The Fourth Way (band)

The Fourth Way was an American jazz quartet, comprising Eddie Marshall, Mike Nock, Michael White, and Ron McClure.^[1] They formed in 1967 and worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area through the early 1970s, releasing three albums. Like their contemporaries Weather Report, they were early pioneers of electric jazz fusion, with Nock's Fender Rhodes piano run through many effects pedals including ring modulation,^[2] Michael White's electrically amplified violin,^[3] and Ron McClure's electric bass.

Discography

• The Fourth Way (Capitol Records, 1969)
• The Sun And Moon Have Come Together (Harvest Records, 1969)
• Werwolf (Harvest, 1970) recorded live at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival^[4]

References

1. "The Fourth Way Leader Entry". Jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
2. "Mike Nock". Jazz-planet.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
3. "The KingCake Crypt: Michael White". Kingcakekrypt.blogspot.com. 1965-09-18. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
4. "The Fourth Way > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-01.