{"product_id":"jazzrock-a-history-9780028646794","title":"Jazz-Rock: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last three decades  no musical innovation in jazz has been more important - or controversial - than the wedding of jazz improvisation with rock music. Nicholsons lively text begins with the impact of the Beatles and the British Invasion on American popular culture and how the unexpected rise of rock music in the 1960s almost overwhelmed jazz. He charts how young jazz musicians  growing up in the rock explosion  began experimenting with incorporating the best of rocks energy into their music. Players like drummer Tony Williams  guitarist Larry Coryell  vibists Gary Burton and Mike Mainieri  and pianist Mike Nock  all brought a young sensibility to a music that was in danger of becoming ossified. Meanwhile  rock returned the compliment with groups like Blood  Sweat \u0026amp; Tears  Electric Flag  and Flock  that incorporated horns and jazz improvisation  and brought a vast new audience of young fans to the music. But the real catalyst for change came in 1969 when Miles Davis leaped into the fray with the seminal album Bitches Brew. Daviss bands were a breeding ground for players who moved the music forward  including Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinuls Weather Report  John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra  Chick Coreas Return to Forever  and Herbie Hancocks Headhunters. Nicholson examines how commercial excess eventually undid jazz-rocks early promise through FM-friendly fusion that favored rampant virtuosity  the cute cadences of pop music  and non-threatening electronics. Finally  Nicholson shows how the original premise of jazz-rock  founded on risk  energy  and electricity  continues to be felt in jazz today. Out of sight of a comfortably accessible mainstream  the legacy ofjazz-rock continues to flourish in the innovative work of musicians such as John Zorn  Bill Frisell  Steve Coleman  and other bold contemporary experimenters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648347201589,"sku":"ByrdShop_0028646797","price":91.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780028646794_6659954e-acd2-46b4-b11e-66c038933013.jpg?v=1781716639","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jazzrock-a-history-9780028646794","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}