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Nathan East

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Nathan East is a Blues and Jazz act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, James Jamerson and Paul McCartney. Those roots explain a lot about how Nathan East arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lee Ritenour, Michel Camilo, Brian Culbertson, George Benson and Dave Grusin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bobby Womack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani and George Harrison, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Nathan East, reaching back through Charles Mingus and forward to Bobby Womack. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Nathan EastCharles MingusRay BrownRon CarterJames JamersonPaul McCartneyLarry CarltonVerdine WhiteRicky LawsonBobby WomackEric ClaptonMichael JacksonJoe SatrianiGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrPhil CollinsStevie WonderLee RitenourMichel CamiloBrian CulbertsonGeorge BensonDave GrusinMarcus MillerGregg KarukasThe Crusaders

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Nathan East connections

Nathan East grew out of Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Ron Carter and James Jamerson, shares an orbit with Lee Ritenour, Michel Camilo, Brian Culbertson and George Benson, went on to shape Bobby Womack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson and Joe Satriani. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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