Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother by Coles, Alex
Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother by Coles, Alex

Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother

The role of jazz as a catalyst in rock, pop, funk, new wave, hip-hop, and techno. From...
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Author: Alex Coles
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Language: English
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Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother by Coles, Alex

Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother

$54.23
Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother by Coles, Alex

Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother

$54.23
Author: Alex Coles
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The role of jazz as a catalyst in rock, pop, funk, new wave, hip-hop, and techno.

From music writer Alex Coles, Fusion! From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother traces the origins and legacy of blended musical genres by focusing on twelve dynamic collaborations. From Alice Coltrane working with Carlos Santana in 1974 to Moor Mother sharing the mic with Wolf Weston in 2022, the collaborations-cum-chapters reveal how musicians pursue fusion as a process.

With sonic fusion always premised on cultural fusion, each of the collaborations find musicians using the mixing of genres to explore fusions of generations, eras, philosophies, sensibilities, idioms, histories, and even continents. When the musicians hail from contrasting musical genres their collaboration leads to a dynamic tension, typified by free jazz trumpeter Don Cherry recording with Lou Reed, Kendrick Lamar cutting tracks with saxophonist Kamasi Washington, Miles Davis playing with electric guitarist John McLaughlin and synth player Danalogue joining Shabaka Hutchings and Max Hallett to form the Comet is Coming.

Fusion! pushes the music of overlooked musicians--such as post-punk singer and saxophone player Lora Logic--to the fore while emphasizing overlooked aspects of the oeuvres of better-known figures such as Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Neneh Cherry and FourTet. To characterize their unique approach to fusion, each of the examples Coles explores are driven by a dynamic sonic principle coined by the musicians themselves.

Author: Alex Coles
Publisher: Sternberg Press
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN: 9781915609373

About the Author
Alex Coles is a critic. He is author of Crooner (2023), Tainted Love: From Nina Simone to Kendrick Lamar (Sternberg Press, 2023) and DesignArt (2005).
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