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Tom Scott is a Blues and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Marty Balin, Larry Carlton and Tom Harrell. Those roots explain a lot about how Tom Scott arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, The Crusaders, The Brecker Brothers and George Benson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pete Rock, Robben Ford, Rubén Rada and Joe Sample, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Tom Scott, reaching back through Marty Balin and forward to Pete Rock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tom Scott connections
Tom Scott grew out of Marty Balin, Larry Carlton and Tom Harrell, shares an orbit with Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, The Crusaders and The Brecker Brothers, went on to shape Pete Rock, Robben Ford, Rubén Rada and Joe Sample. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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