Walking in Space

Quincy Jones · 1969 · Titre du musical Hair, 12 minutes, chant de Valerie Simpson

Context

Title piece of the album produced by Creed Taylor for A&M/CTI, taken from the musical Hair (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni). Valerie Simpson takes a vocal solo of more than twelve minutes.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modern big bands, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.

By the same artist

• Dead End (1969)
• Love and Peace (1969)
• Oh Happy Day (1969)
• On Days Like These (1969)
• Something's Cookin' (1969)
• Greensleeves and All That Jazz (1969)

Sources

• EN: Walking in Space

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