Whap!
Context
McDuff's third album, recorded in February 1961 with Grant Green and Jimmy Forrest; AllMusic recommends it as a starting point. "Whap!", a McDuff original, opens the album.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.