via Dr. Patrick Gleeson on MySpace:"In 1968, jazz legend Herbie Hancock left Miles Davis' band (after 5 years) to pursue his solo career. Hancock's concept quickly moved deeper into electronic/jazz fusion and was perfected with the addition to his band of Dr. Patrick Gleeson. Dr. Gleeson performed on Moog and Arp synthesizers, old-school analog modular types, which were capable of creating a myriad of sounds that had never really been heard in a jazz/improv context. These sounds, as represented on the albums "Crossings" and "Sextant", from 1971/72, were brimming with abstract imagery both alien and organic. Although Hancock & Miles Davis both were reportedly influenced by avant garde composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, it was Patrick Gleeson who truly brought the sonic world of Stockhausen to jazz music and created new definitions for the word "fusion"..."
Pictured: Dr. Patrick Gleeson and Herbie Hancock with the E-MU Modular.
See these previous posts for more.
i had (and probably still have somewhere) a LP of 4 seasons (vivaldi) he entirely made with synclavier
ReplyDeletei remember i also heard his version of planets (holst), made with an E-MU modular, but i did not think it was that interesting, compared to tomita's masterpiece ..
Patrick's Rainbow Delta was always a favorite album at the time. Clips available here: http://www.anthologyrecordings.com/release.asp?album=NLhcSlu0Xhg
ReplyDeleteCrossings and Sextant are two of my all time favorite albums. The blending of synth and jazz doesn't get any better than that. Headhunters while funky, veers into the leisure suit zone a bit too much for me. Dr. Patrick Gleeson is pretty much responsible for those ablbums being so special and Herbie should get credit for taking chances.
ReplyDeleteSextant is great.
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