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Harvey Mason

Harvey Mason is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Verdine White, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Harvey Mason arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Crusaders, Pleasure, Johnny Hammond, Lee Ritenour and Lonnie Liston Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ronnie Foster, Ryo Kawasaki, Casiopea and Bob James, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Harvey Mason, reaching back through Verdine White and forward to Ronnie Foster. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Harvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Harvey MasonVerdine WhiteArt BlakeyRoy HaynesMax RoachPhilly Joe JonesElvin JonesTony WilliamsBuddy RichRonnie FosterRyo KawasakiCasiopeaBob JamesThe CrusadersPleasureJohnny HammondLee RitenourLonnie Liston SmithGary BartzTavaresDon Blackman

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Harvey Mason connections

Harvey Mason grew out of Verdine White, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes and Max Roach, shares an orbit with The Crusaders, Pleasure, Johnny Hammond and Lee Ritenour, went on to shape Ronnie Foster, Ryo Kawasaki, Casiopea and Bob James. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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