Wadin'

Horace Parlan · 1960 · Ouverture de Speakin' My Piece, blues-groove de Parlan

Context

Wadin' opens Speakin' My Piece, recorded on 14 July 1960 at Van Gelder for Blue Note. DownBeat particularly praised Stanley Turrentine, who “sets the tone and carries most of the load”.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Borderline (1960)
• Rastus (1960)
• Oh So Blue (1960)
• Up in Cynthia's Room (1960)
• Speakin' My Piece (1960)

Sources

• EN: Speakin' My Piece
• EN: Horace Parlan

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