5 Albums to Get You Into JAZZ FUSION
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- Today I’m doing 5 Albums to Get You Into JAZZ FUSION, some really fantastic albums talked about in this video.
Come discuss in the comments section!
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TOP 5 ALBUMS TO GET YOU INTO JAZZ FUSION:
1) Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
2) Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
3) Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)
4) Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977)
5) Vital Tech Tones - Vital Tech Tones (1998)
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Hot Rats by Frank Zappa, The Grand Wazoo by Frank Zappa, and Caravanserai by Santana are also great records to get into jazz fusion.
Caravanserai is one of my all time favorites
I love hot rats one of my fav albums of all time its in my top 25
Yea
Eh to Zappa from what I’ve heard
For any prog rock fans looking to get into jazz fusion (or jazz in general) and want a familiar place to start, I'd reccommend Brand X's Unorthodox Behaviour - Phill Collins is on drums for the early half of Brand X's discography and it's crazy to see how Collins morphs into the fusion genre. His rhythmic style feels much freer and I find it's an amazing showcase of his versatility during that era.
I agree. Really pleasant listening experience. Collins is one of my favorite drummers.
That's the album that done it for me, It opened my ears to the Jazz\Rock world,
I think inner mountain flame is good for prog fans
I thought Moroccan Roll by Brand X was also a really good fusion album
And you can see them live today playing those songs (ie could have before the lockdown, the 2020 tour was cancelled obviously...I'm sure they will resume when it's safe to play again in 2021 or whatever)
These "get into" lists are always touched by the fact that seminal/essential may not necessarily be the best gateways into a genre, especially one that tends towards complexity and can be challenging.
I own 4 out of those 5, but I have to say "The Inner Mounting Flame" is the one that should shoehorn anyone into this genre. Especially, if they're already fans of progressive rock. I had been on a huge King Crimson kick when I discovered the Mahavishnu Orchestra and this album, and was instantly blown away. Thanks!
The Faceless Enigma [Hangnail] Agreed. That is the album that got me into fusion in my late teen years. I had heard B.Brew (which is really proto-fusion, as he mentions in the comments) before I heard I.M.Flame, but just couldn't wrap my head around it at the time. After I really got into Mahavishnu, I was able to work backwards and forwards, eventually loving everything from the earl proto-fusion of Miles to the jazz-funk of Herbie Hancock (who should have been on this list with "Head Hunters"), and the jazz-rock of Return to Forever, and much more. I always recommend that album to people to get into fusion, or simply to hear some of the best guitar playing ever. Cheers ✌🏼
That, Birds of Fire and even the Lost Trident Sessions. All classics as far as I'm concerned.
Lost trident are best
there will definitely be a day when I comfortably listen to Jazz Fusion
reubenbf just listen to bill wurtz
Try the 4korners. They're a contemporary fusion band with a lot of gospel influence
I love that your 5th pick was Vital Tech Tones. Great way to introduce 3 amazing “newer” musicians.
I wish you had mentioned their bands, though: Steve Smith’s Vital Information, Scott Henderson’s Tribal Tech, and Victor Wooten’s Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Dudes complaining that their favourite album isn't in the 5 ALBUM LIST ?
Seriously !
Gotta include Bruford's One of a Kind, technical mastery meets jazz-rock beauty.
Inner Mounting Flame blew my mind when I first heard it. I was a metalhead, and always was curious about jazz but never listened to it. That album really got me into the genre, and it has a special place in my heart. Great video as always Oliver!
I'VE BEEN SINGING THE PRAISES OF THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME TO MY FRIENDS FOR YEARS BUT NO ONE LISTENS
Great album!
Get some new friends!!
Ha! Seriously, @Brian Orr. Discovered this in my dad's record as a kid and it blew my friggin' mind. Until I realized my uncle's friend always over at our Thanksgiving is THEE Jerry Goodman from the band. He's officially sick of hearing how much I love that album... ha!
YES! I've been waiting for this list since you started these lists!
"Bitches Brew", no-brainer of course. Absolutely brilliant, but I actually like "In A Silent Way" a tad bit more, and I might even prefer "Live Evil", AND I MIGHT even prefer "Jack Johnson". Haha. "Bitches" is unbelievably important, but it's not perfect ("Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" IS perfect, though), and as you said, it's more "proto-fusion". Sickeningly enjoyable and important period for Miles, my personal favorite. (And as for the three days to record thing: "Cocaine is a hell of a drug", as a wise, now deceased man, once said.)
