Back in the 1970s, I was never a fusion head. In the very early years of the decade, when I was still in high school, I was more into soul-jazz organ combos on the Prestige and Atlantic labels, the horn-soul bands of Oakland, Calif., and legacy jazz artists, adding a deep dive into disco starting in 1974. [Photo above of Mike Stern by Sandrine Lee]
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