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Released in 1979, during a period when instrumental guitar and fusion albums were scoring major hits and fusion had become the new core of jazz. It was a time when jazz and fusion reached far beyond traditional fans—embraced by guitar kids, rock youths, and even office ladies—bringing the sound into everyday living rooms. In that sense, the jazz audience was broader than ever, and one could argue this was jazz at its hottest. Despite claims by some critics that the ’70s were a slump for jazz, the truth is that the decade marked a true golden age. |