You definitely picked the right Mahavishnu album, no surprise there, either. John's guitar here is his best, and it's among the best guitar records of all time. Even magazines/lists that are more devoted to hard rock/metal recognize this album in their lists of the best guitar albums ever. Definitely fusion that rock fans can get into.
Return To Forever, another great fusion band, though maybe not the album I'd have picked. It's probably their most popular(¿at least commercially speaking?), and it fits the "jazz-rock" label, so I guess I understand why you chose it, but it's not their artistic peak, in my opinion. GREAT album, though!
Weather Report, another no brainer, and yeah, "Heavy Weather" is the right choice, though, I love basically all of their work. Is Jaco the best bass player of all time, though? I'm not sure. He might be, but that's tough for me. Definitely in the top 3, at any rate, and definitely a genius that more kids need to know about.
Now, the last record, I've not heard. I have heard Victor Wooten play, and he is a fucking genius, no doubt about that. Also, I know the cheese of which you speak, that cheese of virtuosic playing of fusion, with weak songs. In America, we have a channel simply called "The Weather Channel", and this is where such music goes to die. It's pleasant enough, because, yes, they're playing damn well, but it's most suited to background noise while people look at the weekly forecast. I will check it out with an open mind, at any rate...
Now, for the important bit: how you've defined fusion! Haha.. I'm a bit confused. Or maybe it's that I just don't really agree. Yes, to some degree, fusion started as FUSION of jazz, and rock music, but it was funky, to the point of basically being jazz-funk (as opposed to jazz-rock), pretty much from the start. If you're going to be rigid, but then start with the "proto-fusion" of B.Brew, an album that isn't exactly rock fused with jazz, rather, it's arguably as much funk as it is rock, *then* using that album as a reference point, the mother of all fusion, move to the artists and records that said mother/reference point birthed/inspired (many of which played with Miles), then why not include the jazz-funk sounds, which have their same point of origin, as the jazz-rock? Do you not agree that B.Brew spawned jazz-funk as much as it did jazz-rock? I mean, you didn't HAVE to include "Head Hunters" (though I probably would have), or even Herby Hancock at all, but his experimental/proto-fusion ("Crossings", "Sextent", etc.), and his jazz-funk fusions ("Head Hunters", "Thrust", etc.), where birthed from the same place as the artists you call "true" fusion where birthed from: B. Brew (again, I argue that album is equally funk as it was rock, without actually being either). At the time, Herbie's music was certainly seen as being different from the fusion of jazz-rock stuff, but it was still viewed as jazz-fusion, because it was, and it is. I argue that Miles in the late 60's, is the starting point for essentially ALL fusion, including the jazz-funk fusion. I hear your point. I've heard it from others, and I understand it. I just don't really agree with it, it's a bit too rigid, considering the "non-rigidity" of fusion's origin. *That said, this is an EXCELLENT list, full of brilliant albums,* and it's put me in the mood to listen to some fusion today. Thanks as always! Cheers! ✌🏼🍻
Trevor Barre I actually have, my friend! I've not listened to every single track from those sessions, but I have listened to many of them. I've gone through Miles fazes at several points in my life, always focused on a different Miles "era". By far, the most obsessive I got with any era was his '69-70s "fusion" era, even though I don't think those albums are necessarily his best era (I think I may actually prefer his run of post-bop albums through the 60s, which are more consistent imo... though "In A Silent Way" is hands down my favorite Miles album). Very good stuff, thanks for the reply! Cheers ✌🏼
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This guy LOVES music. The channel is incredible. I learned a lot from just a few videos.
YOU ARE AMAZING. So happy to have stumbled across your channel. I appreciate what you do. THANK YOU.
Romantic Warrior just became one of my favourite albumns after watching this video this morning. Breathtaking.
Great video! Definitely checking out Romantic Warrior. My Dad recently gave me "Where Have I Known You Before" on vinyl (original pressing!) and that's been my gateway drug to Jazz Fusion so far.
Exactly what I needed this week, can't wait to dig in. Thanks! :D
Ian Carr and his band Nucleus are one of my favorites,their first album came out i 1970 so they were right up there with Miles, definitely worth checking out, very good.
I appreciate your enthusiasm to help keep this genre alive, especially in the age of "All in the box recordings".
