RushFanForever Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) There's this magazine called JAZZIZ that I discovered. One of the author's named Matt Micucci has this column titled 'Year By Year: Five Essential Albums' here beginning from 1955. Included are some honorable mentions near the bottom per column. A couple of the years (1964 and 1977) require a subscription to read, which is kind of dumb. Regardless it's been cool to learn about what essential albums are worth a listen in the jazz and/or jazz fusion territory. Some notable mentions have been the following: Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)Joe Jackson, Body and Soul (1984)Donald Fagen, The Nightfly (1982)King Sunny Adé and His African Beats, Juju Music (1982)Steely Dan, Gaucho (1980)Willie Nelson, Stardust (1978)Steely Dan, Aja (1977)Jeff Beck, Blow by Blow (1975)Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, One Size Fits All (1975)Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)Frank Zappa, Apostrophe (1974)Santana, Caravanserai (1972)The Mothers, The Grand Wazoo (1971)Soft Machine, Third (1970)Frank Zappa, Hot Rats (1969)Vince Guaraldi, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) The above aren't really jazz-fusion music acts per se. However these albums have a fusing of the jazz elements in a way for crossover appeal. Harry Connick Jr., When Harry Met Sally…Music from the Motion Picture (1989) appealed to pop-culture at the time. Edited December 17, 2019 by RushFanForever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) Tomorrow I will do a long post of all the jazz fusions I love, and there are many that I would love to share, I did not read the whole thread so i may repeat, but for now, there is avery nice Jazz fusion album that came out this year worth checking out. The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5BMqK9pO-Q Edited December 17, 2019 by Bigbobby10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Dunno if it's already been mentioned, but Brecker Bros. "Heavy Metal Bebop" is supposed to be a good 'un. Terry Bozzio on drums methinx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClhkOZO75Uc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2qUJw1WjZM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssWRW17rHQ Here's the musicians: Russell Ferrante - keyboardsJimmy Haslip - bassRicky Lawson - drumsRobben Ford - guitarLenny Castro - percussionPaulinho da Costa - percussionBobby Lyle - acoustic piano (on Sittin' in It)Roland Bautista - guitar (on Sittin' in it)Larry Williams - tenor sax and flutesJerry Hey - trumpet and flugelhorn (flugelhorn solo on The Hornet)Ernie Watts - tenor sax (on Matinee Idol)Bill Reichenbach - trombonesGary Herbig - tenor sax and fluteKim Hutchcroft - tenor and baritone saxophones The Yellowjackets are headlining the annual Weekend of Jazz at my son’s high school, the last weekend in February. This is its 19th or 20th year...other recent years’ headliners have been Victor Wooten, Ellis Marsalis. It is just an awesome opportunity for the kids (and anybody else who wants tickets) to be exposed to some truly world-class musicians, and see them play (and also be tutored by them) in about a 1000-seat high school auditorium. Ha! http://weekendofjazz.org/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClhkOZO75Uc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2qUJw1WjZM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssWRW17rHQ Here's the musicians: Russell Ferrante - keyboardsJimmy Haslip - bassRicky Lawson - drumsRobben Ford - guitarLenny Castro - percussionPaulinho da Costa - percussionBobby Lyle - acoustic piano (on Sittin' in It)Roland Bautista - guitar (on Sittin' in it)Larry Williams - tenor sax and flutesJerry Hey - trumpet and flugelhorn (flugelhorn solo on The Hornet)Ernie Watts - tenor sax (on Matinee Idol)Bill Reichenbach - trombonesGary Herbig - tenor sax and fluteKim Hutchcroft - tenor and baritone saxophones The Yellowjackets are headlining the annual Weekend of Jazz at my son’s high school, the last weekend in February. This is its 19th or 20th year...other recent years’ headliners have been Victor Wooten, Ellis Marsalis. It is just an awesome opportunity for the kids (and anybody else who wants tickets) to be exposed to some truly world-class musicians, and see them play (and also be tutored by them) in about a 1000-seat high school auditorium. Ha! http://weekendofjazz.org/ Holy cow yeah! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I don’t see that this has been mentioned...also definitely on the rock end of jazz fusion. This whole album just totally blows my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I don’t see that this has been mentioned...also definitely on the rock end of jazz fusion. This whole album just totally blows my mind. http://youtube.com/watch?v=bmMHckNkJP8&list=OLAK5uy_mTe0_-knDJvVQA9oTi_IieuGgoJOgZh6U Love this album. But I'm a jazz fusion fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I love these albums: Miles Davis - Bitches BrewZappa - Hot RatsChicago - Chicago Transit Authority 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYEO0UQ8HcA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Spyro Gyra, The early Brecker Bros, Caldera, Latin Jazz-fusion from the mid seventies, I have three of the four albums, but the best one still is not findable in any form,wanna get it on CD at least... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I love these albums: Miles Davis - Bitches BrewZappa - Hot RatsChicago - Chicago Transit Authority As good as those are, and they are good, it's even better live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I posted this on the Jazz thread, going to put it here since it applies. My go to is Jean Luc Ponty but I like Return to Forever, David Sanborn, Hiram Bullock and others from the late 70's and early 80's. Here is a video I found a couple of years ago of Jean Luc Ponty in concert. Just love the way he and the bassist jam and the percussionists are fabulous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp6bHmibJgI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) Here's a couple others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfSFdW8-CI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEheUUjVDU0 I didn't realize Hiram passed away in 2008. I saw him in concert with Sanborn (he may be playing on the first video here too). Such a happy guy, RIP Edited December 31, 2019 by Rhyta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) Spyro Gyra, The early Brecker Bros, Caldera, Latin Jazz-fusion from the mid seventies, I have three of the four albums, but the best one still is not findable in any form,wanna get it on CD at least... The fourtth album is Caldera- Time and Chance. and the original cover looks like this...This is the Third album in the four album list. Edited December 31, 2019 by OldRUSHfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Picked up a few more fusiony records the other day with some Christmas money: Return To Forever - Romantic WarriorReturn To Forever - Where Have I Known You BeforeAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun I also nabbed Mingus' Ah Um on CD, though that's not fusion, just great great jazz. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Picked up a few more fusiony records the other day with some Christmas money: Return To Forever - Romantic WarriorReturn To Forever - Where Have I Known You BeforeAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun I also nabbed Mingus' Ah Um on CD, though that's not fusion, just great great jazz. Yeah, I was made aware of the 'Romantic Warrior' album in Jan. of '77 by The song 'Sorceress', it was playing on an FM station in Ann Arbor. I owned that by '79, and Al Di Meola's First three albums by '78. 'Land Of The Midnight Sun', 'Elegant Gypsy' and 'Casino'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Picked up a few more fusiony records the other day with some Christmas money: Return To Forever - Romantic WarriorReturn To Forever - Where Have I Known You BeforeAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun I also nabbed Mingus' Ah Um on CD, though that's not fusion, just great great jazz. I love all of those...well except for Land Of The Midnight Sun. Don't have that one yet so I can't say if I like it or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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