Author Question: Why did fusion garner the most attention during the 1970s even while more traditional forms of jazz ... (Read 73 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Why did fusion garner the most attention during the 1970s even while more traditional forms of jazz
were still being prominently performed?

a. Older musicians were inspired by the speed of the younger ones
b. Younger players were attracted to it and it caused the most controversy among the media
and jazz fans
c. Record labels preferred fusion because it was easier to record
d. Wynton Marsalis championed it aggressively

Question 2

This guitarist's playing style can be described as extremely lyrical yet contemporary, natural yet
technologically current, and folksy yet of the utmost jazz-oriented sophistication.

a. Pat Metheny
b. John McLaughlin
c. Mike Stern
d. Larry Coryell