◇ image via WikipediaNorman Connors
Norman Connors is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gary Bartz, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones and John Coltrane. Those roots explain a lot about how Norman Connors arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Whispers, Crown Heights Affair, Brick, Gary Bartz and Jean Carn, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sharon Redd, Glenn Jones, Cherrelle, Reggie Lucas and Michael Henderson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Norman Connors, reaching back through Gary Bartz and forward to Sharon Redd. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Norman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.
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Norman Connors connections
Norman Connors grew out of Gary Bartz, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones and John Coltrane, shares an orbit with The Whispers, Crown Heights Affair, Brick and Gary Bartz, went on to shape Sharon Redd, Glenn Jones, Cherrelle and Reggie Lucas. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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