Jerry Goodman
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Jerry Goodman is an American violinist best known for his pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock and progressive rock, including his influential role in the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Goodman canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American violinist
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musician ⓘ person ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| albumContribution |
played violin on Mahavishnu Orchestra album "Birds of Fire"
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played violin on Mahavishnu Orchestra album "The Inner Mounting Flame" ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Bruford
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Dixie Dregs NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboration |
recorded with Jan Hammer on multiple projects
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worked with various fusion and progressive rock artists ⓘ |
| earlyBand | The Flock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | largely developed style outside traditional classical conservatory training ⓘ |
| era | active primarily from late 1960s onward ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a family of classical string players ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz fusion
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jazz-rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later generations of electric violinists ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric violin
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violin ⓘ |
| joinedBand | Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| label | has recorded for independent and major labels in the fusion genre ⓘ |
| livePerformance | known for high-energy stage performances with Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ |
| name | Jerry Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
contributions to jazz fusion violin
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membership in Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock ⓘ pioneering electric violin work in progressive rock ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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recording artist ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| roleInBand | violinist in Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ |
| soloAlbum |
"Ariel"
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"It's Alive" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Like Children" (with Jan Hammer) NERFINISHED ⓘ "On the Future of Aviation" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Violin Fantasy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
fusion of rock and jazz techniques on violin
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virtuosic electric violin improvisation ⓘ |
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