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Jazz-funk

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Jazz-funk emphasises the groove of funk musicians such as James Brown and Sly Stone. The rhythm section plays short, repeated patterns that interlock; the horns and keyboards play short, rhythmic lines over them. Synthesizers gained a permanent place. In 1973 Herbie Hancock recorded Head Hunters, which for a long time was the best-selling jazz album; he plays the bass line of Chameleon himself on a synthesizer. The trumpeter Donald Byrd worked with the producers Larry and Fonce Mizell and made soul and funk records for Blue Note. The vibraphonist Roy Ayers and the keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith also won a large audience. In the 1980s British DJs collected these records as rare groove, and in hip hop they were sampled extensively.

Listening

Listening tip. Find the smallest repeated pattern in the bass and listen to how the other instruments hook into it.

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