Id like to know some good fusion.

[Seedawakener]

Ive been meaning to get into fusion for a while becuase the little Ive heard I really like. There is kind of a cool feeling over it. So...recommend me som fusion guys!

 

[jacksonplayer]

Mahavishnu Orchestra:

--Inner Mounting Flame
--Birds of Fire
--Visions of the Emerald Beyond

Chick Corea & Return to Forever:

--Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
--Romantic Warrior

Weather Report:

--Heavy Weather
--8:30

Jaco Pastorius:

--Jaco Pastorius

Al DiMeola:

--Elegant Gypsy
--Casino
--Electric Rendevous

Miles Davis:

--A Tribute to Jack Johnson
--Dark Magus

Billy Cobham:

--Spectrum

Alphonse Mouzon:

--Mind Transplant

Jean-Luc Ponty:

--Enigmatic Ocean

Herbie Hancock:

--Headhunters

That ought to keep you going for awhile. And that's just classic '70s fusion stuff. There's tons of good modern fusion out there, too.

 

[Seedawakener]

Thx man! Could you tell me any good modern fusion? That is what I mainly want to look into but Ill definatly have to check out Chick corea and weather report, heard lots of good things about them.

 

[noodles]

Chris, how could you forget Jeff Beck?

 

[distressed_romeo]

Everything Jacksonplayer mentioned, plus...

Jeff Beck: 'Wired' and 'Blow By Blow'
Allan Holdsworth: Everything, but try 'Secrets' or 'Metal Fatigue'
Shawn Lane: 'Powers of Ten'
Frank Gambale: 'Live'
John McLaughlin: 'Industrial Zen'
Bruford: 'Feels Good To Me' and 'One of a Kind'
Larry Coryell: 'Eleventh House'
Mike Stern: 'Upside Downside'
Pat Metheny: Everything, but try 'Bright Size Life', 'Offramp' or 'Secret Story'
Brett Garsed/TJ Helmerich: 'Uncle Moe's Space Ranch'
Stanley Clarke: 'School Days'
Tribal Tech: 'Thick'
Greg Howe: 'Introspection'
Miles Davis: 'In A Silent Way'
John Scofield/Pat Metheny: 'I Can See Your House From Here'
Bill Frisell: 'Gone, Just Like a Train'
Lane/Hellborg/Stipe: 'Personae'

 

[eaeolian]

Thx man! Could you tell me any good modern fusion? That is what I mainly want to look into but Ill definatly have to check out Chick corea and weather report, heard lots of good things about them.

Modern fusion? Ohm. That's where I'd start.

 

[ElRay]

Zappa?

I know he's not really considered "Fusion", but if fusion is taking different styles, understanding them and making them your own, he fits. Admittedly, some of his work is a hard listen, and it make take effort to understand what he's trying to accomplish, but his influences are all there: Classical (esp. Stravinsky, Varese), Doo-Wop, Dada (think early pre-Industrial layers of "simple" sounds), Blues, etc.

Heck, if he can play Stravinsky over Ina-Gada-Da-Vida, he deserves at least a token "fusion" label.

Ray

 

[jacksonplayer]

Chris, how could you forget Jeff Beck?

I'm getting old and forgetful. "Blow By Blow" is essential listening, and "Wired" is not far behind.

In addition to Helborg/Lane/Sipe's "Personae" that distressed romeo mentioned, I would add a few other Helborg/Lane collaborations: "Abstract Logic", "Temporal Analogues of Paradise," "Icon", and "Two Doors" (which they appear on half of). Shawn Lane, IMHO, did his best work in collaboration with Jonas Helborg, though Lane's "The Tri-Tone Fascination" is worth picking up also.

As for other new fusion, I'm not quite as well versed because I love my '70s stuff, but:

Greg Howe: "Extraction"
Planet X: "Moonbabies"
MacAlpine/Chambers/Brunel: "CAB"
Any of Derek Sherinian's recent solo albums
Allan Holdsworth: "Sixteen Men of Tain"
All of the Ohm releases

 

[distressed_romeo]

You could also check out the Bozzio/Levin/Stevens albums.

 

[Seedawakener]

Cab is the only fusion album I have and I love it... My guitar teacher says its not really fusion though, not planet X either... Just that its progressiv rock with fusion elements. Great album though, thx for the responses! Ill start to look into this some day now.

 

[jacksonplayer]

Zappa?

Yes.

A lot of his music can broadly be considered fusion, I'd say:

Hot Rats
Waka Jawaka
The Grand Wazoo
Sleep Dirt
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Jazz From Hell
Make a Jazz Noise Here
Imaginary Diseases

 

[kmanick]

Greg Howe - anything but "Five" and "Ascend"
Howe/Kotzen - both CDs (Tilt/Project have great stuff on them)
Planet-X - (all good)
Jeff Beck -"Wired/Blow by Blow" both very good
Macalpine - Cab

if you can find this CD
Russo/Stravato "Contact"- 2 italian fusion shredders that fucking smoke
great CD.

Brett Garsed
Guthrie Govan
Frank Gambale
Richie Kotzen - "The Inner Galactic Fusion Experience" - way out there but he rips on that CD.

 

[jacksonplayer]

Cab is the only fusion album I have and I love it... My guitar teacher says its not really fusion though, not planet X either... Just that its progressiv rock with fusion elements. Great album though, thx for the responses! Ill start to look into this some day now.

Well, that's the difficulty. A lot of modern 'fusion' is more rock-like than the classic fusion of the '70s. Back then, you typically had jazz players amping up and going loud. Now a lot of fusion is rock players expanding their minds (and chops). Philosophically quite different.

 

[distressed_romeo]

Cab is the only fusion album I have and I love it... My guitar teacher says its not really fusion though, not planet X either... Just that its progressiv rock with fusion elements. Great album though, thx for the responses! Ill start to look into this some day now.

There's a lot of good music which falls somewhere between Prog and Fusion. Check out the mighty Gordian Knot for evidence.

Also, for fusion-influenced metal, try Aghora, Linear Sphere, Cynic or Spiral Architect.

 

[Mastodon]

I would like to specifically add Frank Gambale's "Thunder from Down Under" to this list.

 

[distressed_romeo]

Also, check out Wayne Krantz, Ralph Towner, John Scofield, and Terje Rypdal (some of his stuff is more modern classical than fusion, but it's still great).

 

[neon_black88]

Brett Garsed

 

[Aghorasilat]

Ive been meaning to get into fusion for a while becuase the little Ive heard I really like. There is kind of a cool feeling over it. So...recommend me som fusion guys!

Mahavishnu Orchestra,

Allan Holdsworth,

Tribal Tech

Return to forever (Chic Corea/ Stanley Clarke)

Brand X

Mike Stern

Scott Henderson

Brecker Brothers

Frank Gambale

Get "Truth in Shredding" BEST SOLOING by Holdsworth!!!!!

Santiago Dobles

 

[Aghorasilat]

There's a lot of good music which falls somewhere between Prog and Fusion. Check out the mighty Gordian Knot for evidence.

Also, for fusion-influenced metal, try Aghora, Linear Sphere, Cynic or Spiral Architect.

Thanks mate!

 

[Aghorasilat]

FUCK YEAH O FORGOT!!!!
BLOW BY BLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!