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Jimmy Owens

Afrobeat
Afrobeat

Jimmy Owens is a Afrobeat act. Their sound grew out of Hubert Laws, Kenny Dorham, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham and Charles Mingus. Those roots explain a lot about how Jimmy Owens arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Claudio Roditi and Freddie Hubbard, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Jimmy Owens, reaching back through Hubert Laws. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jimmy OwensHubert LawsKenny DorhamRon CarterBilly CobhamCharles MingusDizzy GillespieCount BasieHerbie MannClaudio RoditiFreddie Hubbard

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Jimmy Owens grew out of Hubert Laws, Kenny Dorham, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham, shares an orbit with Claudio Roditi and Freddie Hubbard. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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