U.S. Jazz Fusion: 1973
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Topic: U.S. Jazz Fusion: 1973
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: U.S. Jazz Fusion: 1973
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 04:53
 1973: Blood, Sweat & Tears - No Sweat - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5g1nz_E8zidOCPoDqFZSjIYGxW_ApQec" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5g1nz_E8zidOCPoDqFZSjIYGxW_ApQec  1973: Chicago - Chicago VI - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLer6HEZnCnBupOTGkXPS5WVbwsviAdN17" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLer6HEZnCnBupOTGkXPS5WVbwsviAdN17 1973: Billy Cobham - Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mftqFCNlKrvVIAxVpsa6dXoMz-BZrZdMM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mftqFCNlKrvVIAxVpsa6dXoMz-BZrZdMM 1973: George Duke - The Inner Source - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQmeSvxBkOALSeav488B-T5MbGVQ-WMXs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQmeSvxBkOALSeav488B-T5MbGVQ-WMXs 1973: Don Ellis - Haiku - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47n908FNK8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47n908FNK8 1973: Don Ellis - Soaring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KokZJ1e_9rM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KokZJ1e_9rM 1973: Friends - Friends - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJXXfzkgy0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJXXfzkgy0 1973: Herbie Hancock - Sextant - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7XbWh720b8rl88dHLf1aYjRzQueKZbj0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7XbWh720b8rl88dHLf1aYjRzQueKZbj0 1973: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m789U0dt-J4aLVd7p-dXJxSfDliep-NT0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m789U0dt-J4aLVd7p-dXJxSfDliep-NT0 1973: Eddie Henderson - Realization - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvPlXQO9K1c" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvPlXQO9K1c 1973: Mandrill - Composite Truth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mLEm7KQLaTfPJsGLDcqrxBq4lfAAGwkAw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mLEm7KQLaTfPJsGLDcqrxBq4lfAAGwkAw 1973: Mandrill - Just Outside of Town - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mT8iqmTEKEYDStJ7QR0avki-M7Clxwlqc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mT8iqmTEKEYDStJ7QR0avki-M7Clxwlqc  1973: Maelstrom - Maelstrom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvbZSj-Ayno" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvbZSj-Ayno 1973: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_laTbnMSFq5h827gAHXWEZG-bdqC_5vmV0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_laTbnMSFq5h827gAHXWEZG-bdqC_5vmV0 1973: Buddy Miles Band - Chapter VII - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTo2pxlxLh_0jPL-0kafG3u_xNnCallcr" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTo2pxlxLh_0jPL-0kafG3u_xNnCallcr 1973: Alphonse Mouzon - The Essence of Mystery - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3MIYTPW9ijnHREIk-pSrvdDdBToJHiZw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3MIYTPW9ijnHREIk-pSrvdDdBToJHiZw 1973: Oregon - Distant Hills - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lt92tqt8Q1YgU6XSsMIi1P6SLYHh76Dso" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lt92tqt8Q1YgU6XSsMIi1P6SLYHh76Dso 1973: Julian Priester - Love, Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoB6vNE9CnQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoB6vNE9CnQ 1973: Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ns_0ZrIKknOe2J7Qaw6_o35jXhfCOpBQU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ns_0ZrIKknOe2J7Qaw6_o35jXhfCOpBQU 1973: Santana - Welcome - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mjJDk4caBikTDjgkoJfOY7PKfphKc7ukE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mjJDk4caBikTDjgkoJfOY7PKfphKc7ukE 1973: Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lEtxpyVbQXeGJ45TzyAcSxBg1DjfMh7go" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lEtxpyVbQXeGJ45TzyAcSxBg1DjfMh7go 1973: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjmWi8Fv-i3nEFH7dg1-xkix012ROLcD0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjmWi8Fv-i3nEFH7dg1-xkix012ROLcD0 1973: Weather Report - Sweetnighter - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnnXq9TA4HJiQwAFp-o2z1CdKCdw85nmk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnnXq9TA4HJiQwAFp-o2z1CdKCdw85nmk 1973: Larry Young - Lawrence of Newark - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lEolbynsOJw7vOBuBwPqf17Mm-LE4AooE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lEolbynsOJw7vOBuBwPqf17Mm-LE4AooE 1973: Frank Zappa & the Mothers - Over-Nite Sensation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k6zne3KBbyyDAcJ498r3nz4V3bBK14Ckk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k6zne3KBbyyDAcJ498r3nz4V3bBK14Ckk |
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 05:29
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Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy Weather Report - Sweetnighter
Billy Cobham - Spectrum Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Over-Nite Sensation |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 05:39
| Zappa |
Posted By: meAsoi
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 05:44
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Spectrum. While I generally do not enjoy the drum solos, Cobham's fine ability underlies everything that he plays as he compensates for all of the elements in each piece beautifully. This album presents a unique blend of quite innovative, powerful, and dense jazz-rock. Its captivating and timeless ambiance is consistently present throughout all the tracks. One of the standouts, Stratus, has seen frequent airplay and has gained universal approval, although it doesn't feature a pop-music-orientated tune. It got so much love even from those radio listeners who were never into the jazz-rock/fusion genre! Billy Cobham's solo debut is indeed a unique masterpiece, not due to its undeniable perfection, revolutionary impact, or astonishing qualities, but rather because it consistently delivers an exceptional experience. Every part of the album is engaging, and there are no tracks that one would want to skip. The artwork doesn't lag behind the music either: its cover captivates with its abstract forms with vibrant colours on a black background, creating a mysterious yet harmonious visual that perfectly complements the album atmosphere. Do you know of any other album ever released by a drummer that is so widely adored yet a progressive masterpiece like this one? I don't!
