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    This document discusses the genres of jazz-rock and fusion. It provides background on how jazz was struggling in the late 1960s but had a resurgence in the 1970s with albums like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, which blended jazz with rock elements. Fusion used rock instrumentation and incorporated elements of rock rhythm and melodies. The document discusses seminal fusion albums from the 1970s like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters and Carlos Santana's Abraxas. It also notes how jazz-rock artists brought back blues elements and combined woodwind/brass with rock. Key artists and styles that influenced these genres are identified.

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    This document discusses the genres of jazz-rock and fusion. It provides background on how jazz was struggling in the late 1960s but had a resurgence in the 1970s with albums like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, which blended jazz with rock elements. Fusion used rock instrumentation and incorporated elements of rock rhythm and melodies. The document discusses seminal fusion albums from the 1970s like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters and Carlos Santana's Abraxas. It also notes how jazz-rock artists brought back blues elements and combined woodwind/brass with rock. Key artists and styles that influenced these genres are identified.

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    This document discusses the genres of jazz-rock and fusion. It provides background on how jazz was struggling in the late 1960s but had a resurgence in the 1970s with albums like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, which blended jazz with rock elements. Fusion used rock instrumentation and incorporated elements of rock rhythm and melodies. The document discusses seminal fusion albums from the 1970s like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters and Carlos Santana's Abraxas. It also notes how jazz-rock artists brought back blues elements and combined woodwind/brass with rock. Key artists and styles that influenced these genres are identified.

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    The key takeaways are that jazz-rock combines elements of swing horn sounds with rock rhythms and beats, while fusion uses rock instrumentation and melodic patterns. Both genres helped revive jazz popularity in the 1970s.

    Jazz-rock combines swing horn sounds with rock elements, while fusion uses rock instrumentation, rhythms, and melodic patterns. Both genres incorporate elements of rock into jazz.

    Miles Davis' 1970 album 'Bitches Brew' is credited with substantially creating the new jazz fusion genre.

    Jazz Rock

    and Fusion
    Emma Brooks,
    Christian Carreon,
    Marcela Ramirez Espitia
    Identifying Genres

    What makes What makes


    Jazz-Rock? Combined: Fusion?
    ● Jazz-rock ● Both jazz-rock ● Fusion uses rock
    combines the and fusion were instrumentation as
    40s and 50s horn developed in the well as rock
    sound of swing late 60s and rhythm and
    with a rock made jazz melodic patterns.
    rhythm and beat. popular again in
    the 70s.
    Setting the Scene
    ● Before the 70s, jazz was struggling hard
    in the late 60s. Rock essentially
    overpowered jazz as many major record
    labels left jazz for rock and jazz record
    sales sharply declined while rock record
    sales soared.

    ● As the 70s came into play, however, Miles


    Davis had given jazz a comeback with his
    1970 album Bitches Brew and
    substantially created a new subgenre
    called jazz-rock fusion.
    Fusion
    ● With rock instrumentation, fusion
    had rock solos with amplified
    instruments as well as synthesizers,
    using feedback and distortion that
    became standards for rock
    equipment.

    ● Fusion was considered “innovative”


    in its time.

    ● Besides Miles Davis -


    Carlos Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and
    the Dixie Grits all used fusion in all
    or some of their music in the 70s.
    Jazz Rock
    ● In the late 60s, many jazz-rock
    musicians were artists who brought
    back blues, and they added
    components of woodwind and/or
    brass instruments to combine with
    their rock instrumentation.

    ● There were many influences on jazz


    for rock artists like Joni Mitchell and
    Sting.
    Miles Davis -
    Bitches Brew
    ○ Released March 30, 1970
    ○ Paved the way for the jazz fusion
    trend, gave it a sense of direction and
    inspired other musicians
    ○ Rode off of the psychedelic trend in
    the 60’s
    ○ Effects -> Trumpet wah-wah pedal
    ○ EXCESS -> 13 featured musicians and
    11 rhythm section musicians
    ○ 3 days of recording

    Who is Davis?
    -Born May 26, 1926 as Miles Dewy Davis III was an
    African American Trumpeter and composer that has
    greatly influenced all of jazz and is one of the most
    looked up to trumpet musicians
    Bitches Brew - Davis

    Song #1: Bitches Brew Miles Davis (Trumpet) ft. Wayne Shorter
    (soprano sax), Bennie Maupin (Bass clarinet), John Mclaughlin
    (electric guitar), Chick Corea (electric piano), Joe Zawinul (electric
    piano), Dave Holland (electric bass), Harvey Brooks (electric bass)
    ● 26 minutes of sounds of madness and creativity
    ● Odd piece that doesn’t have a set in stone beat, melody, or
    riff
    ● Long, mysterious, and almost scary feelings
    ● Hard-to-listen-to jazz improvisation (when listened for the
    first time)
    ● Psychedelic influence

