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Jazz Fusion Standards??
- Thread starter gai113
- Start date
might not be "fusion" but "a go go" by medeski scofield martin and wood has some jammable songs on it.
Bassist4Eris
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Welcome to Talkbass, VoxPedro! 
The thread you're responding to is almost three years dead now, so don't be surprised if the OP misses it.
But my (mainly original) instrumental band has been looking for a few more cover ideas, so I'm glad you revived the topic.
We currently do:
Flood In Franklin Park
Red Clay
Cantaloupe Island
The thread you're responding to is almost three years dead now, so don't be surprised if the OP misses it.
But my (mainly original) instrumental band has been looking for a few more cover ideas, so I'm glad you revived the topic.
We currently do:
Flood In Franklin Park
Red Clay
Cantaloupe Island
Funny how many of the songs talked here are jazz standart not really jazz fusion. I must listen to some wierd stuff because those never come up in what I listen.
Some Skunk Funk - Brecker Brothers. It isn't exactly easy, but fusion isn't easy most of the time.
Welcome to Talkbass, VoxPedro!
The thread you're responding to is almost three years dead now, so don't be surprised if the OP misses it.
But my (mainly original) instrumental band has been looking for a few more cover ideas, so I'm glad you revived the topic.
We currently do:
Flood In Franklin Park
Red Clay
Cantaloupe Island
Thanks for the note of welcome. Always fun to think of new songs to consider or play. I new the thread was old -- interesting that it got a couple of nibbles, to boot!
listen to BRIAN BROMBERG's version of TEEN TOWN on his release JACO.
it may make more sense.
A bazillion years ago I learned "Some Skunk Funk" because I had heard a student ensemble nail it at a jam session when I was in high school, and I wanted to be ready if anyone ever called that tune. The number of times since when I've been in a jam session that had some horn players who knew the tune well (or could read the Real Book chart like mothrafrackers) can be counted on one hand -- one hand that was catastrophically injured trying to defuse an IED, mind you -- but when it's happened, man...the room just explodes with energy. Fantastic tune to blow on
...but not one I would expect to get called at an informal jam.
Sorry to revive an old thread but I like these types of threads.
Quasar - Bennie Maupin
Nautilus - Bob James
Westchester Lady - Bob James
Maputo - Bob James & David Sanborn
Cosmic Reign - Crusaders
Crossfire - Crusaders
Captain Caribe - Dave Grusin
Speak Low - Deodato
Super Strut - Deodato
Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel
So This Is Love- George Benson ( you'll kill them with this)
Shark Bite - George Benson
Breezin - George Benson
Affirmation - George Benson
Festival -George Duke
Sugar Loaf Mountain - George Duke
I Can't Help It - Grover Washington
Modaji - Harvey Mason
Aida - Miles Davis
Fat Time - Miles Davis
Jean Pierre - Miles Davis
Vulcan Worlds - Return To Forever (RTF)
Earth Juice - RTF
Sorceress - RTF
Birdland - Weather Report
Black Market - Weather Report
River People - Weather Report
Cucumber Slumber - Weather Report
Rio Funk- Lee Ritenour
Stratus - Billy Cobham
Red Baron - Billy Cobham
Brazilian Love Affair - George Duke
Power - Stanley Clarke
School Days - Stanley Clarke
Run For Cover - David Sanborn
Suite Golden Dawn - Al Di Meola
Spain - Chick Corea
500 Miles High - Chick Corea
Let It Flow - Grover Washington
Palm Grease- Herbie Hancock
Spank A Lee - Herbie Hancock
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock
Butterfly -Herbie Hancock
Hang Up Your Hang Ups - Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
Sly - Herbie Hancock
Vein Melter - Herbie Hancock
Spider - Herbie Hancock
Quasar - Bennie Maupin
Nautilus - Bob James
Westchester Lady - Bob James
Maputo - Bob James & David Sanborn
Cosmic Reign - Crusaders
Crossfire - Crusaders
Captain Caribe - Dave Grusin
Speak Low - Deodato
Super Strut - Deodato
Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel
So This Is Love- George Benson ( you'll kill them with this)
Shark Bite - George Benson
Breezin - George Benson
Affirmation - George Benson
Festival -George Duke
Sugar Loaf Mountain - George Duke
I Can't Help It - Grover Washington
Modaji - Harvey Mason
Aida - Miles Davis
Fat Time - Miles Davis
Jean Pierre - Miles Davis
Vulcan Worlds - Return To Forever (RTF)
Earth Juice - RTF
Sorceress - RTF
Birdland - Weather Report
Black Market - Weather Report
River People - Weather Report
Cucumber Slumber - Weather Report
Rio Funk- Lee Ritenour
Stratus - Billy Cobham
Red Baron - Billy Cobham
Brazilian Love Affair - George Duke
Power - Stanley Clarke
School Days - Stanley Clarke
Run For Cover - David Sanborn
Suite Golden Dawn - Al Di Meola
Spain - Chick Corea
500 Miles High - Chick Corea
Let It Flow - Grover Washington
Palm Grease- Herbie Hancock
Spank A Lee - Herbie Hancock
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock
Butterfly -Herbie Hancock
Hang Up Your Hang Ups - Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
Sly - Herbie Hancock
Vein Melter - Herbie Hancock
Spider - Herbie Hancock
Man, I was weaned on these songs growing up. Some of these titles I'd completely forgotten about! Thank for the reminder. I have all that stuff still on vinyl and as a matter of fact, I pulled Brazilian Love Affair off the shelf just last week after not hearing it for what, 25 years??? "I C'n Hear That" from that album has one nasty, killin' bassline. It was like hearing it for the first time, now that I play bass.
