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The James Taylor Quartet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Smoove & Turrell, Herbie Hancock and Fred Wesley. Those roots explain a lot about how The James Taylor Quartet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Groove Collective, Corduroy, The Brand New Heavies, Galliano and Mother Earth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Manic Street Preachers, Tom Jones, Alison Limerick, U2 and The Pogues, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around The James Taylor Quartet, reaching back through Smoove & Turrell and forward to Manic Street Preachers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band the Prisoners, and in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy. The band consists of James Taylor (organ), Mark Cox (guitar), Andrew McKinney (bass), and Pat Illingworth (drums). Recordings and live performances often include vocalist Yvonne Yanney.
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The James Taylor Quartet connections
The James Taylor Quartet grew out of Smoove & Turrell, Herbie Hancock and Fred Wesley, shares an orbit with Groove Collective, Corduroy, The Brand New Heavies and Galliano, went on to shape Manic Street Preachers, Tom Jones, Alison Limerick and U2. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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