Brilliant recordings all of them!
Bitches Brew is fucking fantastic. It's like jazz's answer to maximalism, I got it on vinyl last week and it sounds incredible.
Good list! Some other fusion albums that I've really enjoyed: Jean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage and Cosmic Messenger, Santana - Caravanserai and Borboletta, Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy, and Gabor Szabo - Mizrab.
Excellent video--with great evidence and support! I wish literary reviews were this detailed on TH-cam.
As far as I'm concerned, Heavy Weather is THE album to get you into jazz fusion.
Five amazing records, thanks for making this video
Man, you got a like just for the video... I'm a huge Fusion fan
You should do for Jazz Funk too!!
This mahavishnu is amazing
Thanks for what you do
Great video as always!
Silent Way and BitchesBrew are fantastic. Oh and On The Corner. Love that stuff.
Great descriptions!
Been waiting for this one yes
I'm not really a jazz guy but Bitches Brew is genius!!
Believe it or not but my top 15 albums of all time are Bitches Brew alongside albums by Linkin Park, The Offspring, Weezer, Beach Boys, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Guns n' Roses (yes, i like catchy (cheesy) shit and i don't believe in "guilty pleasures"), David Bowie, Nas, The White Stripes, Green Day and Bruce Springsteen.
Hehe, not joking!
great choice's all brilliant Jazz\Rock albums
this was an excellent video!!!!!
If we're talking about getting into jazz fusion, I'd recommend Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here. Some people may call it overrated, but it is definitely incredibly catchy/funky/fun. If you're looking for something a bit different, and much stranger melodies inspired by 20th century classical, try Frank Zappa - Hot Rats. Absolute classic.
I am so glad I discovered this channel even though it is relatively late. This is so informative and I love the fact that you are so articulate too. I would love to include al Di meola's elegant gypsy though. I just feel that it is a record that was so essential in the fusion moment when it gained prominence and also really ahead of its time. I also liked the fact that you chose romantic warrior instead of light as a feather which I thought was an unusual choice. It's a damn good record nevertheless.
I used to have a standard poodle named Oliver. Keep up the great videos!
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Good list, good words.
I picked the first 4 before watching your great vid Oliver. If you can find it the Weather Report Boxset Forecast Tomorrow (terrible cover art/great music) has a DVD with the Jaco band with a performance of Birdland. Also check out Sonny Sharrock’s Ask the Ages featuring Sharrock on guitar, Pharoah Sanders on TS, Charnette Moffat on bass and the great Elvin Jones on drums. Always felt this was what Hendrix and Coltrane might have created had they lived to collaborate. Can’t get more Fusion than that. Thanks, enjoyed it!
Nice list., good choices. Happy to see VTT get some love. I always thought Romantic Warrior and Billy Cobham Spectrum were great fusion starter albums.
I would have chosen the same first 4 albums you did. When I saw the title of this video, I thought about what my 5 introductory jazz fusion albums would be. The first 4 came easily. I’m not sure about the 5th. I have Vital Tech Tones, but I’m not sure it’s the right 5th album to introduce people to the genre. It can be a bit overwhelming. I have to go through my collection to see what my 5th album would be. On Bitches Brew, you mentioned they recorded it in 3 days, but Miles cut and spliced the songs together. Fascinating process. I love Miles Runs the Voodoo Down. The other 3 albums are great choices!
I just got Bitches Brew last week in Quad. I loved it.
just stumbled on this tube. great analisis i agree with almost everything except i never heard of the tech tones.
might have to go back and check them out. my fav weather report vid is live at ofenbach if you'd like to see a great version of teen town...thanks
Just stumbled upon your channel and subscribed right away! Love the videos and great lists with a few albums I have yet to give a go. I would love to see you attempt to do a Guide to the Legendary Pink Dots as they are a highly prolific band that has been going since the 80's. They seem to fit right into your musical style if you haven't given them a listen.
