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The Dance Of Life. A great example of late 70s jazz fusion guitar playing.

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equalsqlequalsql Frets: 6200
edited October 2023 in Music
Such a wonderful track By Narada Michael Walden with guitarist Corrado "Pat" Rustici absolutely knocking it out the park.<br>An incredible player.<br>I've always found this track so inspiring. <br>
(pronounced: equal-sequel)   "I suffered for my art.. now it's your turn"
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  • joeWjoeW Frets: 467
    Holy damn - I love this tune and didn’t know what it was.  Back in 1990 it was on a skating video H-Street’s Hokus Pokus.  The entire soundtrack was brilliant but this song stood out due the amazing technical skill.  <div>Thanks for sharing this - properly made my day. <br></div>
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 6200
    <blockquote class="Quote"> <div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joeW</a> said:</div> <div>Holy damn - I love this tune and didn’t know what it was.  Back in 1990 it was on a skating video H-Street’s Hokus Pokus.  The entire soundtrack was brilliant but this song stood out due the amazing technical skill.  <div>Thanks for sharing this - properly made my day. <br></div></div> </blockquote> I only discovered it when my brother bought Narada Michael Walden's disco song "<span>I Shoulda Loved Ya" back in 79. I hated disco at the time but was blown away by this track when he put the b-side of the single on. Couldn't believe it was the same artist. </span> :) 
    (pronounced: equal-sequel)   "I suffered for my art.. now it's your turn"
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  • WoodandwiresWoodandwires Frets: 197
    Fantastic love that, the beginning motif/Riff may have inspired “the first picture of you” either way both fantastic tracks and NMW’s drumming is off the scale, he didn’t/doesn’t get the respect he should have.
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3338
    edited October 2023
    Oh man. I have that on 45 and what a track and playing and like you, I discovered it on the back of 'I shoulda loved you'<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@equalsql</a> - going by this and your other posts in the past, we have very similar tastes in music and guitar players <img alt="" src="/plugins/EmojiExtender/emoji/fb/1.gif" height="18"><br><br>Although NMW went down the commercial route and produced R n' B artists, people forget that he's an incredible drummer and his legacy. <br><br>Here's an article which mentions who was at the University of Miami when he was studying there - Steve Morse and some of the other Dixie Dregs guys, Jaco Pastorious, Will Lee, Hiram Bullock, Pat Metheny and he was also on Journey's last tour as one of their 2 drummers.<br><br>Cheers for reminding me of this one<br><br> Edit: looking at his Wiki page, he would've been 22 when he recorded this.
    <span>Feedback - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/">http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/</a><br></span>;
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  • duotoneduotone Frets: 996
    Found it <span>@joeW <br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="">
    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/user-337741010">
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  • sweepysweepy Frets: 4208
    Corrado `Rustici is a monster player, well worth checking out  
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  • joeWjoeW Frets: 467
    <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/355/duotone">duotone</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">Found it @joeW <br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href=""> </blockquote> Thanks <span class="vanilla-mention-@">@duotone thats it - basically my (wasted)  years as a youth.  Man that’s a proper blast from the past. Love it.  Might even have a go a lot transcribing it, but it sounds really technical </span>
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3338
    edited October 2023
    Other guitarists from that period that had a fusion-edge and aren't household names are Carlos Rios - listen to Gino Vanelli's 'Brother to Brother' album and he went on to be Lionel Richie's guitarist.<br><br>Jorge Strunz of the band Caldera and later of acoustic duo Strunz and Farah is closer in style to Rustici on this track.<br>
    <span>Feedback - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/">http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/</a><br></span>;
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  • Power_FreakPower_Freak Frets: 199
    <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/337/Kebabkid">Kebabkid</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">Other guitarists from that period that had a fusion-edge and aren't household names are Carlos Rios - listen to Gino Vanelli's 'Brother to Brother' album and he went on to be Lionel Richie's guitarist.<br><br>Jorge Strunz of the band Caldera and later of acoustic duo Strunz and Farah is closer in style to Rustici on this track.<br></div> </blockquote> Rios has more than an "edge" of fusion - he was on Chick Corea's Elektric Band album (sharing the guitar spot with Scott Henderson). He's more known for his session work, but he has appeared on a few "proper" fusion recordings too.
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