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Ignition, by Perpetual Motion Machine (released August 16, 2017, Leeds, UK) Favourite track: Ursa Major
Right here! As an ol' skool Fusionista, it really warms my heart to see bands like the Funky Knuckles and Snarky Puppy following the footsteps of bands like the Brecker Bros. and Cobham's Crosswinds Band. In recent years the Pups have been spending a lot of time overseas. Them being the young musical sponges that they are, reflects this in their latest recordings that have more of a 'World Music' vibe to them. I prefer the grittier, electrofunkjazz of their earlier records (their ground UP record is a must-have, really terrific). The Knuckles, while also stretching their songbook lately have remained more true to this core sound. But hell yeah, Fusion plus horns has always been a favorite for me!
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior Mahavisnhu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Weather Report - Heavy Weather Billy Cobham - Spectrum Stanley Clarke - School Days Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean The Section - Fork it Over Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue Tom Scott & LA Express - s/t Gong - Gazeuse Electric Outlet - On Santana - Caravanserai Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers
Tsedeke, by Losvo (acoustic fusion, full-length, releases September 5, 2017, Fuente El Saz De Jarama, Spain) Favourite track: Psicomagia III
Läget, by Peter Geltat Trio (released August 31, physical CD available, 2017, Berlin, Germany) Favourite track: Stagger
OPRA CHINA, by Massimo Bognetti (jazz fusion, full-length, released September 13, 2017, Rome, Italy) Favourite track: Lat
I am a big enthusiast of this style. In Spain there were several prominent bands practicing jazz-rock or jazz-fusion. Among them I want to emphasize to Iceberg that during the seventies they released five albums, where jazz and rock were merged with Mediterranean sounds. Two of his musicians continued later in the 80 with another band called Pegasus. Personally I prefer the sound of Iceberg because Pegasus, like so many bands of the 80 (Chick Corea Elektric Band for example) abused of synths, drums machines etc. My favorite album is Arc En Ciel (1979), which sounds delicious....
Tideland, by Hashima ('80s ecm-style fusion, full-length, released October 28, 2015, Belgrade, Serbia) Favourite track: Tideland
Brez Naslova, by Predmestje (progressive fusion, full-length, originally released in Slovenia, ex-Yugoslavia in 1977, re-released on Austrian net-label Atlantide / RIP in March 2014, physical CD available) Favourite track: Sled Sonca
I really like Tim Miller. A good addition to the likes of AH, Bill Connors, Kurt Rosenwinkel... also Alex Machacek
Uglješa Novaković (feat. Nikola Demonja Jr.) Smells Like Teen Spirit (2015) Ugljesa Novakovic's Debut Album - Introduction
The Fisherman Abides, by The Breathing Effect (vocal jazz fusion, full-length, physical CD / vinyl LP availble, released September 29, 2017, Los Angeles, California) Favourite track: Water Static (Blinding Phoenix)
Fallen Cities, by Scapetrace - Mark Wingfield & René von Grünig (ECM-like fusion, originally released in 1999, re-released physical CD available, London, UK) Favourite track: Train Into The Reeds
