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JazzTimes 10: Classic Hard Bop Albums

Unstoppable swing, deep blues roots, chops galore—you’ll find it all here

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Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Aka Björk) & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, 1990 - Jazz singer Era

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Some of the many music genres of the Americas

The music reflects the region's pluri-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the music from this continent has had a near global audience.

(This is in no way every single genre)

In the USA, California is commonly associated with the film, music, and arts industries; there are numerous world-famous Californian musicians. Hardcore punk, hip hop, country, and heavy metal, surf rock, and regional Mexican have all appeared in California.

Traditional Western music celebrates the lifestyle of the cowboy of Western North America. Directly related musically to old English, Irish, Scottish, and folk ballads, also the Mexican folk music of Northern Mexico and Southwestern USA, as well as music created by the Indigenous people of the area. Modern Western music incorporates more.

The American South has a long and rich musical tradition. It is the birthplace of the Blues--a genre that has had a major influence on music ever since--and home to many other musical styles as well.

The genres of Jazz, Rock, Country, Bluegrass, and more have their roots in the South.

The music of the Northeast USA is very influential in the modern era. This region is the birthplace of disco, hip hop, and salsa. The region gets its influences from all over the world, and continues to be a very influential place for music.

Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Cleveland are all Midwestern USA cities, and are also very important cities for music. Chicago was a historic center for the blues and jazz scene in the USA, as well as creating other genres of music such as House and Drill.

The region that is Northern Mexico and the the Southwest USA is very influenced by Hispanic culture and music. Corridos, Banda, Tejano, Chicano rap, and other genres reign supreme here. These genres were created with Spanish, Indigenous, Black American, and German influences.

The music of Mexico is very diverse and features a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, most notably the culture of the Indigenous people of Mexico, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

One of the well-known forms of Central American music is punta, created by the Garifunas who live in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Belize. The marimba, a type of xylophone, is perhaps the most important folk instrument of Central America, and it is widespread.

The diversity in musical expressions found in this region (Colombia, Panamá, and Venezuela) can be seen as the result of a mixture of Indigenous, African, and European (especially Spanish) influences, as well as more modern American. Cumbia, one of the most influential genres in Latin America, is from Colombia.

(More regions will be added later to this thread)

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Ornette Coleman’s "Blindfold Test" and "Caught In The Act" Five Spot Review

Downbeat Magazine, January 7, 1960

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l-r Pharoah Sanders, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, and Rashied Ali - outside the Village Vanguard, New York, May 28, 1966.

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Milford Graves

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Bud Powell

Rue de Buci in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, June 15, 1963. Photo © Jean-Pierre Leloir. Colorized by Jazz Improvisers

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PUT BLOOD IN THE MUSIC (JOHN ZORN, SONIC YOUTH, etc) 1989

Aired UK TV ‘The South Bank Show’  March 12th 1989

Put Blood in the Music is a unique documentary on the downtown New York music scene. In a collage of music, performance and commentary, Atlas captures the energy and pluralism that characterize this urban milieu. Reflecting the eclecticism of his subject, Atlas re-structures the conventional “talking head” format to allow a fragmented, fast-paced compendium of voices and sounds, ranging from music critic John Rockwell of The New York Times to street musicians. Focusing on such influential downtown figures as John Zorn, and featuring performances by Zorn, Sonic Youth, Hugo Largo and others, this is less a documentary than a cultural document, a vivid time capsule of the contemporary New York music scene.

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https://www.facebook.com/pitta.wozzeck/posts/2928312864108421

https://www.instrumentalverves.org/2021/04/rock-pop-soul-hip-hop-mpb-eletronica-30.html#more

Beatles, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, David Bowie, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt, Kraftwerk, Laurie Anderson, Sonic Youth, Milton Nascimento, Tom Zé, Radiohead, Johnny Grenwoody, DJ Premier, MC Guru, J Dilla, Madlib, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Amon Tobin, Matmos, Stereolab, Björk, Mike Patton, Son Lux

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“I want to thank all of those along my journey who have helped keep the music fires burning bright. It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. If not for yourself then for the rest of us. It’s not only that the world needs more artists, it’s also just a lot of fun..." -- Chick Corea.

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Herbie Hancock - Rain Dance

“Sextant”, Columbia, 1973

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https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/creative-black-music-at-the-walker-selections-from-the-archives

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Now the Electro Jazz. This song is Chameleon from the album Head Hunters from 1973. It is unbelievably good, with one of my favourite basslines in any song ever, played on an ARP Odyssey synth. It is off his best album by far: Head Hunters, but it was an experiment, with Herbie wanting to find a new direction for his music. And oh did he find a new direction; he pioneered and influenced a whole new breed of music in the Electronic Jazz and Funk genres. Definitely worth listening to.