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QUINCY JONES (1933- ) Two months before Miles Davis' jazz-rock hybrid Bitches Brew came out in 1969, Jones released Walking in Space, a jazz-R.-and-B.-pop Fusion album that let air into the narrow confines of purist jazz. Jones would drift farther from his jazz roots, eventually producing Michael Jackson's Thriller album, but Walking in Space helped open the door to the electric-jazz...
DIED. TONY WILLIAMS, 51, splashy, polyrhythmic jazz drummer; of a heart attack; in Daly City, California. Tapped by Miles Davis to join his legendary quintet in 1963, Williams was a master at blending jazz with styles from blues to classical. His 1969 band, Lifetime, pioneered jazz-rock fusion...
...occasional funk beat thrown in by William (a holdover from his days as leader of the jazz-rock band Lifetime) contributes to the tough, no-nonsense feel of Twenty One. Even ancient jazz standards such as "If I Should Lose You" and "Tea for Two" are played with a matter-of-fact feel that seems to imply irony...
Davis died of pnuemonia and a stroke Saturday at the age of 65. He is credited for his leadership in a variety of movements during his 50-year career, including free jazz, modal jazz, and most recently jazz-rock fusion...
...look of the film: a downtown gallery of elegant, provocative images. Warning shadows pin actors against the wall. Bedrooms and boardrooms alike are illuminated by lasers, neon, smoke, creepy red and blue filters. Single-source lighting throws every face and motivation into sinister relief. And under the action, jazz-rock music - a hum of bass, synthesizer and baritone sax - moves continuously, like a shark in shallow water. To be sure, Vortex engages the eye, not the gut. But for $80,000, an eyes-only feast should be enough...