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Originally posted by Nightfly Nightfly wrote:

I have an album by Steve Smith's (Ex- Journey) Vital Information called orion which is pretty good. I think he's done quite a bit in the Jazz/Fusion area.
 
I can also recomend Heavy metal Be bop by the Brecker Brothers which features Terry Bozzio on Drums.
 
You may also want to check out the Chick Corea Electric Band and a lot of people rate Pat Metheny very highly although I must admit to not being mad about his guitar sound.


Steve Smith is a major player. Look out for the albums issued by Tone Center Records with Smith  as one of the named players on the box: e.g. with Larry Coryell, Frank Gambale and Stu Hamm, and not forgetting the Vital Tech Tones. Smith debut album was Jean Luc Ponty's Enigmatic Ocean,
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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 04 2007 at 14:51
In the last couple of months, I've been going over some of the Cryptogramophone release (the Cline bros., Bendian, Liebig, Stinson, Amendola, Maupin and many more) and have taken a liking to the varied output of this label. I also have been listening to some of Tim Berne's releases (under several names - Big Satan, Hard Cell etc.) which are different than the previous bunch, more experimenal, free form (though all of those use improvization to varying extent and under different pre-defnied frames).
 
Any other musician/project you think would be interesting to listen to next?
 
 
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I like guitarist John Scofield very much. He has made over 25 albums full of excellent jazz-rock and fusion, also some magnificent ballads.
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Eleventh House w\Larry Coryell - as important to fusion as Mahavishnu Orchestra and RTF
Dreams - short lived but not forgotten (both Brecker brothers, Billy Cobham, John Abercrombie)
David Sancious - multi instrument fusion genius
IF - phenominal jazz\rock group (70s) from England
Brian Auger Oblivion Express - one of the best jazz organist ever
Frank Gambale - one of the best fusion guitarist going
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My favourite genre as well. You mentioned a lot of good bands, but myall time favourites are:

Brand X, Fire Merchants, and underrated band called NOVA..
Nova's "Vimana" also contrubuted with Phil Collins on drums. Great album
 
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How about Napoli Centrale, guys?
 
They play exciting jazz-rock (a la Weather Report it seems to me) with strong mediterranean flavour thanks to neapolitan dialect lyrics and sounds. I recommend their self titled album and the following Mattanza (1975 and 1976).
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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

How about Napoli Centrale, guys?
 
They play exciting jazz-rock (a la Weather Report it seems to me) with strong mediterranean flavour thanks to neapolitan dialect lyrics and sounds. I recommend their self titled album and the following Mattanza (1975 and 1976).


With "Rosso Napoletano" by Tony Esposito the born of "Neapolitan Beat".

The origins of this band is the same origins of Osanna because James Senese and Del Prete are From one band called Showmen like Elio D'Anna!!!
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Napoli Centrale hem? Gotta try to acquire those two, sounds interesting...Approve

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I think I`ve mentioned this somewhere but for some reason there seems to be a black hole somewhere and things just disappear. Anyway, the guy who produced Madonna`s debut, Reggie Lucas, was also a killer jazz guitar player. He also toured with Miles and played on a few of his  Electric Band albums. If you cand find it, Survival Themes is quite interesting with a mix of laid back fusion and electric guitar freakouts. Sort of reminds me of Abercrombie`s first Gateway album. No idea whether or not it got released on CD. Maybe Wounded Bird Records will pick it up.

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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

In the last couple of months, I've been going over some of the Cryptogramophone release (the Cline bros., Bendian, Liebig, Stinson, Amendola, Maupin and many more) and have taken a liking to the varied output of this label. I also have been listening to some of Tim Berne's releases (under several names - Big Satan, Hard Cell etc.) which are different than the previous bunch, more experimenal, free form (though all of those use improvization to varying extent and under different pre-defnied frames).
 
Any other musician/project you think would be interesting to listen to next?
 
 
 
So, no repsponse on this?
Here's an article from today posted at All About Jazz.com about the Cryptogramophone label and its musicians:
 
 
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Points: 6898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2007 at 13:55
Originally posted by 1800iareyay 1800iareyay wrote:

Their new album Quantum, is quite good, with Allan Holdsworth replacing MacAlpine. I think they sounded better with Tony, even though Holdsworth is the superior jazz guitarist.
I just got it a few weeks ago, my first album from these guys. but it seems that Holdsworth was just a guest musician playing on two tracks.
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I`ve seen this band, Spaced Out, a few times in Montréal and have three of their albums. Heavily influenced by UZEB but a little heavier. Killer bass player. They`re in the archives and you can check out a few of thier wild videos on their web-site particularily the video for Anti-matter. Really tripped out. If you`re into Planet X this should turn your wheel as well. Killer stuff.
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Points: 34 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2007 at 15:47
I would also recommend Jazz Q from Czech republic
                      Modrý efekt from Czech republic
                      Fermáta from Slovakia
                      Czeslaw Niemen from Poland
                      SBB from Poland   
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2007 at 15:57
Originally posted by Peto Peto wrote:

I would also recommend Jazz Q from Czech republic
                      Modrý efekt from Czech republic
                      Fermáta from Slovakia
                      Czeslaw Niemen from Poland
                      SBB from Poland   


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As it comes to Niemen, though, some of his albums are rather electronic than jazzrock (Aerolit, Katharsis - fully electronic, Idee Fixe, Terra Deflorata). His ultimate jazzrock masterpiece is Marionetki.
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2007 at 16:03
Have I mentioned Laboratorium in this thread?
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The Relesase Music Orchestra is another example of great fusion. The best fusion band of all time, however, are the United Jazz and Rock ensemble (which is not in the archives yet). The line-up alone is fantastic: Jon Hiseman -drums, Eberhard Weber - bass, Volker Kriegel - guitar, Wolfgang Dauner - keyboards, Albert Mangelsdorff - trombone, Ian Carr - trumpet, Ack van Royen - trumpet and flugelhorn, Barbara Thompson - saxes and flutes, Charlie Mariano - saxes and nagaswaram. On their second album Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn) joined. They should definitely be included in the database.


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Points: 4309 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2007 at 21:01
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Have I mentioned Laboratorium in this thread?


Yes, I should definitely check them out!! Thumbs%20Up
What album could you recommend to start?
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Originally posted by Barla Barla wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Have I mentioned Laboratorium in this thread?


Yes, I should definitely check them out!! Thumbs%20Up
What album could you recommend to start?


Definitely Modern Pentathlon and Quasimodo. Smile
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

The Relesase Music Orchestra is another example of great fusion. The best fusion band of all time, however, are the United Jazz and Rock ensemble (which is not in the archives yet). The line-up alone is fantastic: Jon Hiseman -drums, Eberhard Weber - bass, Volker Kriegel - guitar, Wolfgang Dauner - keyboards, Albert Mangelsdorff - trombone, Ian Carr - trumpet, Ack van Royen - trumpet and flugelhorn, Barbara Thompson - saxes and flutes, Charlie Mariano - saxes and nagaswaram. On their second album Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn) joined. They should definitely be included in the database.


Well then I suggest that you try to add this group and work on a Bio for them, I got interested in them! Do you know an album I should get, or someplace I can get to listen some mp3 of them?

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