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Art Blakey is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Thelonious Monk, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Solomon Ilori and Norma Tanega. Those roots explain a lot about how Art Blakey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Thelonious Monk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Miles Davis, T.S. Monk, Gary Bartz, Harvey Mason and Bernard Purdie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 76 connections around Art Blakey, reaching back through Thelonious Monk and forward to Miles Davis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Art Blakey connections
Art Blakey grew out of Thelonious Monk, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller and Solomon Ilori, shares an orbit with Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard, went on to shape Miles Davis, T.S. Monk, Gary Bartz and Harvey Mason. 76 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Art Blakey
Sounds and acts that shaped Art Blakey.
- Thelonious Monkartist
- Cedar Waltonartist
- Curtis Fullerartist
- Solomon Iloriartist
- Norma Tanegaartist
- Freddie Hubbardartist
- Fletcher Hendersonartist
- Billy Eckstineartist
- Charlie Parkerartist
- Dizzy Gillespieartist
- Chick Webbartist
- Mary Lou Williamsartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Dexter Gordonartist
- Fats Navarroartist
- Sarah Vaughanartist
- Bud Powellartist
- Buddy DeFrancoartist
- Kenny Drewartist
- Horace Silverartist
- Kenny Clarkeartist
- Max Roachartist
- Clifford Brownartist
- Rudy Van Gelderartist
Artists similar to Art Blakey
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Art Blakey.
Bands Art Blakey shaped
Where the influence of Art Blakey travelled next.
- Miles Davisartist
- T.S. Monkartist
- Gary Bartzartist
- Harvey Masonartist
- Bernard Purdieartist
- Lenny Whiteartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
- Spargoartist
- Kenny Garrettartist
- Uriel Jonesartist
- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
- The Shape of Punk to Comeartist
- Charnett Moffettartist
- Adrian Utleyartist
- Wynton Marsalisartist
- Keith Jarrettartist
- Ginger Bakerartist
- Freddie Hubbardartist
- Wayne Shorterartist
- Lee Morganartist
- Benny Golsonartist
- Kenny Dorhamartist
- Hank Mobleyartist
- Donald Byrdartist
- Johnny Griffinartist
- Curtis Fullerartist
- Chuck Mangioneartist
- Chick Coreaartist
- Cedar Waltonartist
- Woody Shawartist
- Bobby Timmonsartist
- Bill Brufordartist
- Carl Palmerartist
- Weather Reportartist
- Clifford Brownartist
- Billy Cobhamartist
- The Jazz Crusadersartist
- Chester Thompsonartist
- Branford Marsalisartist
- Tony Allenartist
- Madlibartist
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