Patrice Rushen 'Now' 4LP Brian himself specifically states in

Brian himself specifically states in his sleeve notes that his concept “lies along a straight line drawn between pop and jazz and aims at the 'fusion' of both elements” - ‘fusion’ at that time was not even a recognised musical term

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‘Nuthin’ Wrong’

Synths widened the palette available to us

Patrice Rushen 'Now' 4LP Brian himself specifically states inThe definitive edition of Patrice's influential classic Now from 1984. Released after the global success of Straight From The Heart and the huge hit Forget Me Nots, Now stripped back the arrangements and explored a new sonic palette, combining top level musicianship with the evolving studio technology of the mid 80s. By this time, I had built a little home studio, explains Patrice, and the new synthesizers and drum machines opened a lot of