Many of his earlier tracks are very jazz-oriented, and practically every one of them boasts some terrific chord formations/progressions that sound like no other. i know buddy rich and oscar peterson have done covers of his material-there could be more-i’m just not aware of. hailed as “the greatest musician in the world’ by many- including miles davis and yehudi menuhin, vannelli is mostly known as a swoony pop-rock singer who has released 16 albums since 1973. not a player really, he is a vocalist and a composer of music which brings me to musical landscapes as no one other has. Through it all, i would say the performer who has impressed me the most is one which may raise an eyebrow or two from those who have even heard of him-and that is gino vannelli. beginning with the beatles/beach boys/stones in the mid sixties i moved to more jazz-oriented rock bands like blood sweat and tears, chicago, steely dan through the seventies, i began to drift more toward ( amongst many others )miles, coltrane, corea, peterson and tatum later into the eighties, all the while keeping a close watch on the pop/rock, broadway and even the country scene. Over the course of my musical career in performance and learning piano, bass and guitar, i have attempted to broaden my musical influences constantly, in hopes of picking up an idea here and there from as many artists as i can.
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