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| − | |Performers are usually playing traditional jazz instruments but with amplification and sometimes effects; pianos are often replaced by more contemporary keyboards | + | |Performers are usually playing traditional jazz instruments but with amplification and sometimes effects; pianos are often replaced by more contemporary keyboards; bass is often replaced by bass guitar; guitar is often incorporated |
| − | |Traditional jazz instruments (horns, normally) are often incorporated | + | |Traditional jazz instruments (horns, normally) are often incorporated but not always |
|One or more traditional jazz instruments may get a solo, but often these bands incorporate jazz soloing without jazz instruments | |One or more traditional jazz instruments may get a solo, but often these bands incorporate jazz soloing without jazz instruments | ||
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|Fusion sometimes differs greatly from traditional jazz, making use of rock overdubs and editing techniques, though not all fusion bands do this | |Fusion sometimes differs greatly from traditional jazz, making use of rock overdubs and editing techniques, though not all fusion bands do this | ||
|Roughly similar to art rock | |Roughly similar to art rock | ||
| − | | | + | |Different pieces are sometimes stitched into songs a la prog rock, but usually the listener does not notice. |
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Revision as of 08:38, 21 November 2018
Jazz rock is the combination of jazz and rock, as you might expect. It emerged from rock musicians bringing in ideas from jazz - certain chords and chord progressions, different instrumentation and, most notably, improvisation - and mostly incorporating that into rock structures. There are roughly two types of jazz rock:
- Jazz Rock, the form of Art Rock
- Jazz Rock, the form of Progressive Rock
Jazz Rock is Not Jazz Fusion
First, we have something to get out of the way: jazz rock is not jazz fusion.
| Jazz Fusion | Art Rock Jazz Rock | Prog Rock Jazz Rock | |
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| Composition | Pieces roughly conform to bop composition, using head sheets, or sometimes diverge quite greatly; there are rarely lyrics because there are rarely vocalists | Art rock jazz rock songs deviate little from pop rock composition but rely on jazz chords; lyrics are not usually any different from regular art rock lyrics | Prog rock jazz rock songs are often focused mostly on the soloing but just resemble longer rock songs; if there are lyrics, they are usually no different from art rock lyrics |
| Arrangement and Instrumentation | Performers are usually playing traditional jazz instruments but with amplification and sometimes effects; pianos are often replaced by more contemporary keyboards; bass is often replaced by bass guitar; guitar is often incorporated | Traditional jazz instruments (horns, normally) are often incorporated but not always | One or more traditional jazz instruments may get a solo, but often these bands incorporate jazz soloing without jazz instruments |
| Production | Fusion sometimes differs greatly from traditional jazz, making use of rock overdubs and editing techniques, though not all fusion bands do this | Roughly similar to art rock | Different pieces are sometimes stitched into songs a la prog rock, but usually the listener does not notice. |
