Birds of Fire - Jazz, Rock, Funk, and the Creation of Fusion

Informationen zum Autor Kevin Fellezs Klappentext An analysis of the emergence, reception, and legacy of fusion, experimental music that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s as musicians combined jazz, rock, and funk in new ways. Zusammenfassung An analysis of the emergence! reception! and legacy of fusion! experimental music that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s as musicians combined jazz! rock! and funk in new ways. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Bitches Brew / considering genre 15 2. Where Have I Known You Before? / fusion's foundations 33 3. Vital Transformation / fusion's discontents 65 4. Emergency! / Tony Williams 91 5. Meeting of the Spirits / John McLaughlin 123 6. Don Juan's Reckless Daughter / Joni Mitchell 148 7. Chameleon / Herbie Hancock 183 Conclusion 222 Notes 229 Bibliography 265 Index 283

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• Authors: Kevin Fellezs, Kevin/ Radano Fellezs
• Assisted by: Josh Kun (Editor), Ronald Radano (Editor), Ronald M. Radano (Editor)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2011
• EAN: 9780822350309
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5030-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Refiguring American Music; Refiguring American Music
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries