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A Crimson Mellotron 
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 Topic: All-time favorite Jazz Fusion albums?Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:05 |
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I've been in quite the jazzy mood for some time now and I wonder what albums should I listen to? Please, fellow forum users, recommend your all-time jazz fusion favorites because I'd love to research some new names.
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tszirmay
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:16 |
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JL Ponty has a slew of delicious releases: Enigmatic Ocean, Cosmic Messenger and Mystical Adventures.
Less known is PSI- Horizonte from Germany , the two Moogg albums from Italy are stunning. Isotope has a few amazing albums , and there is Gary Boyle-the Dancer. Secret Oyster from Denmark , Sean Son and Straight to the Krankenhaus. Solution from Holland- Cordon Bleu . Ever heard Sunbirds? a 1971 classic . I have easily 40 more to recommend |
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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dr wu23
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:25 |
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Hmm...I'm pretty picky in general with this one but I'm sure others will have long lists...
Mahavishnu Orchestra- Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire Return To Forever- Hymn of the 7th Galaxy Bruford- One of a Kind Metheny- Pat Metheny Group Nucleus- W'ell Talk About It Later\ Santana- Caravanserai those are the ones that I really like but there are many great ones...
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dougmcauliffe
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:33 |
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My favorites are
Inner Mounting Flame Bundles Elegant Gypsy
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:33 |
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Great topic! Some of my favorites include:
a) Return to Forever - my personal favorite is "Where have I known you before?" b) Stanley Clarke - his first self-titled LP is great, and "School Days" is excellent! c) Brand X - my favorite remains "Masques" d) Mahavishnu Orchestra - check out "Visions of the Emerald Beyond" |
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:35 |
I'd recommend anything by Hammond keyboard player Brian Auger, and the Dutch band Solution are very good too. I could go on, so I will:- Audience; Affinity; Alquin; Ayers Rock, and that's before I even get on to the letter "B"
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:40 |
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Little Worlds
Jazz fused with bluegrass, traditional folk, funk, and more.
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 14:44 |
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Thank you all! Just 6 comments so far and quite a broad list of recommendations! Most of which I don't know.
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 15:19 |
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A few albums that haven't been mentioned yet: |
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 16:17 |
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Some of my favorites from the 60s and 70s:
Don Ellis Orchestra "Live" at Monterey
Larry Coryell Lady Coryell Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal Colosseum Valentyne Suite Santana Caravanserai AREA Crac! Jean-Luc Ponty Imaginary Voyage Eddie Henderson Inside Out Soft Machine Bundles Lenny White Venusian Summer Return to Forever Romantic Warrior Shakti Natural Elements Eberhard Weber The Following Morning Nova Vimana Fermata Huascaran Freddie Hubbard The Love Connection Pat Metheny Group Still Life (Talking) 21st Century J-R Fusion: Antoine Fafard Ad Perpetuum Hiromi Uehara's Soncibloom Time Control Utopianisti The Third Frontier KBB Lost and Found Uzva Uoma Farmers Market Surfin' U.S.S.R. |
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 16:31 |
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So many. Here is just a smidge. Enjoy.
Special Providence - Soul Alert The Aristocrats - Culture Clash Antoine Fafard - Proto Mundi Dewa Budjana - Zentuary Hiromi - Spark Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U., Metal Fatigue, Hard Hat Area, Road Games. Seems I'm the first to mention Holdsworth solo stuff. All are amazing. Marco Minnemann - Broken Orange Ohm - Amino Acid Flashback Panzerballett - Planet Z FAT - #awesome Planet X - Universe Virgil Donati - In This Life Tauk - Sir Nebula Tohpati Ethnomission - Mata Hati Alex Machacek - 24 Tales Bill Bruford - One of a Kind Chick Corea Elektric Band - Beneath the Mask MVP - Truth in Shredding Dave Weckl - Master Plan Return of the Brecker Brothers - s/t Bill Bruford Earthworks - s/t Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior Pat Metheny Group - The Road to You Happy the Man - Crafty Hands On the Raw - Climbing the Air Howe Wooten Chambers - Extraction Simon Phillip's Protocol - Protocol II Edited by Grumpyprogfan - October 31 2020 at 16:33 |
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Posted: October 31 2020 at 16:57 |
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The following albums all come highly recommended!
