1975:
Fusion being what it is highlights what I think can be a subtle but still important distinction between the players: those that came to fusion mainly from the rock side of things and those that came to it from the jazz side. To my ears Jeff Beck, besides being a rock guitar God, is the most credible in fusion of all the other rock players who went to the genre. Amazing player with a very wide range of expression and what a tone! Classic record:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLkCed3Lm7kme8h_-86GoEsZMNGV3bDxVh&v=LzJ2WA-ubMM
The Brecker Brothers release their debut album as a band. Consummate musicians who would be very influential in the evolution of the playing styles on their respective instruments. Coltrane inspired tenor playing and Miles infused electric trumpet playing in very interesting compositions:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3YpPpBydE
The next two records and two of my favorites from 1975 demonstrate how the lines between jazz and fusion, attempts at designation in general, can get blurred. I'm really torn about what to call them, besides simply really good music. I think they are unequivocally jazz, but also capture the spirit of the new genre:
Pat Metheny releases his debut solo record with the great Jaco Pastorius on electric bass:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eciUMTPmzm0
One of of my favorite unsung trumpet players:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAeK1zJOfc
Fusion being what it is highlights what I think can be a subtle but still important distinction between the players: those that came to fusion mainly from the rock side of things and those that came to it from the jazz side. To my ears Jeff Beck, besides being a rock guitar God, is the most credible in fusion of all the other rock players who went to the genre. Amazing player with a very wide range of expression and what a tone! Classic record:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLkCed3Lm7kme8h_-86GoEsZMNGV3bDxVh&v=LzJ2WA-ubMM
The Brecker Brothers release their debut album as a band. Consummate musicians who would be very influential in the evolution of the playing styles on their respective instruments. Coltrane inspired tenor playing and Miles infused electric trumpet playing in very interesting compositions:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3YpPpBydE
The next two records and two of my favorites from 1975 demonstrate how the lines between jazz and fusion, attempts at designation in general, can get blurred. I'm really torn about what to call them, besides simply really good music. I think they are unequivocally jazz, but also capture the spirit of the new genre:
Pat Metheny releases his debut solo record with the great Jaco Pastorius on electric bass:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eciUMTPmzm0
One of of my favorite unsung trumpet players:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAeK1zJOfc