::jazz-fusion::
5
By oh•vell
i know that this can be argued a thousand times over, but if you are interested in discovering what the term "jazz-rock" is all about, then finding this release truly is "essential." it is, in my opinion, perhaps THE paramount example of the fusion genre.
of course people will tell you all about the certain classics, (like those of miles davis and all of his extensive alumni, as well as jaco pastorius, jeff beck, steely dan, herbie hancock, tony williams, jack dejohnette, john scofield, brian auger, and various collectives like weather report, mahavishnu, trio of doom, headhunters, cream) or touch even on the quirks of (frank zappa, guru guru, jean-luc ponty, amon duul II, bela fleck, faust, jane, and even certain santana and hendrix references) as well as note the modern scene (that includes the likes of galactic, charlie hunter, medeski martin and wood, benevento-russo, jaga jazzist, greyboy, james taylor, tortoise and soulive).
but all those expenditures and literally THOUSANDS of related musical moments aside, i feel like listening to pieces like spectrum, marbles, right off, rawalpindi, a love supreme and others on this album is the perfect way to represent what it is to be "jazz-rock." there are beautiful moments, as well as straight-ahead intense rockers, and even after times like the 17-min edit of right off, i felt myself only wishing for more.
i'm not sure why i felt the need to write so much here, as the extensive official review is really all you need. while listening, words that come to mind definitely include funky, knotty, fused-out, burners, rockers, etc.
start here, start now.
