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Scott LaFaro is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Bill Evans, Kind of Blue and Sonny Rollins. Those roots explain a lot about how Scott LaFaro arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Ray Brown, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlie Haden, Bill Evans, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Gary Peacock, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Scott LaFaro, reaching back through Bill Evans and forward to Charlie Haden. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rocco Scott LaFaro was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro broke new ground on the instrument, developing a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines, as well as virtuosity that was practically unmatched by any of his contemporaries. Despite his short career and death at the age of 25, he remains one of the most influential jazz bassists, and was ranked number 16 on Bass Player magazine's top 100 bass players of all time.
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Scott LaFaro connections
Scott LaFaro grew out of Bill Evans, Kind of Blue and Sonny Rollins, shares an orbit with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Ray Brown, went on to shape Charlie Haden, Bill Evans, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Gary Peacock. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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