Jazz for aficionados

Came back from a long weekend to some great clips posted by Acman3.  Nice work!  

As big a fan of Pat Martino as I am, I'm almost embarrased that I am not very familiar with his fusion work.  Great clip.  What a player he is!  One of those players whose ideas seem to flow out in an almost matter of fact way his technique is so effortless.  
 
And Orsted Pederson!  One of my favorite bass players.  I became familiar with him from his work with Dexter Gordon.  Beautiful player.

Something else going on during this period: the return of the great Art Pepper after a hiatus.  He returns with a more aggressive, less cool, sensibility:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ian7n2QjsU

One of my favorite jazz-jazz (☺️) records from this period:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OdVhZC_dF0

Lest anyone get the wrong idea, 1978 in fusion coming up (and more jazz-jazz).

Thanks, Acman3.

Since there is not much going on here, will use the opportunity to post music and musicians that perhaps deserve more attention.(like usually)
Here is one of them, Herb Geller with his sextet, was based in L.A. but he did not play in cool style, music on this album swings hard with lots of solos. Geller left Usa for Europe in the early sixties, where he stayed for next thirty years, and continued to make music. Here are some clips, year is 1955.

https://youtu.be/DhaFsaYb7bs

from 1956.

https://youtu.be/1IC_q3d_oFE

Still, we were talking about fusion, so here is one suggestion, not exactly in the style of  the stuff Frogman posts, but maybe some of the 'purist' will like it even more.
Chico O' Farrill and Clark Terry on 'Spanish Rice' album from 1966.

https://youtu.be/4xklqCjJ1lg

https://youtu.be/Yt911oOUYp0

https://youtu.be/T4yj_unppWY

Nice clips, Alexatpos; as usual.  Love Chico O'Farrill and his orchestra; as you say, classic "fusion" of Latin and Jazz.  Fantastic arranger who had a background in classical music composition, which I think shows in the discipline and "tightness" of his arrangements.  Clark Terry is fabulous as always. Timeless stuff, while having a definite 50's flavor.

Herb Geller came up before (with Clifford Brown?).  Wonderful player; as you say, very swinging player.  However, to my ears, he and this ensemble show signs of the "cool" style.  His style and that of the other band members, as well as the writing, is definitely "West Coast"; if not especially "cool".  What I mean is this: if Parker (and Jackie McLean, Phil Woods etc.) are beboppers who swing hard, and Paul Desmond (and Bud Shank etc.) are "cool" players with their lighter tone and less incisive sense of swing, then Geller (like Art Pepper) occupies a kind of middle stylistic middle ground.  "Warm"?  Wonderful Conte Candoli..

Some thoughts about this "fusion" thing:

First of all, there is obviousy, and as demonstrated by the last several posts, that there is no reason that the genre (and any other) cannot be posted and discussed ALONG WITH the more traditional styles which, as you say, the "purists" may prefer.  Even more importantly (I think), the ambiguity of the term and disagreement of what exactly it is points to what, for me, is always the key issue: the label doesn't matter; is it good music or not?  Of course, not everyone likes certain styles; but it highlights the value in trying to understand what it is that makes certain music appeal to some and not others.  Integrity of the music and level of craft are things that are not always given enough attention in favor of a purely knee jerk emotional reaction to it.  You have always expressed your willingness to "leave the door open" to the possibility of appreciating other styles.  Personally, I think that is what it's all about.  You may like this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OC5rB-IwqZk

Frogman, like I said before, I have no problem with different music posted here, finally even if I dont listen it at the present, man can always learn something new. I wrote about it not long ago, for me and perhaps for some of the others (would like to hear their opinion too) is often the matter of 'tone', the way some musician plays and has his sound, the crucial thing for 'liking' or disliking some music.
I have said, that there are numerous 'jazz jazz' players that I do not listen, because I do not 'like' enough their sound.
For example,its realy hard for me to get accustomed to the sound of electric keyboard or synth in some of the music that goes under 'fusion'.
So I admit, there is a long way ahead of me...
But, as a principle I do not see the reason why should not we exchange thougts and suggestions and especially if it comes from 'inside', from someone like you or Lfsl, who are musicians by trade.
If we all would like and know the same musi, no matter of which style, it would be quite boring forum and your words are certainly true.
My hope is that you will not run out of patience and that you take some of the words said here lighthearted.
As for the clip I could not see it, sometimes some music has issues with rights or countries where it can be seen, I guess.