◇ image via WikipediaGretchen Parlato
Gretchen Parlato is a Bossa nova act. Their sound grew out of Kenny Burrell and João Gilberto. Those roots explain a lot about how Gretchen Parlato arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Madeleine Peyroux, Robert Glasper and Nubiyan Twist, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Esperanza Spalding and Marcus Miller, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Gretchen Parlato, reaching back through Kenny Burrell and forward to Esperanza Spalding. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Gretchen Parlato connections
Gretchen Parlato grew out of Kenny Burrell and João Gilberto, shares an orbit with Madeleine Peyroux, Robert Glasper and Nubiyan Twist, went on to shape Esperanza Spalding and Marcus Miller. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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