George Duke ~ Faces in Reflection George Duke ~ Feel Herbie Hancock ~ Head Hunters Herbie Hancock ~ Thrust Herbie Hancock ~ Flood Jan Hammer/Jerry Goodman ~ Like Children Jan Hammer ~ The First Seven Days Jan Hammer Group ~ Oh Yeah? Jan Hammer Group ~ Melodies Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group ~ Live Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ The Inner Mounting Flame Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ From Nothingness to Eternity Tony Williams ~ The Joy of Flying New Tony Williams Lifetime ~ Believe It
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I will choose a few less known albums: The United Jazz and Rock Ensemble - Live im Schützenhaus. Line-up: Jon Hiseman on drums, Eberhard Weber on acoustic and electric bass, Volker Kriegel on guitar, Wolfgang Dauner on keyboards, Barbara Thompson on saxes and flute, Charlie Mariano on saxes and flute, Albert Mangelsdorff on trombone, Ian Carr on trumpet, Ack van Rooyen on flugelhorn. A top line-up! The example track is very jazzy (I could find no other), but there are rocky ones on the album too. Volker Kriegel - Inside: Missing Link. Barbara Dennerlein - Hot Stuff Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia - Breathless Release Music Orchestra - Garuda In Cahoots - All That Edited by BaldFriede - October 31 2020 at 17:44 |
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Chick Corea's stuff from the mid-70s. I assume RTF has already been mentioned, but I'm talkin' his solo stuff.
The Leprechaun, My Spanish Heart, The Mad Hatter, Friends, Secret Agent, Tap Step. Highly relevant for prog fans.
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"Sweetnighter" - Weather Report "The Inner Mounting Flame" - Mahavishnu Orchestra "Where Have I Known You Before" - Return to Forever "Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell" - Eleventh House with Larry Coryell "Man-Child" - Herbie Hancock & The Head Hunters "Vertú" - Vertú "Cosmic Messenger" - Jean-Luc Ponty "The Immigrants" - The Zawinul Syndicate "Coming to Your Senses" - Frank Gambale "Waka/Jawaka" - Frank Zappa "From Me to You" - George Duke "Big City" - Lenny White "Transformation (The Speed of Love)" David Sancious and Tone "Stanley Clarke" - Stanley Clarke "Brian Auger's Oblivion Express – Live Oblivion Vol. 1 & 2"
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1. Miles Davis: In a Silent Way
2. Jean-Luc Ponty: Open Mind 3. Steps Ahead: Modern Times 4. Jean-Luc Ponty: Enigmatic Ocean 5. Terje Rypdal: What Comes After 6. Abercrombie/Holland/DeJohnette: Gateway 7. Terje Rypdal: Chaser 8. Tony Williams: Believe It 9. Jack DeJohnette's Directions: New Rags 10. Chris Potter: Circuits 11. John Abercrombie: Timeless 12. Dave Holland: Prism 13. Return to Forever: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 14. Andy Summers: Charming Snakes 15. Joe Farrell: Moon Germs
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Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Dave Weckl - Synergy Dixie Dregs - Bring em Back Alive Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow / Wired Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Return To Forever- Romantic Warrior Bruford- One of a Kind Simon Phillip's Protocol - Protocol II Chick Corea Elektric Band - S/T Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior Edited by Argo2112 - November 03 2020 at 14:10 |
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Posted: November 03 2020 at 14:38 |
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Not a huge fan of the style though these are all very good
Zappa, Frank Hot Rats Davis, Miles Bitches Brew Hancock, Herbie Crossings Pohjola, Pekka Harakka Bialoipokku (B The Magpie) Davis, Miles In A Silent Way Pohjola, Pekka Keesojen Lehto (aka Mathematician's Air Display) Return to Forever Romantic Warrior |
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