Born in Los Angeles, California
Active since 1960 and onwards.
An award-winning producer for Capitol Records who produced, great jazz, funk, and soul records during the 1960s and '70s, from Stan Kenton to Lou Rawls to The Electric Prunes to Cannonball Adderley. David Axelrod created his own distinct style. He has earned one Grammy and five nominations, along with seven gold records. Serious jazz lovers will recognize his name.
Axelrod freely uses drums, horns, strings, string bass as well as woodwinds along with key board, in his compositions. Poetry has been an influence on his compositions. He is considered a visionary and the father of fusion.
Ether
Richard Wolfson
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Now in his late sixties, Axelrod's expansive orchestral arrangements and compositions graced many hit albums of the 1960s and 1970s...The upcoming show at the Royal Festival Hall will stay with people for a long, long time afterwards...
David Axelrod Says: Once You're Hot, You're Always Hot
Andrew Male Interviews David
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"Shit, I was always good looking. I still am. Once you’re hot, you’re always hot..."
David Axelrod
Joshua Ellison, MoWax
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These songs tell us that the album's encapsulation of passed time is only a fantasy. In life, there is no going back thirty years. No way to commune with your old self. You can't pick up on every missed opportunity...
The Edge: David Axelrod at Capitol Records
Capitol Jazz
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Quite odd, that. his best known albums, Song Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience — as their giveaway titles suggest—were meant to evoke the visions and religious darkness of William Blake, not stumbling blindly down Ventura Boulevard.
David Axelrod: First Night: Music; Pop
Stephen Dalton, The Times
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After decades in limbo, Axelrod’s stock has risen in recent years thanks a new generation of acolytes. Because he gave beats and basslines far greater prominence than his more easy-listening peers, his back catalogue has provided rich pickings for hip-hop producers as diverse as DJ Shadow and Doctor Dre.
