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Old 11-20-2008, 08:38 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mr dave View Post
they were pulling an ornette coleman. 'the shape of jazz to come' came out in 1959 and introduced the world to the idea of free jazz while turning off all the purists. the guys in refused simply took from those ideas and reapplied them to a new style and generation.

both albums are worth checking out.
That's some great trivia. So I'm guessing the apparently jazzy elements of Shape of Punk to Come are no coincidence.
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