Jazz Fusion (soundtrack, funk, rock, miles davis, orchestra)

Drackula · 12-13-2007, 09:33 PM

what r u guys favorite Jazz Fusion bands???

mine are Weather Report, and Yellowjackets.

i kno the Keyboard player of yellowjackets.... good man lol.

Drackula · 12-13-2007, 09:46 PM

is frank zappa fusion jazz??? i kno of him, but i dont kno exactly what to listen to of him....he has so much stuff

Seltzer · 12-14-2007, 09:29 PM

Well, I'll pretty much repeat my post from the other thread in here:

Mahavishnu Orchestra
Brand X
Yellowjackets
Medeski, Martin & Wood

I suppose some Soft Machine is fusionesque too.

littleknowitall · 12-15-2007, 09:38 AM

I wouldn't really have thought to put Zappa in for this but ok, er I think i'll go with wether report too if acceptable although an explination of Jazz 'fusion' would be nice.

Can Bella Fleck and the Flecktones fall into this one? they seem to fit in with most, if so them also ...and more so.

jackhammer · 12-16-2007, 11:57 AM

Jazz fusion is almost like a crossover. It can incorporate elements of funk or rock etc. I'm sure there are others on here more knowledgeable. I'm listening to David matthews at the moment and his own personal soundtrack to DUNE which could be classed as Jazz Fusion.

cardboard adolescent · 12-16-2007, 07:11 PM

Hot Rats is definitely fusion. But Frank Zappa is, as he should be, unclassifiable.

Nonetheless:

classics:
Frank Zappa
Soft Machine
Miles Davis

stretching it:
Naked City
A.D.D. Trio
Captain Beefheart

Trauma · 12-17-2007, 12:19 AM

**** fusion.
But if I had to say anything, I'd say:
Weather Report

steffie1100 · 12-17-2007, 09:06 AM

Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer Trio for me at the moment.

Cghost · 01-03-2008, 02:06 PM

Zappa
Jaco
Miles Davis
Weather Report
Tony Williams

ddp · 01-07-2008, 07:33 AM

Zappa is Zappa and probably not fusion. If I had to put him in a bag I would put him in rock. (except for his classical stuff)

I like lots of the ones you guys have suggested Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra etc.

Others I used to listen to are:
Alan Holdsworth
Kazumi Watinabe ("spice of life" and "spice of live too")
Bill Brufford made some interesting solo record. (compiled on a disc called "master strokes")
Uzeb (Noisy Nights)
Trilok Gurtu (great Indian/Jazz crossover)

Often fusion music sounds dated as it tends to use many flavours of the day. As a listener sometimes you have to get beyond that.

12-13-2007, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,914	Well, I'll pretty much repeat my post from the other thread in here: Mahavishnu Orchestra Brand X Yellowjackets Medeski, Martin & Wood I suppose some Soft Machine is fusionesque too. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM Last edited by Seltzer; 12-14-2007 at 09:41 PM.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Jazz fusion is almost like a crossover. It can incorporate elements of funk or rock etc. I'm sure there are others on here more knowledgeable. I'm listening to David matthews at the moment and his own personal soundtrack to DUNE which could be classed as Jazz Fusion. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Trauma snickers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: detroit Posts: 2,183	**** fusion. But if I had to say anything, I'd say: Weather Report __________________ A mi no me importa nada Para mi la vida es un sueño

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ddp Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 223	Zappa is Zappa and probably not fusion. If I had to put him in a bag I would put him in rock. (except for his classical stuff) I like lots of the ones you guys have suggested Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra etc. Others I used to listen to are: Alan Holdsworth Kazumi Watinabe ("spice of life" and "spice of live too") Bill Brufford made some interesting solo record. (compiled on a disc called "master strokes") Uzeb (Noisy Nights) Trilok Gurtu (great Indian/Jazz crossover) Often fusion music sounds dated as it tends to use many flavours of the day. As a listener sometimes you have to get beyond that. __________________ Deep Down Productions Blog: Mikeblog Rainbow Songs Foundation

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Drackula Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Padadena, California Posts: 6	is frank zappa fusion jazz??? i kno of him, but i dont kno exactly what to listen to of him....he has so much stuff

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littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,673	I wouldn't really have thought to put Zappa in for this but ok, er I think i'll go with wether report too if acceptable although an explination of Jazz 'fusion' would be nice. Can Bella Fleck and the Flecktones fall into this one? they seem to fit in with most, if so them also ...and more so.

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,511	Hot Rats is definitely fusion. But Frank Zappa is, as he should be, unclassifiable. Nonetheless: classics: Frank Zappa Soft Machine Miles Davis stretching it: Naked City A.D.D. Trio Captain Beefheart

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steffie1100 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer Trio for me at the moment.

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Cghost Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 40	Zappa Jaco Miles Davis Weather Report Tony Williams