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Description of Fusion

Fusion emerged in the late 1960s as a controversial blend of jazz forms with electric instrumentation -- the domain of rock. Some jazz purists resented this implicit acceptance of rock 'n' roll, which is precisely what attracted younger jazz lovers who grew up with rock sensibilities. Fusion's origins, however are often traced to Miles Davis, a player from a previous generation also credited with the Birth of the Cool. Davis and several of his colleagues in the late '60s (among them Joe Zawinul and Herbie Hancock) were excited by certain elements of rock: its dominant, insistent beat, its electronic instrumentation, and its reaffirmation of blues and Funk. "Fusion" as a term has been stretched almost beyond usability. But Fusion made and continues to make its mark as a vital element in the growth of many contemporary musical forms, including its own predecessor genres, rock and jazz.

Fusion Key Tracks

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Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. Miles Davis	John McLaughlin
	2. Sweet Baby	Stanley Clarke
	3. Third Stone From The Sun	Jaco Pastorius
	4. How Insensitive	Larry Coryell
	5. StressFest	Steve Morse
	6. Undefeated	As One
	7. Blue Mountain Hop	Bela Fleck
	8. Birds Of Fire	The Mahavishnu Orchestra
	9. New Rochelle	The Yellowjackets
	10. A Map Of The World	Pat Metheny
	11. Bill Evans	Lyle Mays
	12. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey	Freddie Hubbard
	13. Touch And Go	Hiroshima

Fusion Key Albums

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Fusion Key Artists

Al DiMeola

This guitar virtuoso plays
primarily acoustic music
that incorporates an
impressive number of world
music and jazz styles. DiM...

Bela Fleck

Widely acknowledged as
one of the world's most
innovative and technically
proficient banjo players,
Fleck plays newgrass. Fle...

Billy Cobham

Cobham blueprinted
jazz/rock Fusion drumming
and can play and his time
signature experiments are
widely sampled.

David Axelrod

Tracing the roots of Acid
Jazz back to the '60s, you
will find Axelrod's
sample-friendly cinematic
sound. David Axelrod rec...

Deodato

Herbie Hancock

One of the few geniuses of
modern jazz, Hancock has
had a hand in avant-garde
Post Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz
Funk and more. Hancock...

Jaco Pastorius

One of the premier Fusion
jazz stars, Jaco changed
the way the fretless
electric bass is played.
Jaco's bass is also one of t...

Joe Zawinul

Electric or acoustic, this
keyboard whiz's funky
approach is one of the joys
of Soul Jazz and Fusion.

John McLaughlin

After Wes Montgomery &
George Benson, McLaughlin
is arguably the most
influential modern electric
jazz guitarist. McLaughlin'...

John Scofield

John Scofield's blend of
arty rock and funky Soul
Jazz guitar has remained
fresh and vital for years. A
modern, rock influenced...

Keith Jarrett

Jarrett is responsible for
making some of the most
beautiful piano music of the
last thirty years.

Kevin Eubanks

Larry Coryell

Coryell excels at both
Fusion and straight-ahead
jazz guitar and he doesn't
like to sit still for long.

Mike Stern

Miles Davis

Miles Davis helped define
five decades of jazz and
became a superstar in the
process. Davis dropped out
of Juilliard to play jazz. Mi...

Stanley Clarke

An admired and copied
musician, the bass-plucking
Clarke helped spearhead
Fusion and also excels at
classic jazz. Clarke was p...

The Headhunters

Started by Herbie Hancock,
this shatteringly funky
electric Fusion band
reunited in the late 1990s.

Weather Report

Enormously popular,
Weather Report featured
such jazz masters as Wayne
Shorter & Joe Zawinul.

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Description of Fusion

Fusion Key Tracks

Fusion Key Albums

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