Songs/Parts of Songs That Exemplify Jazz Fusion
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Topic: Songs/Parts of Songs That Exemplify Jazz Fusion
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Subject: Songs/Parts of Songs That Exemplify Jazz Fusion
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 02:15
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Woke up this morning with this idea in my head: what songs/parts of songs, for you, stand out and exemplify jazz fusion? I'll start with some examples: The solo section in Zappa "Inca Roads" always perfectly tickles my fusion nerve (starts around 6:34): Gentle Giant "The Boys in The Band" (essentially the entire thing): Pestilence "Demise of Time" (essentially entire song, but especially this Holdsworth-esque lead at the end; start at 2:55): These are just a few that come immediately to mind. What songs/parts of songs scream "JAZZ FUSION!!!" for you?
 ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 07:59
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Tony Williams - Believe It The whole thing. ------------- |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 08:27
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One section of Gates Of Delirium have some fusion flavor in it. |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:25
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The Dog The Dog Heīs At It Again. middlesection. or Area the 1st one on maledetti (Iīm ashamed) Some songs of romantic warrior. Gilgameshs first album 1st song. Again pure shame. dozens of others. Fusion is essential to prog. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:27
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I have linked this before but one can't link it often enough. The solos... incredible! |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:29
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Frank Zappaīs Peaches En Regalia. The Revealing Science of God (the howe section... should relisten but I guess tales has some hidden other fusion parts.) |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:30
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Highly underrated album of my favourite saxophonist. |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:31
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Pazop (the whole psychilis will search for a favourite later) |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:35
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Thatīs Zeuhl in my book. Lewian :D but itīs ingenious never heard of it must be underrated. was he the guy from magma or the guy from Gong. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 10:51
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This, for one: |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 15:04
Gong! (Which one do you mean is Zeuhl??)
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GrafHaarschnitt wrote:Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 16:21
Posted By: AliceBaldieDaughter
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 18:40
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Maybe this track from the favorite organ player of my mothers: |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 18 2018 at 18:59
I thought there was something about your username...  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 19 2018 at 00:07
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Looking Up by Casiopea. Check it. Great example of jazz fusion done right. ------------- On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became. Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: October 19 2018 at 02:09
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Some stuff in here I've never heard; good stuff, everyone! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: DorothyBaldieFille
Date Posted: October 19 2018 at 03:12
Didier Malherbe is the favorite sax-player of my
mothers too, perhaps with the exception of Aunt Bea, the sister of my
natural mother BaldJean. But Aunt Bea is family and does therefore not really count.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 19 2018 at 15:27
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 02:20
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^Those last two links are fantastic. I listened 2-3 times each. Keep 'em coming! Atheist "Samba Briza": ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 03:54
You really do have interesting relative circumstances. And you all like prog and are on the website. Thats fascinating and funny. : D I think the Malherbe song is somewhat zeuhlish at least. Lewian |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 03:56
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He really must be a giant coltrane fan. At least ; D Edit: No definitely Zeuhl. Listened right trough to the vocal section. If that isnt Zeuhl actually nothing is. xD |
Posted By: USAGirl
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 05:22
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I think the singing on the Didier Malherbe track is much more inspired by South-American music than by Zeuhl. You often get this kind of "doo-doo" background vocals in South-American music. ------------- Peace on Earth |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 06:15
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going with a stone cold classic and one of the greatest fusion albums ever recorded. At the Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: USAGirl
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 06:36
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"Bateau Vole" is French for "Flying Boat", by the way. ------------- Peace on Earth |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 06:55
 Tish! You spoke French! |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 10:30
It is Fusion with the very Coltrane like harmonies, it is steady pulsing (tribal) also the piano is jazz atypical totally repetitive and the only use is the zeuhl (of course inspired by Coltrane but used much more frequently and hypnotically moving than in one of his works) like bass following chord progression, the bass line is rough and erupting, the drums are so free and cymbal heavy (ok not sure if it is really cymbals cause my drum knowledge isnt the best) but I hope you know what I mean if I say: Metallic manic ringing plinging. Also the drums donīt leave much air. The singing is tribal chants that follow fast rumpling crescendo stop start sections and also zeuhl like (though yeah not exactly but pretty surely inspired by) if you will but not that important. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 11:43
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Anything from the first two Mahavishnu Orchestra albums........... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 12:18
I would prefer "Boat Flies", literal translation and actually much more "poetic" IMHO
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Posted By: USAGirl
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 12:43
Yes, but I did not choose that translation because in English
it could be misunderstood as if it were a translation of "mouches de
bateau". My job is being an interpreter for the
EU, and as such it is vitally important to avoid misunderstandings.
This has become second nature for me. ------------- Peace on Earth |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 12:53
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Ok I must apologize my last sentence didnīt make sense at all : o |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 15:45
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 16:35
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^I'm anywhere the words "Brian Auger" show up! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 17:04
| I feel the end of Penny Hitch from Soft Machine's "Seven" could qualify? |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 18:57
Any of these fine by me... I actually like both of these pointers. I'm not the best expert for categorisation but the album as a whole and enough time of that song are exemplary jazz fusion to me. Maybe exemplary in the sense "this is how it *also* can sound."
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 20 2018 at 20:57
Really? I hear it in soundchaser but not so much Gates.
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