Okay, so who else loves Fusion Jazz?

Magnetic · Post by **Magnetic** » 2005-11-03 12:06pm

Being a bass player, I find myself looking for music that is more than 1,4,5 tirads. The typical music that has the guitars front and center and the bass in the back. What I prefer is music that has 'meat' to it, something that causes my brain to actually think. Fusion Jazz (and other forms of Jazz) is what does it for me. Music from The Flecktones, Tribal Tech, Fourplay, Spiro Gira, Chick Corea, . . . these are examples of what I like.

Anyone else with me?

Saurencaerthai · Post by **Saurencaerthai** » 2005-11-03 12:52pm

The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever are two bands that have made it into my regular listening cycle. There's some really good stuff out there, and then there's some irritating stuff, like the Dave Weckl band.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2005-11-03 02:41pm

Medeski Martin & Wood http://www.mmw.net/

These guys aren't so much fusion, and they hate being called a jazz band ("we just play music"), but they are awesome.

A friend saw them last year and they played for three hours, ending the show with the only words they spoke all night: "thank you"

I saw them earlier this year and I was blown away. Awesome musicians, to say the least. The bass player (Wood) is amazing, equally adept at both stand-up and electric. He played a 20 minute solo, breaking a string half-way through, and just kept playing; it was incredible.

Braedley · Post by **Braedley** » 2005-11-03 03:35pm

Fussion is awesome. (Why I don't have any on my HDD is beyond me right now.) Chic Corea is also awesome.
I was also very fortunate to be a part of one of the best high school band programs in Canada (definately top 10 in Canada and top 5 east of Montreal). I was a sound guy for the stage and dance bands and jazz choir, all of which played a great variety of jazz music, and I was also fortunate to mix for other groups that performed or competed with my school.

BTW, shouldn't this be in AMP?

Magnetic · Post by **Magnetic** » 2005-11-03 03:52pm

Braedley wrote: BTW, shouldn't this be in AMP?

Hmmmmmm, . . . . Yeah. . . . . .that would have made more sense.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-11-03 11:25pm

Hooray for having a music forum! It gives me something to do, moving threads there, since everyone but me seems to forget it exists.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-11-04 12:44am

Half a page and nobody mentions Chuck Mangione...shame on all y'all

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After playing some of the fusion jazz rewritten for percussion ensemble, all I can say is those guys have some incredible senses of rhythm. I love their stuff, but it's among the more difficult two-mallet work I can recall doing.

Magnetic · Post by **Magnetic** » 2005-11-04 10:35am

Thanks for moving this thread!

So, what do you all think of a guy named Chuck Magnione?

Actually, I've not heard of him before. I may have to look him up on I-Tunes. How are the bass lines in his music? The groups I focus on are ones with strong bass.

Saurencaerthai · Post by **Saurencaerthai** » 2005-11-04 02:09pm

Magnetic wrote:Thanks for moving this thread!

So, what do you all think of a guy named Chuck Magnione?

Actually, I've not heard of him before. I may have to look him up on I-Tunes. How are the bass lines in his music? The groups I focus on are ones with strong bass.

If it's bass lines you want, stick with Weather Report. After all, Jaco is the god of fretless electric! Vic Wooten also has some funky stuff.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » 2005-11-04 03:27pm

Does the Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop theme and so on) qualifies for fusion jazz?

Otherwise i'm drooling for the Lupin the Third Jazz series by Yuji Ohno and Friends

Saurencaerthai · Post by **Saurencaerthai** » 2005-11-04 04:27pm

Mobius wrote:Does the Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop theme and so on) qualifies for fusion jazz?

Otherwise i'm drooling for the Lupin the Third Jazz series by Yuji Ohno and Friends

-Facepalms-
This group ALWAYS seems to come up on any non-musician forum...

Magnetic · Post by **Magnetic** » 2005-11-04 05:29pm

Saurencaerthai wrote:
Magnetic wrote:Thanks for moving this thread!

So, what do you all think of a guy named Chuck Magnione?

Actually, I've not heard of him before. I may have to look him up on I-Tunes. How are the bass lines in his music? The groups I focus on are ones with strong bass.
If it's bass lines you want, stick with Weather Report. After all, Jaco is the god of fretless electric! Vic Wooten also has some funky stuff.

Yes, Jaco definitely had some good stuff going on. I kinda favor Gary Willis, though, when it comes to fretless players. John Pattitucci is another favorite.

Saurencaerthai · Post by **Saurencaerthai** » 2005-11-04 07:16pm

Magnetic wrote:
Saurencaerthai wrote:
Magnetic wrote:Thanks for moving this thread!

So, what do you all think of a guy named Chuck Magnione?

Actually, I've not heard of him before. I may have to look him up on I-Tunes. How are the bass lines in his music? The groups I focus on are ones with strong bass.
If it's bass lines you want, stick with Weather Report. After all, Jaco is the god of fretless electric! Vic Wooten also has some funky stuff.
Yes, Jaco definitely had some good stuff going on. I kinda favor Gary Willis, though, when it comes to fretless players. John Pattitucci is another favorite.

Randomly remembered something that I heard at a Christian McBride masterclass just recently: "Man, every once in a while, god puts a few people on the earth that blow you away for the moment they're there and then split early. Jaco was one of those cats." (I suppose you could put Clifford in that catagory, too!)