Learn Diverse Artists - 1997 Jazz Fusion Book 1

The commencement of ii CDs roofing the fusion years is mostly non inwards chronological social club but to a greater extent than oft than non predates Vol. 2; all but ane pick is from 1970-78. Rather than existence a "best of" collection, this is truly only an overview of the style, a dozen potent selections from a diversity of formerly released albums past times some of the pacesetters of the music. Included is a pick apiece from artist/larry-coryell-mn0000124784">Larry Coryell, Tony Williams Lifetime, artist/joe-zawinul-mn0000176859">Joe Zawinul ("In a Silent Way"), Coryell's Eleventh House, artist/herbie-hancock-mn0000957296">Herbie Hancock, artist/return-to-forever-mn0000463527">Return to Forever (the master copy version of "Spain"), artist/billy-cobham-mn0000767741">Billy Cobham, artist/mike-mainieri-mn0000490562">Mike Mainieri (1981's "Flying Colours"), the duo of Jerry Goodman & January Hammer, the Cobham-George Duke Band, artist/narada-michael-walden-mn0000314050">Narada Michael Walden as well as artist/jean-luc-ponty-mn0000228299">Jean-Luc Ponty ("Cosmic Messenger"). Among the sidemen inwards these overlapping groups are artist/john-mclaughlin-mn0000223701">John McLaughlin, artist/miroslav-vitous-mn0000499683">Miroslav Vitous, artist/randy-brecker-mn0000332725">Randy Brecker, artist/alphonse-mouzon-mn0000003015">Alphonse Mouzon, artist/joe-farrell-mn0000125160">Joe Farrell, artist/flora-purim-mn0000184637">Flora Purim, artist/john-scofield-mn0000677991">John Scofield as well as the artist/brecker-brothers-mn0000521674">Brecker Brothers. Both sets are worth picking upwards every bit introductions to the style.

The give-and-take Fusion has been as well as thence liberally used since the belatedly '60s that it's larn most meaningless. Fusion's master copy Definition was best: a mixture of jazz improvisation amongst the ability as well as rhythms of rock. Up until roughly 1967, the worlds of jazz as well as stone were nearly completely separate. But every bit stone became to a greater extent than creative as well as its musicianship improved, as well as every bit some inwards the jazz the world became bored amongst difficult bop as well as did non desire to play strictly avant-garde music, the ii dissimilar idioms began to merchandise ideas as well as occasionally combine forces. By the early on '70s, fusion had its ain split identity every bit a creative jazz fashion (although snubbed past times many purists) as well as such major groups every bit Return to Forever, Weather Report, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, as well as Miles Davis' diverse bands were playing high-quality fusion that mixed some of the best qualities of jazz as well as rock. Unfortunately, every bit it became a money-maker as well as every bit stone declined artistically from the mid-'70s on, much of what was labeled fusion was truly a combination of jazz amongst easy-listening popular music as well as lightweight R&B. The hope of fusion went unfulfilled to an extent, although it continued to be inwards groups such every bit Tribal Tech as well as Chick Corea's Elektric Band.

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Track Listings

1. Space (Infinite) - Larry Coryell
2. Allah Be Praised - The Tony Williams Lifetime
3. In Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Silent Way - Joe Zawinul
4. Birdfingers - The Elventh House
5. Quasar - Herbie Hancock
6. Espana - Chick Corea & Return To Forever
7. Stratus - Billy Cobham
8. Flying Colours - Mike Mainieri
9. Country And Eastern Music - Jerry Goodman & Jam Hammer
10. Sweet Wine - The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band
11. The Sunday Is Dancing - Narada Michael Walden
12. Cosmic Messenger - Jean-Luc Ponty