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Rorro 
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 Posted: May 12 2006 at 12:50 |
What really good Jazz/Rock Fusion albums have meen released since 2000?
I like a lot Planet X - Moonbabes and Deus Ex Machina - Cinque, but i don't see them as masterpieces.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 13:15 |
All my "usual suspects" include Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy posted above , and then would support and in fact go further than Rorro, asking for nominations of some more modern jazz rock classics. Here are a few for starters:
Hellborg Buckethead Shrieve: Octave Of The Holy Innocents (1993 - the remix issued 2002 doesn't work as well)
Conrad Schrenk's Extravaganza: Save the Robots. (1996)
McHacek: Featuring Ourselves (c1998)
Nu.fusion/nu.jazz has got one mention with Brad Mehldau already, but would include
EST's Strange Place For Snow
Bugge Wesseltoft's New Conception Of Jazz: Live
and i'm prepared to stick my neck out and say Terj Rypdal's nu.fusion tribute to Bitches Brew, Vossabrygg (released in Spring 2006) will be still spoken about in years to come.
BTW, if you were asked to come up with a CD burn of 79 to 80 minutes of classic jazzrock classic tracks, however, a tune by a named artist can only be used once, what would the list be - better, in an order to provoke a special flow of moods?
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bsurmano
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:29 |
Nucleus - We'll Talk About It Later
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gipsy
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'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast.....
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.'
Bob Dylan
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Rorro
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:35 |
Michel Camilo - On Fire is a great labum , a masterpiece. I'll think of which songs would i include in a compilation of jazz rock classics.
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spacecraft
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 18:43 |
Would Ton Ton Macoute count? I know they only ever made one album, and it does have VDGG tendencies, but there are some jazz bits in there.
Or should i hold a pillow over my face for a wee whiley?
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Someo Therguy
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 21:11 |
 Rorro wrote:
What really good Jazz/Rock Fusion albums have meen released since 2000?
I like a lot Planet X - Moonbabes and Deus Ex Machina - Cinque, but i don't see them as masterpieces. |
Ohm - "Amino Acid Flashback" is great
Tetsuo Sakurai "Gentle Hearts" is a kicker too
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Drew
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 21:16 |
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Happy The Man- The Muse Awakens
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verslibre
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:16 |
Rorro wrote:
What really good Jazz/Rock Fusion albums have meen released since 2000? |
Kenso's released two studio albums this decade: Esoptron and Fabulis Mirabilibus de Bombycosi Scriptus — and I definitely think the latter is a masterpiece!! But I like everything Kenso's done. 
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Sacred 22
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:27 |
Return to Forever..............................Romantic Warrior
Chick Corea Akoustic Band..................Alive
Patricia Barber..................................café blue (very interesting album)
Weather Report.................................Heavy Weather
Jeff Beck..........................................Blow by Blow
Mahavishnu Orchestra.........................Birds of Fire
just to name a few.
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pero
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Posted: May 15 2006 at 02:54 |
One of my favorite genres.
Here is a list of my favorite fusion artists
1. Mahavishnu orchestra (Birds of fire, From nothingness to eternity, Inner mountain flame)
2. Weather report (Heavy weather, 8:30)
3. Return to forever (No mystery, Return to forever, Hymn of seventh galaxy, Romantic warrior)
4. Zappa (Hot rats, Waka/Jawaka, The grand wazoo, Apostrophe, Jazz from hell...)
5. Colosseum (Live, Valentyne suite, Those about to die salute you)
6. Gong (Shamal, Gazeuse, Espresso II))
7. Passport (Looking thru, Cross colaterall)
8. Billy Cobham (Crosswinds, Spectrum)
9. Herbie Hancock (Headhunters, Man child)
10. Alan Holdswort (Metal fatigue, I.O.U.,Secrets)
11. Soft machine (Third album, IV, V)
12. Brand X
13. Jaco Pastorius (Invitation, Curtain call)
14. Bill Bruford
15. Eumir Deodato (Prelude)
16. National health
17. Jeff beck - Wired, Blow by blow
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timothy leary
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rushfan6588
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Posted: May 15 2006 at 10:49 |
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i love both feels good to me and one of a kind form bill bruford...i love fusion but i feel many of the albums from the genre are quality most tracks being of equivalent quality, therefore making it difficult to pick a fav. Fusion albums are the best value buy cd or albums because they are reasonably priced and the far majority are high quality, and have multiple good tracks
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salmacis
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Posted: May 15 2006 at 15:25 |
My personal favourites are;
Weather Report- Black Market (peerless album; I only have 'Heavy Weather' otherwise and I don't like that nearly as much- I must get their early work)
Soft Machine- Third
Mahavishnu Orchestra- Inner Mountain Flame, Birds Of Fire
Return To Forever- Romantic Warrior
Billy Cobham- Spectrum
Herbie Hancock- Headhunters, Thrust
Jeff Beck- Blow By Blow
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, On The Corner
Colosseum- Valentyne Suite
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mrgd
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 01:47 |
WELL, because COLOSSEUM features in a few lists I'm going to tell you jazz/rock and C fans to go out and get the 'COLOSSEUM LIVES" DVD of their live concerts in Cologne in 1994. It's an excellent package and well worth the money. It also features the late and great Dick Heckstall-Smith and is probably some of the last readily available footage of the great man . Do yourselves a favour!
Also, early BRAND X up to and including 'Masques' is wonderful stuff. Percy Jones , what a player!
Masterpieces though? What are they, really? [A rhetorical question only].
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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mystic fred
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 02:30 |
anyone heard of IF.. ??... i always thought they sounded a bit jazz/rock proggy!
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 04:59 |
Rorro
Noticed how few have responded to the request to nominate recent jazz rock. There is plenty around, it seems folks don't hear it
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 05:00 |
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If and If2 have been issued by Repertoire Records in repro mini-LP sleeves - might be limited edition, but the price isn't outrageous.
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bsurmano
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 08:44 |
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Nice to hear about Repertoire reissues; I have first pressing LPs of IF I, II and III as wel as 'Not Just Another Bunch...' This is the band which should be included in PA under Jazz-Rock/Fusion .
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'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast.....
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.'
Bob Dylan
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Single Coil
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:42 |
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Jean Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage
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If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud!
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deafmoon
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:49 |
Jeff Beck's Blow By Blow
Brand X Unorthodox Behaviour
Tony Williams Believe It
Return To Forever Romantic Warrior
Lenny White Adventures of The Astral Pirates
For newer stuff - Go directly to Vital Tech Tones, CAB or maybe Vertu. Fragile out of Japan - the musicianship is outstanding. Bon Lozaga or Vic Stevens stuff is great. 
Edited by deafmoon - May 16 2006 at 09:55
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