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[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1360054602' post='1963973'] For some early fusion, check out the Japanese band Caseopia, their first album even had the Brecker brothers on it and they later hooked up with Lee Ritnour (and possibly Harvey Mason) for a couple of collaborations. Great stuff but maybe slightly off the mark for this post. [/quote] That first album 'Casiopea' is great...Thanks for reminding me of that one..! Garry

RIP - A real charmer with his music biz tales. 'The Troggs Tapes'...just the funniest thing on Youtube. Garry

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1359993491' post='1963142'] My friend and bandmate is a senior music tech lecturer and he reckons one of the main reasons for studios using Logic and Protools is that they render very accurately. I hadn't even considered this might be an issue. [/quote] I would be surprised if that is true.....EDIT...got me curious though, and waste an hour trawling da net... Pro Tools has been around for years and became standard if used with HD. In mainland Europe, Nuendo and Samplitude/Sequola [along with Pro Tools] are used a lot for broadcast and Post production. Logic and Digital Performer, with Nuendo/Cubase are certanly used a lot for film/TV scoring because of the Video cue support and notation, along with the in depth MIDI side of it, when dealing with Orchestral articulations from the big Kontakt and similar libraries. [needed for mock ups] For MIDI composing these days, the problem with Pro Tools, is it not being x64 bit limits RAM usage to 4 gig, if that. But in reality any DAW is capable of getting things done [with impressive results] It's what the user does with it, and adopts to work arounds for any limitations. Garry

Chick Corea 'My Spanish Heart' Full album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kgUJ-NamBU Garry

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359926404' post='1962243'] Herb was never an established jazz artist so no sell out there. He was always firmly in the pop camp as either composer or producer before his hits with the Tijuana Brass of which none were Hispanic! [/quote] It was all tongue in cheek...... He liked Mariachi, and his band were mainly LA studio players and Jazzers [as you proberly know] Herb had a great ear for music and produced a lot of stuff over the years, and more than likely TB paved the way for a number of Latin style chart pop at that time. Great head for business as well. Not British, but great [brilliant] all the same. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGtdVWBI8k[/media] Garry

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359923614' post='1962183'] This has been a really good thread. It's hard to imagine how fusion was loathed by many older Jazz fans at the time and musicians were accused 'selling out' by playing it. Miles, Herbie Hancock etc were not liked by a lot of the jazz fraternity and don't mention when Freddie Hubbard and the likes wheeled out their electric trumpets! [/quote] Even Herb Albert climbed aboard, sold out and went smooth in a Mexican way.................. Louis Johnson saves the day, or at least stopping it from making number one in the Tower Ballroom Blackpool. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vltC-O7PDYQ[/media] Garry

[quote name='soul deluxe' timestamp='1359856909' post='1961356'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma0ZoH4FW-o&list=FLzVUqeF1SLjxa78y2gd03dQ&index=51[/media] [/quote] I can't get enough of Mr Lyle, great stuff. Also from BL, the New Warrior Album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIn3IIRrKrA Garry

[quote name='Bassic' timestamp='1359902256' post='1961777'] drinking and brothels now thats rock n roll not so sure about the billiards thou ha ha [/quote] You lob the billiard balls through the brothel windows when pi**ed. There would not have been any 'Whiter Shade of Pale' if Bach had not got his Cantata 140 together. Garry

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1359898915' post='1961732'] Chord progressions or brothels and booze.[/quote] I would have said that was the near total Rock & Roll Musician................. But i am not sure where the chord progressions would fit in. Garry

Yep, Mozart will be interesting for me to...... Wonder if they will touch on his early social life............... Billiards, drinking and Brothels...... Garry

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1359768092' post='1960240'] however as i was playing on stage i noticed a group of young guys sat down beside the stage making a w**ker sign at the band (not sure if it was me or the band in general) at first i was a bit bemused has anyone encountered this kind of behaviour before?[/quote] I think being called a Five Knuckle Shuffler in the UK is chicken feed compared to Mexico... They take things a bit more serious when it comes to Band/Musician performance. http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-bodies-found-in-mexico-may-be-those-of-missing-band-20130128,0,3247925.story Garry

Morresy Mullen from the 80's..... More of a Latin Fusion Band, but PAZ were a good band [I believe they started in the mid 70's] Late 70's early 80's there was also a band called Savanna, started out as Fusion but ended up down the Disco route. Our very own Joe Hubbards 'Hubbards Cupboard' Richard Niles had a band called 'Bandzilla' back in the 80's - TV house band on the Ruby Wax show. Full of top players. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrREZ3h2HnM[/media] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSwQrcl4wQc Garry

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359744956' post='1959853'] Absolutely. When they came down to London they played the Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road (before they had a record deal) regularly and were so tight as a band. They were just so good i think we all knew we weren't going to see them in pubs for long. Fabulous band!!! [/quote] At that time i watched them at the Black Prince in Bexley a couple of times - And they were tremendous. Garry

Drummer wise - John Robinson.. Garry

I believe also that one of the Violinists, when looking at the gig diary would get the horrors when the Tom & Jerry sessions came in.... Garry

Dave Grusin. Garry

Congrats to the winner Skol...well for today anyway.... Garry

Shame the Armenian Duduk is not on your list, something i have been into for years. Just love the sound, and something i keep meaning to have a go at if i could put the time in. Garry

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359581228' post='1957111'] The original post was re: 70s fusion[/quote] I know it says 70's, and I did say 80's......but hey no problem, Music [ fusion] is Music [fusion] regardless of era... shame to let some goodies get away...... Garry

Although early 80's, two albums by Wayne Johnson - The fanatstic Jimmy Johnson on Bass.................. From the 'Grasshopper' Album.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUCKZFaAUFI[/media] From 'Arrowhead' Album........... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wJqoiMBMQ[/media] Garry

Great stuff, not really playing safe, just doing his thing for that tune. RB also has a really nice vocal style - just love those solo albums from 12 years ago or so. Garry

One of my faves from last year - Great vocals on the first Video, [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Zamajobe has [/font][/color]lovely phrasing.... Garry

[quote name='Lenny B' timestamp='1358933744' post='1947148'] Task for 2013, get to grips with some notation software rather than pencil and manuscript [/quote] This is just great.... Comes with nearly seven gig of good sample sounds. Really easy to use, enter notes with MIDI keys, Qwerty, or the mouse............ And most importantly will accurately play back all the articulations [Important for Horns, Woodwind and Strings] you write in, giving you great idea how it will sound in the real world. http://www.notionmusic.com/products/notion4.html Garry

Nice little article here. [url="http://www.spitfireaudio.com/cartoons-as-modern-art-a-scott-bradley-retrospective.html#.UQhA483cYOg.facebook"]http://www.spitfirea...83cYOg.facebook[/url] Garry

You just need to put down any work/shows/Theatre tours or even any Cruises you have done. If you have done any Music collage courses/Uni, put that down. Links to an online site with your CV goes down well. Md's and fixer names you have worked for also helps - You just need to prove you are not a bedroom chancer. Let them know you have a passport [and not waiting for one] Also any tropical jabs you have had. Another tip - see if you can find out what ship/company it's for. If you know any of the Musicians/MD's, you can then ask them to put a word in as well. Good luck Garry