Re: AJ elevator music, was: Beginner (fusion)
Joe Spaeth (jspaeth@unm.edu)
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 13:04:50 -0700
>> That is true much of the time. But it shows that AJ is having an influence
>> on the mainstream (good, bad, or otherwise).
>
>
>IMHO, it's probably more of a hip-hop influence than acid-jazz. I'm sure
>by now *everyone* knows about hip-hop, but not acid jazz. I can picture
>someone like, say, Jeff Lorber incorporating some hip-hop swing loop
>into his fusionpop stuff, thinking he's stumbled on something unique, but
>uunaware that others have been doing the same thing for years already.
>
>Elson
Once agian, you are probably right. Hip-hop gets far more airtime, etc.
I don't think Jeff Lorber is the best example (he's been playing funk-based
jazz for 10-15 years), but I know what you mean.