I own the first four. First listened to Inner Mounting Flame when I was 16 years old. My favorite, maybe not pure Jazz Fusion, but certainly influenced by it: Caravanserai / Santana
I bought Inner Mounting Flame in November 1971. I had already seen Tony Williams Lifetime 2x in 1970 in New York. I saw MO in July 10, 1972 at the University of Massachusetts with the same lineup as on IMF. Jan was not using the MiniMoog mid 1972. JM had bought one and given it to Jan in 1972 and Jan started using it live later in July of 1972. But he did not use the MiniMoog in studio until Birds of Fire. On Inner Mounting Flame he used a Hammond B3, A Fender Rhodes retrofitted with a Ring Modulator and a Grand Piano. The wild sounds you hear on Inner Mounting Flame all come from the Fender Rhodes with a Ring Modulator mounted on top of the Rhodes. He would manipulate the controls on the Ring Modulator with his left hand while soloing with his right. He then brought the MiniMoog into the studio for Birds of Fire, but he still used the Rhodes with Ring Modulator as well as the MiniMoog up until their final gig in 1973. Imo, he is the Best Overall Keyboardist Ever. And the Undisputed Mini Moog Master of All Time. He's also an excellent drummer. I enjoy your channel. Peace.
I applaud your effort to identify essential jazz fusion recordings, but you omitted one of the most seminal recordings. Larry Coryell's Spaces preceded all of the recordings you mentioned. Larry Coryell's playing on this album was amazing and innovative. The players on the album were John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitos and Billy Cobham. Check it out!
Agree with you that Jaco Pastorius was the most engaging and talented bass player in the jazz fusion arena. Saw him in the classic line up of WR in 1980. His bass solo (Slang I think it was) blew me away!
Earl Kulgh, Grover Washington and Roy Ayres are great Jazz Fusions artist all at their prime in 70s-80s their music is Timeless. Earl Kluhg did a song with Hurbert Laws and it is with a Picilo and Guitar it is amazing and you should check it out.
I fucking love this channel.
*Scratches jazz-fusion neckbeard*
@user *power point presentation 100*
But with all honesty...... calm the fuck down, it's just a joke and I highly doubt OP even thinks fusion fans are neck beards.
user damn dude, you got enough insecurity to fuel a whole writing career.
Great video! How about 5 Albums to Get You Into Psychedelic Rock?
Emergency by Tony Williams is another good one
Totally agree about Bitches Brew being proto-fusion. Just one thing to note though: Zawinul and Shorter were very influential in Mile Davis' line up at the end of the 60s/1970. One could almost suggest that it was their first album together as Weather Report that was the first fusion album... not as 'rock-laden' as later fusion but much more than just art-jazz.
Also, The Inner Mountain Flame was my entry into fusion... I remember as a 14/15 year old listening to it - I was totally blown away. Of course, this was very much hot on the heels of Weather Report's first album and it very much did have the 'rock-laden' feel.
Lastly, I understand why you didn't include Head Hunters. However, to say it was more about groove is a mistake. Sure, there are lengthy passages of groove - especially on Chameleon - but fusion is more than just jazz + rock. Even back in the early 70s, fusion was about jazz + electric + non-jazz (whether that be rock or otherwise).
Anyway, I'm enjoying your videos. Your love of music is clear - and ultimately, that's the point.
I love Return to Forever. Essential on vinyl.
We cant forget "Enigmatic Ocean" by Jean-Luc Ponty, it's big favorite of mine
didnt even know i wanted this thanks
also dark magus>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bitches brew
Mentioning 'Havona' as a first listen on 'Heavy Weather' was what prompted me to chime in here ... that piece, along with Herbie's live version of 'Hang Up Your Hang Ups' (V.S.O.P.) are a couple of my go-to songs when putting the pedal to the metal, heading out of Tokyo on the expressways for a weekend in the mountains or on the coast. But once I get into those mountains ... it is Oregon's 'Out of the Woods', some early-mid Pat Metheny, or lots of stuff from Brazil that gets more play.
I've got mixed feelings about the choice of 'Romantic Warrior' as the RTF representative. I much prefer 'Where Have I Known You Before' for this electric line-up. The contrast between the raw 'Vulcan Worlds', the delicate title track, and the relentless 'Earth Juice' still hold up well, whereas I find some of 'Romantic Warrior' as geared towards a younger, rock oriented audience, and sounding a little more commercially contrived and dated than 'Where Have I Known You Before'. That being said, the single RTF piece that is most likely to send chills down my spine is the title track to the group's name from Chick's first RTF album ... with Airto's loose Brazilian rhythms and Flora at her primeval best.
And though I agree that 'Bitches Brew' is a great place to start the list, I find myself listening to 'In a Silent Way' more often.
Much thanks for a great trip down memory lane, and cheers from Japan.
