Back in the 70s I was a huge prog rock fan and an offshoot of that fandom was discovering jazz fusion. I think Jean-Luc Ponty was the first proper fusion record I ever owned. I believe I was a fusion fan before getting into jazz in general.
I've been planning on creating a fusion mix for months but just haven't gotten around to it. Then last month I was sipping coffee on a cold morning, listening to a fusion playlist, when a couple of laid back tunes came up. I immediately started a new playlist for quiet fusion tracks. And this mix is the result.
It's got some of my all time favorite jazz fusion artists - Alan Holdsworth, Brand X, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock & Miles Davis. But surprisingly, not my fav fusion artist - Bill Bruford. He just didn't have anything quiet enough that worked with the mix. But at least his guitarist, Alan Holdsworth made the cut.
I hope you enjoy listening to this little diversion as much as I did creating it.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Herbie Hancock - Vein Melter (Head Hunters 1973)
- 08:50 Allan Holdsworth - Distance vs Desire (Sand 1987)
- 13:56 John Abercrombie - Timeless (Timeless 1974)
- 21:38 Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - September Fifteenth
- (As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1981)
- 29:06 Jaco Pastorius - Continuum (Jaco Pastorius 1976)
- 33:30 Soft Machine - Between (Six 1973)
- 35:33 Joe Zawinul - In A Silent Way (Zawinul 1971)
- 40:11 Gong Emotions (Downwind 1979)
- 44:50 Jean-Luc Ponty - I Only Feel Good With You
- (Cosmic Messenger 1978)
- 47:38 Brand X - Black Moon (Masques 1978)
- 51:55 Miles Davis - It's About Time
- (The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions 2001)
- 60:49 e n d
