Jazz fusion listening recommendations please

[Rockin John]

I'm trying to expand my listening / musical horizons with some jazz fusion material.

I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to make suggestions of which bands to try, on the following:

Jazz rock fusion

Jazz blues fusion

Jazz funk fusion

Thanks

John

[baba]

Here's a few to get you started:

For jazz/rock fusion try Miles Davis' Live Evil or Bitches Brew.

For jazz/funk fusion try Herbie Hancock's Headhunters or Thrust. For something newer check out John Scofield's A Go Go.

For jazz/blues fusion try some of Robben Ford and Mike Stern's stuff. Stern is very jazz/rock at times as well.

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Originally Posted by baba

Here's a few to get you started:

For jazz/rock fusion try Miles Davis' Live Evil or Bitches Brew.

For jazz/funk fusion try Herbie Hancock's Headhunters or Thrust. For something newer check out John Scofield's A Go Go.

For jazz/blues fusion try some of Robben Ford and Mike Stern's stuff. Stern is very jazz/rock at times as well.

Damn! beat me to it! Cant go wrong with any of those!

The group "Sex Mob" have some pretty good "fusion" stuff too....

How about some Afro-Cuban Jazz?

Afromantra - Any, but esp. "Alignment", Buena Vista Social Club - Any, Abdullah Ibrahim - Any ( my fave is "African Magic"), would be a good start....

[bryan bailey]

Buckethead's Colma cd is kind of ...fusiony.

Weather Report is Fusion too.

[JimK]

Jazz-Rock Fusion
Return To Forever(the electric material such as No Mystery)
Mahavishnu Orchestra(add Billy Cobham's solo stuff like Crosswinds, Spectrum, etc)
Larry Coryell(Spaces)
Alan Holdsworth I.O.U.(Metal Fatigue, I.O.U. Live, etc)
Jeff Beck(Blow By Blow)
Chick Corea's Elektric Band
Tribal Tech
John Zorn's Naked City(Naked City, Radio, etc)
Steve Khan Eyewitness Band(Casa Loco, Eyewitness, etc)
Front Page(Dennis Chambers/Bireli Lagrene, & Dominic DiPiazza)

Jazz-Funk Fusion
Brecker Brothers
Miles Davis(Star People, We Want Miles, etc)
Eddie Henderson(Sunburst)
Herbie Hancock(Thrust, Fat Albert Rotunda, Headhunters, Man-Child, etc)
The Crusaders(Images, Free As The Wind, etc)
David Sanborn(the Marcus Miller discs)
Jeff Lorber Fusion(Water Sign)
Yellowjackets(their 1st 2 albums)


Jazz-Blues Fusion
Robben Ford
Scott Henderson(Dog Party, Torn Down House, etc
Derek Trucks(1st 2 albums)
Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit(1st 2 albums)

I really recommend Stuart Nicholson's Jazz-Rock: A History...great book, IMO.

[Bernie Connors]

JimK,

Have you listened to the new Elektric Band album? Good stuff on there. I've only had it for a couple days but it's great!

[JimK]

Bern-
I had it in my hands yesterday & passed; in the past, I woulda bought it the day it was released. I'm pretty sure I will get around to getting it, though.
Dave B. recently turned me onto an Elektric Band thing with Mike Pope on bass; that was happenin'.

I know you're a big Anthony Jackson fan-
A friend has let me borrow Front Page(mentioned above in my post).
Imagine Steve Khan's Eyewitness Band w/ Jaco sitting in.

[Bernie Connors]

Originally Posted by JimK

Bern-
I had it in my hands yesterday & passed; in the past, I woulda bought it the day it was released. I'm pretty sure I will get around to getting it, though.
Dave B. recently turned me onto an Elektric Band thing with Mike Pope on bass; that was happenin'.

I know you're a big Anthony Jackson fan-
A friend has let me borrow Front Page(mentioned above in my post).
Imagine Steve Khan's Eyewitness Band w/ Jaco sitting in.

Hey Jim,

Thanks for the info! I'll be sure to keep an eye out on audiophileimports. It looks like they're sold out right now. Does Amazon carry it?

[Rockin John]

Thanks VERY much so far, folks.

Living in a musical vacuum as I do, there's about 3 names in all of them that I've heard of (and prolly never knowingly listened to any of them )

I'm going to print the thread and drop down to my local library to see what I can find.

I've a 1977 vinyl copy of the British jazz / rock outfit, Ian Carr's Nucleus. That's absolutely sensational stuff IMHO. But I think I might just have a stab at jazz blues first.

Thanks again.

John

[Hambone]

This is my favorite genre so I've got some favorites...

Sea Level - "Cat's on the Coast", "Stormfront"
Dixie Dregs or The Dregs - Any of 'em
Jeff Beck - "Wired", "There and Back", "Who'd You Expect"
Flim & the BB's - "Tricycle"
Michael Manring - "Thonk"
Santana - "Caravan Serai", "Marathon", Dance of the Rainbow Serpent"

Here's some names to look for...

Tom Scott & the LA Express
Jazz is Dead
Paul Winter Consort
Ronnie Laws (Sax)
Hubert Laws
Herbie Mann (flute)
Billy Cobham (drums)
Jeff Coffin's Mutet

[JimK]

Originally Posted by Hambone

Sea Level - "Cat's on the Coast"

I like that album. Any band that can do a decent job of covering Full Moon's "Midnight Pass" is "OK" by me.

[Hambone]

Damn, I forgot Jean Luc Ponty!

[superbassman2000]

Originally Posted by Hambone

...Jeff Beck - "Wired", "There and Back", "Who'd You Expect"
...

about time someone mention beck!

Charlie

[Funkize you]

Return to Forever
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Rite of Strings

Great Jazz/Fusion Groups.

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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
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