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I'm more into album polls over band or song polls but... there's two that stand out. Dedalus and Terje Rypdal, but I have to go the latter for the many great albums he has released compared to the one great record from the Italians.
Hey, John, thanks for your contribution; yeah, Dedalus sure changed their style later, but that debut, like wow! What a record! Yes, Terje has more quality recordings in comparison, for sure, though....
Wether European Fusion or all music, Terje Rypdal is one of my favorite artists.
love Dedalus' debut, Giger Lenz Marron, Dzyan and selected albums by Passport as well. I've enjoyed what I've heard by Brainstorm and Gunter Fischer Quintet too.
Due to my lack of finding any connection to his work either with George Russell and the Esoteric Circle stuff (often credited to Jan Garbarek--and I also lack connection to the majority of Jan Garbarek's output) as well to his solo stuff after Bleak House, I have lacked the motivation to listen to a lot of Terje's solo stuff over the course of the last three years and the over 700 Jazz and J-R Fusion albums I've reviewed.
I welcome and ask for the albums to listen to that will get me re-excited for Terje's music. Any suggestions? (Have not connected AT ALL with Afric Pepperbird or "Terje Rypdal"--and I do usually choose to listen to an artist's discography in near-chronologic order.)
At the same time, I stand by my statement and list: those are the albums I've heard over the past three years from European Continental BANDS that I have most connected with--who I esteem on a par with the Greats in the Anglo-American Scene.
You stand by your statement, which you changed, and haven't actually listened to Terje Rypdals fusion offerings:) I tell you he's even better than Missus Beastly! (got nothing against them. They just feel completely inessential)
Aargh! I wrote a long list with comments, but PA denied me posting it! Short version:
Terje Rypdal, 1971 What Comes After, 1974 Whenever I seem to be Far Away, 1974 Odyssey, 1975 (Important: the epic Rolling Stone - is only included on Odyssey in Studio & In Concert on streaming/CD) Waves, 1978 Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette , 1980 To Be Continued, 1981 (same line-up)
A little Crimsonesque fusion warm up:
Thanks, Rollon! I look forward to checking those albums out--especially as I am nearing the end of my list of 1970s "Peak Era" J-R Fuse albums to review.
I hope Terje can win me back over--though I see you've included in your list the 1971 eponymously-titled LP--which is the one that really turned me sour on his developmental choices. We'll see!
Thanks, Rollon! I look forward to checking those albums out--especially as I am nearing the end of my list of 1970s "Peak Era" J-R Fuse albums to review.
I hope Terje can win me back over--though I see you've included in your list the 1971 eponymously-titled LP--which is the one that really turned me sour on his developmental choices. We'll see!
That is a more ambient sort of fusion, while I personally love it (to death), I know it's rarely among the "proggers choice". But it's almost like Fusions version of Kosmische Musik. Considering my impression of your main "fusion-focus", I suppose 1975-1981 might be the period that will speak to the the most. I might throw in Descendre (which was included in my original post) from 1980 - which I love/do not love ca. 50/50. After you've made yourself familiar with those works, I still think you should revisit his self titled, and try "What Comes After".
Those albums you've heard with Garbarek (including Esoteric Circle) and George Russell do not share any common ground with his solo outings really.
I do love the wild free jazz (it still has a fusioneque groove, though) of Afric Pepperbird too - and actually find it hugely entertaining and fun, but I'm very much into that kind of jazz as well.
From Presdoug: 'I'm talking Jazz-rock Fusion, but in my title for the Poll, I had to lower the amount of letters in it for it to work, so I changed it to just "fusion", but yes, we're talking Jazz-rock fusion, here. I know some of the ones on your list, and of those I know, they don't hold a candle to my selection! I guess we will have to agree to disagree on the definition of quality in this time and genre!'
Agreed! (to agree to disagree!)
. . . "hold a candle" . . . that's a pretty strong statement, Doug! Would that be a beeswax candle, tallow, or glycerine?
Area, SBB, Jan Akkerman, Fermáta, Michal Urbaniak ... not being able to hold a candle to *choke* anybody on your list! That's amazing! Guess I don't know my Jazz-Rock Fusion!
So much to learn! And enjoy the process along the way! I've learned so much about Jazz and Jazz-Rock Fusion thanks to PA and YouTube. I'm very excited for how far I've come--and even more excited for how much more there is to learn! Before 2007 I thought Prog was dead and gone! I've been so fortunate to be prog-educated--to keep expanding my brain and knowledge--to watch my preferences change and grow. So there's more!?!?! BRING IT ON!
And you have mentioned a fare bit of artists that I know by name only, and I will check youtube for some of those and see....
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