“Which 1976 Brick single has a title combining ‘disco’ and ‘jazz’? The answer is ‘Dazz.’” Brick used the title as a compact name for its hybrid style: disco plus jazz, with funk connecting the two. The Atlanta group drew members from a disco band and a jazz band, making that fusion central to its identity rather than merely a marketing phrase.
Released in July 1976 on Bang Records, “Dazz” came from Brick’s debut album, Good High. It became the band’s signature recording, spending four weeks at No. 1 on the US R&B singles chart and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its arrangement combines a danceable rhythm section with jazz-informed harmony, horns, and an ensemble feel that distinguishes it from straightforward disco.
Listeners sometimes confuse “Dazz” with Brick’s later single “Dusic,” whose title similarly blends musical terms and became another substantial hit in 1977. “Dazz,” however, is the song whose name explicitly compresses “disco” and “jazz.” The later group Dazz Band took its name from the Brick hit.