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 06:02
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Favorites, right? A really tough one, Paul, as I ADORE both Love, Love and Love Devotion Surrender--two of my favorites in any category! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 06:06
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Eddie Henderson - Realization Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy Julian Priester - Love, Love Weather Report - Sweetnighter Santana - Welcome |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 06:32
Yeah, with so many great favourites to choose from, the only con-Fusion is in who to vote for, but it's gotta be Maelstrom this time around.  It's a good thing David Axelrod wasn't in the poll too, or I would've been in real turmoil.
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BrufordFreak wrote:Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 07:40
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Billy Cobham. On Sundays I usually pretend I'm a truck and I beep at my bathtub. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 08:48
| Billy Cobham - Spectrum |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 10:20
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I adore, or love, love I might say, Eddie Henderson's Realization, Julian Priester's Love, Love and Herbie Hancock's Sextant, and getting into those and some other related albums were very important to me. I also recall that I wrote a much better https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=25824" rel="nofollow - review of Realization in 2009 (how time flies when you ain't doing much) and then lost it when I was about to post it, which was super annoying. I also like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters very much and Return to Forever's Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy and have very much liked Larry Young's Lawrence of Newark. And I enjoyed Spectrum. I went with Realization, but those three I mentioned at first could have all got the vote. Sextant, which i adored on first listen, is what set me on that Mwandishi and related jazz odyssey. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 10:46
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Welcome Spectrum Head Hunters Over-nite Sensation Sweetnighter Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy Sextant Love Devotion Surrender Realization The Inner Source ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 11:21
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Some great albums, BUT, where is the Mahavisnu Orchestra's Birds of Fire, one of Fusions short list of greatest albums? That would be my pick. From the list, RTF. Captain Senior Mouse is one of the great all-time Fusion tracks. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 11:45
Birds of Fire have flown the roost, having run out of room to include Mahavishnu in the poll.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 11:55
| ^ I've read before at this forum (from it's early days) that Prog Archives' Jazz Rock/Fusion was basically created for Mahavishnu Orchestra, and with it particularly in mind. While it's not a favourite of mine, it is commonly regarded to be amongst the greatest, with Birds of Fire, much like the phoenix, having legendary status. I actually used to like MO much more, but still really like Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975). |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:22
I may have overlooked Mahavishnu for inclusion here as they're listed as a multi-national outfit on PA.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:28
John McLaughlin is from England. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:37
I know, but I was looking through PA's list of Jazz Fusion bands from the USA to fill up the poll.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:43
^ I understand why you did it, and I am no expert on MO, but I had meant to imply (badly, as I am multitasking) that I guess that PA put it under multinational despite the band being founded in the US because he is from England. I would have given more details but my wife called me off. 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:49
Well, at least I'll know now to include Mahavishnu Orchestra in future upcoming U.S. Jazz Fusion polls.
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 12:56
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Sextant gets my vote. Spectrum will probably win, and it's an excellent album, but for me Mwandishi era Herbie Hancock is pretty much unbeatable in the fusion category. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 13:00
Okay, I've belatedly added Mahavishnu Orchestra to the poll now (in place of Buddy Miles Express).
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Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 13:46
But, I have already voted 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 14:06
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Mahavishnu here ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 16:22
Well, Mahavishnu has already picked up two votes despite the late entry, so they were worth adding to the poll. I doubt if anyone would've voted for Buddy Miles Express anyway.
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