When did Larry Dunn leave?
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> ji> The Pharoahs--Luv n Haight's rerelease of Awakenings and their own
> ji> compilation From the Basement are some more excellent fusions of jazz
> ji> with r&b. Their rendition of "Tracks of my Tears" has made me
ji> reappreciate a song that grew tired in my childhood due to my mother's
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> isn't this an early incarnation of ewf?
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> -t
I don't know specifics, but one or two members of the pharoahs became
involved with EWF. Since at least 7 or 8 musicians worked with each group
in the late 60s/early 70s, it doesn't seem to me that the pharoahs lead to
ewf, or that ewf is an offshoot from the pharoahs. I don't how early ewf
began, but at least for a short time,70-71or72, both groups existed and
played separately. of course both groups were playing around with similar
ideas of combining r&b, funk, jazz, and various African rhythms (don't
know where in Africa specifically...). So when the Pharoahs split up, it
makes sense that a couple of their members would become involved with EWF.
-Jay