what Jazz/fusion album are you listening to ?

Real Paradox wrote: I'm getting into the style right now... LISTENING TO: Dixie Dregs , Weather Report, John McLaughlin... anyone wanna recommend??

Edited by Dick Heath - January 24 2008 at 11:43

and yes, i think Weather Report's Tale Spinnin' is superb stuff.........accessible yet experimental.

I'm waiting anxiously for the reunion later this year.

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (more like rock-jazz but great nonetheless)

Dixie Dregs - Freefall

Pest - Necessary Measures (jazz-funked/fooked-beatz on the great Ninja Tune label)

Surprised I've not mention Paul Hanson here previously, but being away a couple of weeks from active participation hasn't helped.  Unusually Hanson plays jazz fusion on a bassoon on his forthcoming album Frolic In The land Of Plenty - the instrument sounds like a farting sopranio sax at times but is pretty consistently impressive throughout (also there is one solo, where I could sworn Mike Ratledge was playing frantic keys in the style of early Soft Machine - but it turned out to be the basson with effects). Some reviewers have conjured up the statement "the bassoon's Jaco Pastorius", which is sort of understandable because of the first tune on the album Flight of The Fly echoing Jaco's Continuum.

Larry Coryell

Just listening to this Bojan Z Trio album at the moment. Excellent explosive Acoustic Jazz with a line up of Piano, Bass and Drums.

^ Sounds interesting Dick. I was lucky enough to see Gary Husband playing in a small intimate venue with Alan Holdsworth some years back. A real pleasure to watch the man play.