Time at 6 min 52 s. Recorded in Hackensack on 14 May 1959, it closes side B before the final ballad.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Swing, big bands, Jump blues, R&B. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.