Top 5 (or 10) jazz fusion artists.

Saperlipopette! wrote: CosmicVibration wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: CosmicVibration wrote: John Coltrane Pharoah Sanders Love them both but fusion? Yea, I see you’re point, but I do think they both crossed the line at times. I believe Frank Zappa has also done some jazz fusion work; The Grand Wazoo comes to mind. I think most everyone would agree about Zappa but well John Coltrane who died in 1967 never really fused his jazz with the elements that defines jazz fusion. Not too my ears at least - but we obviously hear different things.

Well, he went to the avant/free direction just before his death, there were even flute used in his final album, but maybe not fusion. I quess Sun Ra hadn´t also ever said fusion?

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^ You can be tired of this as much as you like I don't really care - you're wrong and I'm right. Yep it as it says developed in the late 60's. Jazz fusing itself with blues, latin, asian music... all kinds of genres has been there from the very beginning. But that does not make Duke Ellington or Sidney Bechet jazz fusion. 

Edited by Saperlipopette! - May 27 2018 at 01:26

^^Sure you´re absolutely right. Still I am saying this "it`s not belong into this genre" is just so stupid. Canterbury prog is great example. I think originally it was supposed to mean only progbands that were in the seventies in Canterbury. But in PA there are put newer bands that haven´t been even in the near of Canterbury, just because someone is thinking they´re sounding the same. Also linked this fusion thing, my opinion is that Soft Machine was fusion already in the beginning (maybe you´re thinking vocals are forbidden in fusion), but it´s put in Canterbury in PA, because it´s one of the bands formed from the origin "The Wilde Flowers". 

Edited by Mortte - May 27 2018 at 02:34

If eclectic counted Birds and Buildings/Diagonal/King Crimson/Delirium/Satin Whale/Cabezas de Cera and tons of others would be here. Anyway, this is way more than ten, but I love fusion so here:
-Soft Machine
-Blue Effect
-Mahavishnu Orchesta
-Out of Focus
-Brainstorm
-Secret Oyster
-Area
-Nektar
-Fulano
-Passport
-Catapilla
-Mar de Robles
-Perigeo
-Uzva
-Coma
-Jazz Q
-Aera
-Nucleus
-Sloche
-Good God
-Discus
-Duello Madre
-Pocket Orchestra
-The Viola Crayola
-Machine and the Synergetic Nuts
-The United Jazz and Rock Ensemble
-Weather Report
-Arti & Mestieri
-Hiromi Uehara
-Iceberg
And tons of others like Caldera, Mahagon, Fusion Orchestra, Pekka Pohjola, Messengers, etc, etc.
Edit: Can't believe I forgot Soft Machine, them and KC were the ones to introduce me to fusion.


Edited by RomerilloLaMissFripp - May 27 2018 at 07:56

RomerilloLaMissFripp wrote: If eclectic counted Birds and Buildings/Diagonal/King Crimson/Delirium/Satin Whale/Cabezas de Cera and tons of others would be here. Anyway, this is way more than ten, but I love fusion so here: -Soft Machine -Blue Effect -Mahavishnu Orchesta -Out of Focus -Brainstorm -Secret Oyster -Area -Nektar -Fulano -Passport -Catapilla -Mar de Robles -Perigeo -Uzva -Coma -Jazz Q -Aera -Nucleus -Sloche -Good God -Discus -Duello Madre -Pocket Orchestra -The Viola Crayola -Machine and the Synergetic Nuts -The United Jazz and Rock Ensemble -Weather Report -Arti & Mestieri -Hiromi Uehara -Iceberg And tons of others like Caldera, Mahagon, Fusion Orchestra, Pekka Pohjola, Messengers, etc, etc. Edit: Can't believe I forgot Soft Machine, them and KC were the ones to introduce me to fusion.

Nice list! Uzva probably would've made my own list if I hadn't forgotten about them . Three albums of solid gold.

Machine & The Synergetic Nuts are also too much overlooked - Leap Second Neutral is one of the hidden gems of the Cuneiform catalogue.

Edited by Mascodagama - May 28 2018 at 03:17

Edited by RomerilloLaMissFripp - May 29 2018 at 11:36

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