    Song here skip to 0:30


    Sanctuary- Davis

    Song #2: Sanctuary ft. Wayne Shorter (soprano


    sax), Bennie Maupin (Bass clarinet), John
    Mclaughlin (elec guitar), Chick Corea (elec piano,
    Joe Zawinul (elec piano), Dave Holland (bass),
    Harvey Brooks (elec bass)

    Song here skip to beg. & 4:00

    Chick Corea
    Herbie Hancock -
    Head Hunters
    ● Made in 1973
    ● Genre is
    Jazz/funk/fusion
    ● Recorded in San
    Francisco, CA
    ● Includes more electric
    instruments
    Who is Herbie?
    ● An inspiration to other - Born in 1940 April 12th, is an
    artist outside of jazz such African American jazz pianist and
    as soul music, funk, and composer that has influenced
    the whole jazz genre with one of
    hip-hop artists
    his top songs Cantaloupe Island
    Chameleon -
    Herbie Hancock

    Instrumentation: (electric piano, clavinet,


    bassist, synthesizer, drumset)

    Song here 0:10-1:30

    Herbie Hancock
    Abraxas -
    Santana
    ● Created in 1970
    ● Recorded in SF, CA
    ● Genres include latin,
    jazz, fusion,
    psychedelic rock and
    blues
    ● Heavy electric guitar
    and piano solos Whos is Santana?
    ● First album to hit #1 in -Born in 1947 July 20th as Carlos
    Santana who is a Mexican American
    the U.S for Santana
    musician that used a lot of blues, jazz,
    and rock to express his music through
    his electric guitar.
    Oye Como Va - Carlos
    Santana

    Instrumentation: Electric guitar,


    Hammond B-3 Organ, drum set,
    bongos

    Song here 0:00-1:00


    Black Magic Woman - Carlos
    Santana

    Instrumentation: Carlos Santana


    (Elec guitar), Chepito (percussion,
    Conga, Timbales), Alberto
    Gianquinto (piano), Gregg rolie
    (keyboards), David Brown (bass)

    Song Here 0:20 & 4:40


    Chicago V -
    Chicago

    ● One of the top albums


    of the 70’s
    ● Chicago’s first single
    album
    ● First Chicago Album to
    go #1
    ● Added a 3 piece horn
    section a rock band
    Saturday in the Park
    - Chicago

    Song#1: Robert Lamm (vocal/piano), Peter Cetera (vocal/bass), Terry


    Kath (guitar), Lee Loughnae (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone),
    Walter Parazaider (alto sax), Danny Seraphine (drums)

    Song here - Skip to 1:55


    Important Names

    Carlos Santana Joni Mitchell Steely Dan


    Latin-Rock guitarist who Added Jazz styling Earlies albums include
    gained interest in fusion, in Court and Spark jazz influence combined
    later collaborating with and Miles of Aisles with pop rock, country
    fusion musicians rock, etc.
    Jaco Pastoriuås Blood Sweat and Tears Sting
    Weather Report Guitarist, 1968, brass heavy, Gordon Sumner, who
    featured on “Birdland” “Variations on a left his new wave band
    from Heavy Weather, Jazz Theme by Erik to start a solo career,
    workshop leader in Satie” using fusion in his first
    University of Miami album the Dream of
    the Blue Turtles.
    Important Names (2)

    Charles Mingus Dizzy Gillespie Gerry Mulligan


    Bebop bassist Bebop Trumpet Cool Jazz Baritone
    player Saxophonist /
    Arranger

    Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Gil Evans


    Bebop Pianist Bebop Alto Cool Jazz Arranger
    Saxophonist
    (Yardbird)
    Some Influential
    Styles

    Bebop Cool Jazz


    Combo of New Orleans and Non-jazz instruments, minimal vibrato
    swing, “less singable,” unusual & dynamics, introspective mood, low
    accents and rhythms, high and middle registers,
    energy, very technical ensemble-based, polyphonic texture.

    Swing Closed form


    Most common style Refers to organization
    jazz style that is widely of a song, related to
    influenced in all other Blood Sweat and
    styles Tears
    Where is it now?

    ● Some critics argue whether or not Jazz-Rock/Fusion


    should be included in the “jazz canon.”
    ● US University professors conflict to stray their musical
    content away from it’s Eurocentric bias to include
    diverse music studies
    Work Cited
    “Jazz Fusion: 1970.” Jazz History Tree,
    https://www.jazzhistorytree.com/jazz-fusion/.

    Jazz-Rock Fusion,
    https://www.cengage.com/resource_uploads/static_resources/0155062298/1
    2040/ch12_jazz_rock_fusion_bio.html.

    Tingen, Paul. “Miles Davis and the Making of Bitches Brew: Sorcerer's Brew.”
    JazzTimes, 7 Oct. 2021,
    https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/miles-davis-and-the-making-of-bitche
    s-brew-sorcerers-brew/.

    Jazz-Rock and Fusion Article

    Top 25 Albums of the ‘70s, Parker Putebaugh

    Textbook
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