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Wadada Leo Smith, Peter Erskine, Brian Blade: S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2017 (Part 4 of 4, Fusion Jazz)

Wadada Leo Smith, Peter Erskine, Brian Blade: S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2017 (Part 4 of 4, Fusion Jazz)

The baker’s dozen in this Best of 2017 list reveals that fusion jazz has expanded and diversified way past its ‘Bitches Brew’-era beginnings.

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Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People – Weather Or Not (2017)

Wayne Shorter himself sees the “graphically arranged material of Weather Report” on ‘Weather Or Not’ as Gerry Gibbs keeping up with his “creative mission.”

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One Track Mind: Kenny Barron, Gerry Gibbs and Ron Carter, “Promises, Promises” from Thrasher Dream Trio (2013)

A guy with the amount of respect and credentials as a composer, bandleader, arranger and drummer as Gerry Gibbs can more the hold his own in the presence of anybody. You May Also Like: Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People – Weather Or Not (2017) Dave Douglas with Melvin Gibbs, SimRead More

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Mort Weiss: On white guys playing the blues, and Benny Goodman practicing nude