I typed this list up for another forum, thought it might be of some use here -
Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
this is one of the DEFINING jazz/rock fusion albums - with Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Steve Smith on drums (FTW!) , Allan Zavod on keys, and Ralphe Armstrong on bass
(search on Kerrazy or Isohunt, it's pretty easy to find)
older stuff -
Bill Bruford - One of a Kind (w/ Allan Holdsworth)
Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It (feat. Allan Holdsworth and Allan Pasqua)
The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond (this is the "second" mahavishnu lineup - Ralphe Armstrong on bass, John McLaughlin on guitar, Jean Luc Ponty on violins, and Narada Michael Walden playing drums)
if you get ANY Mahavishnu Orchestra album, make it this one....perfect example of a 70's jazz/rock fusion band at their pinnacle.
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (1975) / Wired (1976)
Gong - Gazeuse! (they add a lot of bells and mallets to a fusion sound, w/ Holdsworth on guitar again)
Jean Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1979) - very ethereal and moody fusion...one of my favorites
Yes - Relayer (their foray into fusion...Sound Chaser is an amazing track)
Passenger - Cross Collateral
Dixie Dregs - Free Fall (Steve Morse on guitars...this stuff is killer)
Pat Metheny Group - (self titled) <<<highly recommended...extremely unique and original
Al Di Meola - Casino (get ANY of his stuff...absolutely stunning guitarist and songwriter)
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior - (Chick Corea's project with Stanley Clarke and Al Di Meola)
Stanley Clarke - I Wanna Play for you / Journey to Love (excellent bass player with lots of good fusion all-star guests)
Billy Cobham - Spectrum (drummer for the Mahavishu Orchestra's first 2 albums...fantastic!)
Newer stuff
CAB (any of 3 albums) - features Tony MacAlpine on guitar and Dennis Chambers on skins
Cosmosquad - Live @ the Baked Potato / Squadrophenia (very well written and technically impressive metal/rock fusion)
Greg Howe - Extraction (AMAZING album...Dennis Chambers/Victor Wooten make an awesome complement to Greg's talent)
Estradasphere - Buck Fever / Palace of Mirrors (really strange, eclectic blend of ALL types of music...definitely check this one out)
Gordian Knot - Gordian Knot (the master, Ron Jarzombek on guitars)
Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush / Styx (very modern mix of jazz and electronic music)
Planet X - Universe / Moonbabies (probably some of the most TECHNICAL fusion out there...lots of metal influence)
On The Virg - Serious Young Insects - (Features Virgil Donati on drums, metal/fusion)
Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm & Steve Smith - GHS3 ( modern fusion quite similar to Vital Information)
Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Jean Luc Ponty - The Rites Of Strings (all acoustic, very intricate and relaxing!)
there ya go
that should get just about ANY potential fusion fan started!
feel free to add anything i may have omitted!
Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
this is one of the DEFINING jazz/rock fusion albums - with Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Steve Smith on drums (FTW!) , Allan Zavod on keys, and Ralphe Armstrong on bass
(search on Kerrazy or Isohunt, it's pretty easy to find)
older stuff -
Bill Bruford - One of a Kind (w/ Allan Holdsworth)
Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It (feat. Allan Holdsworth and Allan Pasqua)
The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond (this is the "second" mahavishnu lineup - Ralphe Armstrong on bass, John McLaughlin on guitar, Jean Luc Ponty on violins, and Narada Michael Walden playing drums)
if you get ANY Mahavishnu Orchestra album, make it this one....perfect example of a 70's jazz/rock fusion band at their pinnacle.
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (1975) / Wired (1976)
Gong - Gazeuse! (they add a lot of bells and mallets to a fusion sound, w/ Holdsworth on guitar again)
Jean Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1979) - very ethereal and moody fusion...one of my favorites
Yes - Relayer (their foray into fusion...Sound Chaser is an amazing track)
Passenger - Cross Collateral
Dixie Dregs - Free Fall (Steve Morse on guitars...this stuff is killer)
Pat Metheny Group - (self titled) <<<highly recommended...extremely unique and original
Al Di Meola - Casino (get ANY of his stuff...absolutely stunning guitarist and songwriter)
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior - (Chick Corea's project with Stanley Clarke and Al Di Meola)
Stanley Clarke - I Wanna Play for you / Journey to Love (excellent bass player with lots of good fusion all-star guests)
Billy Cobham - Spectrum (drummer for the Mahavishu Orchestra's first 2 albums...fantastic!)
Newer stuff
CAB (any of 3 albums) - features Tony MacAlpine on guitar and Dennis Chambers on skins
Cosmosquad - Live @ the Baked Potato / Squadrophenia (very well written and technically impressive metal/rock fusion)
Greg Howe - Extraction (AMAZING album...Dennis Chambers/Victor Wooten make an awesome complement to Greg's talent)
Estradasphere - Buck Fever / Palace of Mirrors (really strange, eclectic blend of ALL types of music...definitely check this one out)
Gordian Knot - Gordian Knot (the master, Ron Jarzombek on guitars)
Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush / Styx (very modern mix of jazz and electronic music)
Planet X - Universe / Moonbabies (probably some of the most TECHNICAL fusion out there...lots of metal influence)
On The Virg - Serious Young Insects - (Features Virgil Donati on drums, metal/fusion)
Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm & Steve Smith - GHS3 ( modern fusion quite similar to Vital Information)
Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Jean Luc Ponty - The Rites Of Strings (all acoustic, very intricate and relaxing!)
there ya go
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feel free to add anything i may have omitted!