Exploring musical connections one track at a time…
This time we break free of our jazz shackles, tracing a path between the psychedelic folk rock of Crosby, Stills and Nash’s ‘Wooden Ships’ and the ’90s bossa-infused hip-hop of ‘Runnin’ by The Pharcyde. We dive into West Coast rock and rap, the genius of J Dilla and a certain cartoon bird…
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Episode 3 of Routes: A Jazz Impressions Podcast features a pair of classic tracks from a duo of Detroit jazz legends. Along the way we discuss kalimbas, the history of Strata East Records and Slugs’ Saloon in New York, as well as the historic Fillmore West and the San Francisco hippie scene.
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Tracklists below (SPOILERS!)
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What do Mahavishnu Orchestra’s ‘Vital Transformation’ and Jack DeJohnette’s ‘Epilog’ have in common apart from being great examples of jazz fusion? They both begin with incredible drum breaks. ‘Epilog’ is the final track on DeJohnette’s album Sorcery released on Prestige in 1974.
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