Black market is also beautiful as heavy weather
I would have chosen Bruford's One of a Kind as the last / most rock version of fusion.... or Brand X's Unorthodox Behaviour. IMHO ;)
Whoever reads this comment and loves fusion needs to go check out Egh - it’s about time. Great fusion album out of the L.A. scene in the early 2000s. It’s like a love letter to time signatures 💜
I was about to say I was disappointed that you didn't include any Herbie Hancock but then you addressed it so thanks for that.
I always love Snarky Puppy as well - very listenable!
Haven't given them a listen but the owner of the record store I go to gave me them as a music rec any specific albums you would recommend
Lawson Burghart you should listen, amazing band
@@lawsonburghart3495 We Like It Here is probably the best all the way through. There are also many great cuts on Sylva, grounUP and Culcha Vulcha
"Shit-hot" is an apt a phrase as I can think of for Mahavishnu Orchestra.If you're into King Crimson, Rush, Tool, etc. but haven't heard Mahavishnu... heh. You're in for a treat. 8)
Odessey, by James Blood Ulmer. One of the greatest jazz fusion albums ever made, likely top ten.
nice list.
I am often incredibly surprised to rarely if ever see any PAT METHENY on these lists.
To me: he's one of if not the most distinguished musicians maybe not just in Jazz/Jazz-Rock but guitar in general. Which only adds to the reason his music should be suggested and heard by more.
What album? I would probably go with either First Circle or Bright Size Life his debut.
You re so genius
Great vídeo as always. ALL those reccomendations are fricking killer(inner mounting flame is actually my favorite fusion álbum Ever lol).
Do you have any plans to do a discography Guide video on Miles Davis? As a jazz artist from that time he had a fuck Ton of records but i think people get stuck in only praising kind of blue and bitches brew and forget he has heaps of amazing albums(get up with It, Miles in the Sky, agharta, on the corner, Miles smiles, Hell i even have a soft Spot for doo Bop actually. Plus as of late, im seeing the popularity of álbuns like round midnight or birth of the cool are dropping sadly). Your vídeo format would be great for guiding people over this amazing discography
Felipe Syderas Have you ever listened to; Miles Davis- Big Fun?
If so, listen to the song "Lonely Fire" incredible composition.
The primary album to listen to is "bundles" by soft machine. EASILY one of the best jazz fusion albums of all time
My dad possesses some jazz fusion albums like Individual choice by Jean Luc Ponty (1983), early rippingtons, most of Spyro gyra, Dave grusin, Lee ritenour, Sugarloaf express, Gentle thoughts, Hubert laws, Ronnie laws, Lonnie Liston Smith, Dolphin smiles by Steve kindler & Teja Bell, and Al Di Meola’s KISS my axe
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hey Ollie, thanks for this very enjoyable and a good choice of albums. however, how can you omit the daddy of Fusion, Mr Larry Coryell? he is the guy people like Al Di Meola were looking upto and who inspired many others to foillow in the early seventies.
Grand Wazoo? Hot Rats? Waka Jawaka? Frank Zappa
Stanley Clarke- journey to love
Al Di Meola- Electric Rendezvous
Billy Cobham- Spectrum
Coliseum 11
Barbara Thompson- Live Paraphernalia
Brand X - Moroccan Roll
John Martyn -Glorious Fool
Jeff Beck-There and Back
Maybe an avant-garde and/or free-jazz video?
"Inner Mounting Flame" is better than "Birds of Fire" except "Birds of Fire" has the track "One Word" which is my all time favourite Mahavishnu Orchestra song!
You can pretty much build an authoritative collection of "Fusion" albums based on the work immediately following "Bitches Brew" and "In A Silent Way" from the individual musicians involved. For starters, Tony Williams' "Emergency" album with McLaughlin and Larry Young; Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi", "Thrust" or "Fat Albert Rotunda"; Dave Holland's Gateway Trio with John Abercrombie and Jack DeJohnette; Bennie Maupin's "The Jewel in the Lotus". Also, maybe some would disagree but nearly every other album in the 1970s by Return to Forever ("No Mystery", "Where Have I Known You Before") and Weather Report ("Mysterious Traveler", "Black Market", self-titled) is equally indispensable.
