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DirtySteve said:
Is there such a thing as Jazz Rock?
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In the mid-1970s, what we now refer to simply as 'fusion' music was originally known by the moniker 'jazz-rock fusion'.
This was the rubric that almost all of the groups led by electric era Miles Davis band alumni came under.
John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea's Return To Forever, and Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul's Weather Report, were the most prominent and long-lasting ones; other ensembles included Tony WIlliams' Lifetime (featuring the amazing Allan Holdsworth on guitar), and Larry Coryell's 11th House.
Some Frank Zappa material would definitely have been in that same bucket:

On the European scene things were a bit different, with bands like Gong, Gentle Giant, Yes, and King Crimson playing 'progressive' music, and the 'art-rock' scene featuring bands like Henry Cow. These groups didn't come out of the same breeding ground rooted in blues, jazz, and funk like James Brown and Sly Stone as the US-based ensembles did, but often still worked some similar turf stylistically.


King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1972)
Nirvana for Mice
 
ibmorjamn said:
I feel dumb now, I never knew Jaco had a son who played bass !
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Yes, and he is pretty awesome too!

Jaco's nephew is no slouch either:

The Force was so strong in Jaco, it got passed down.
And speaking of legacies, another bass-playing virtuoso is the great Matt Garrison (who i've already featured before in this thread):

He's the son of Jimmy Garrison, bassist in the John Coltrane Quartet that recorded 'A Love Supreme'.
 
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Just curious. You mentioned Yes and King Crimson. How does ELP fit into that mix since Greg Lake came from King Crimson?
 
DirtySteve said:
Is there such a thing as Jazz Rock? I ask because a little while ago I had Gary Hoey playing on youtube and I was busy swapping speakers in a cab and not really paying much attention. When I went to get a sip of my beer and noticed the music had stopped so I opened another tab and turned on pandora. It's bookmarked on my Buddy guy station so it started playing and I went back to what I was doing. Next thing I know I hear what's playing and I thought it was some kind of weird Jazz type song that was playing, but it sounded more rock oriented. When I snapped out of my daze I realized Gary Hoey must have just been between songs because there were 2 different songs playing at the same time. Well, it reminded me of Jazz. You know the kind where four or five guys/gals get together and all play different songs at the same time? That's what it reminded me of until I realized what was going on. :rolf2: :rolf2: :rolf2:
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That was a real “Bitches Brew”…..lol.

 
iblive said:
Just curious. You mentioned Yes and King Crimson. How does ELP fit into that mix since Greg Lake came from King Crimson?
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ELP and Genesis both fit into that same grouping imo.

Of course, in the end there's really only 2 buckets for me.
There's the stuff that i like, and the stuff that i don't like.
Everything else is just ... details. :cool:
 
Scott Baxendale said:
That was a real “Bitches Brew”…..lol.
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i remember the first time somebody played Bitches Brew for me, and yes, it really sounded just like a bunch of musicians all heading in different directions.
i also clearly remember the day i listened to it again, and i could hear what was actually happening ("Oh, that's the theme, and that's a countermelody, and that's a solo, and that's an interlude, and that's another solo ...".
 
frostyjr2 said:
ELP and Genesis both fit into that same grouping imo.

Of course, in the end there's really only 2 buckets for me.
There's the stuff that i like, and the stuff that i don't like.
Everything else is just ... details. :cool:
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Guess I’d have to have three buckets. Pretty diverse in genres I like. So like you. The stuff I like. Then there’d be one for stuff I’ll tolerate. But I’d have to have one for stuff I refuse to listen to.
 
frostyjr2 said:
i remember the first time somebody played Bitches Brew for me, and yes, it really sounded just like a bunch of musicians all heading in different directions.
i also clearly remember the day i listened to it again, and i could hear what was actually happening ("Oh, that's the theme, and that's a countermelody, and that's a solo, and that's an interlude, and that's another solo ...".
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It was also the album that was the birth of Jazz/Rock as a genre with Herbie Hancock and John Mcgaulghin.
 
Headache said:
I'm not much of a blues guy. I like some of it.
But I think this song absolutely slays.

The magical touch in his fingers blows me away every time I hear it....

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I love this song. One of my fav ZZ Top songs, but honestly, I think Jeff Healey did a better version.


 
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Colin James is one of the best Blues players ever..Guy does Rock, Big Band, super talented player and writer..


 
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