Finally, brining up the Prog vs. Funk leaning thing when discussing "Fusion" is an interesting thing since the lines only become ever more blurred moving past "Bitches Brew". Like, what is being "fused" to what? I think the term is most commonly known as bridging from jazz to rock via louder, electric instrumentation but couldn't it just as easily work the other way with a traditional rock band that began incorporating elements of jazz (improvisation, horns, extended forms) into the sound? Frank Zappa's work would be the most obvious example but also Soft Machine, Dixie Dregs and Joni Mitchell (w/most of Weather Report on her late 70s albums). Also, we gotta mention Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band since that is a wholly unique version of "fusing" elements of rock, funk, punk, jazz, free improv and so much more.
Anyway, whatever the case, the 1970s were clearly an incredible time to be alive and buying albums. I really love your work with this channel and look forward to more entries! Cheers.
Mahavishnu got me into fusion.
I haven't given VTT a listen, but Victor Wooten is constantly at my school
God, Romantic Warrior is such a masterpiece. Return to Forever in general is a god-tier band, and stuff like Where Have I Known You Before is also ideal to start with Fusion
i know I'm late, but i love larks' tongues in aspic!
On a side note, a guide to Tom Waits would be INCREDIBLE
I would agree that "Inner Mounting Flame" is the best entry into this music. I wasn't a fan of "In A Silent Way" and my reactions to "Bitches Brew" were mixed. It went from mind-bending to decent to I-don't-care in 3 listens. I much prefer Miles' "Tribute To Jack Johnson" record. My foray into fusion jazz didn't last long, though. I preferred jazz from the 50's and up to about 1965 or so.
Another great JazzFusion album is "1995 by Screaming Headless Torsos"!
Listen to headhunters though, that album got me into jazz period. I really have much interest in jazz until I heard watermelon man. Headhunters is probably in my top 10 favorite albums ever, definitely top 20, and I'm definitely a rock guy.
Yussef Dayes (and collabs) 👍😎
I think some allan holdsworth should have been on here some where, from when he was with soft machine, bruford, or solo
A guide to CAN would be great
Wired - Jeff Beck
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock
Jack Johnson - Miles Davis
Heavy Weather - Weather Report
Does Tourist by St Germain count as Jazz Fusion? This album is perfection!
Are you coming to primavera sound?
I'd add Elegant Gypsy to the list
nice
Can you do "5 albums to make your music taste not shit".
I'd rather see "5 albums to make your music taste shit".
@@SidnerTheNiceGuy just pick 5 random metal albums and you are good to go
@@lolwhatever7307 If those albums happen to include ERRA's most recent self titled album I don't wanna hear it
Inner mounting flame is just the best
What's your favorite Billy Cobham album? I'm partial to "A Funky Thide of Sings" (especially the track "Thinking of You") , but I'm not super versed in his catalog.
In my opinion, people should check out the Grateful Dead's Live Dead before the voyage into "funk/rock/jazz" Jazz Fusion if they are not already acquainted with prog.
What about 5 albums to get you into dungeon synth
This might be your best video. Easily
Nice list, Oliver! Any list with early Mahavishnu on it has to be on the right track. I am lucky enough (and old enough) to have seen Mahavishnu on television as a teenager, when they were new. Here is a link to that appearance : th-cam.com/video/EqfjMDOr-tU/w-d-xo.html
I saw this broadcast debut, and when the re-run came around, I was ready with my tape recorder (ther were no VCRs in those days). I wore that tape out.
This show completely changed my life, because it started a musical journey which I am still on today, seeking the best in music, which is how I would up here!
I would also recommend to your viewers Brand-X, from the seventies, and Elephant9, Hedwig Mollestad, and Bushman's Revenge, some young Scandinavian folks that tear it up in jazz-fusion.
he kinda looks like michael scofield from prison break with more hair lol. cool video btw
Have you ever thought about doing a video on how to appreciate, or how to have Bitches Brew "revealed" to us? I have been a fan of Jazz and Fusion since the 70's except Bitches Brew. I have tried listening to it in every conceivable state of mind and it still sounds like a painful mess. it's like liver, I know it's supposed to be good for me, but when I try to eat it again after a few years it still tastes like chalky iodine :-). I really don't like to work that hard to enjoy music, but if you know the key to enjoying Bitches Brew can you share it with us?
Escalator over the hill🤣,now that's a groundbreaking album, Rawalpindi blues is amazing, John McLaughlin,jack Bruce, Karla bley,Paul motion , simply dinamite