Genre Favorites #2: Jazz Fusion by 
NickVolos 
"The word Fusion has been so liberally used since the late '60s that it's become almost meaningless. Fusion's original definition was best: a mixture of jazz improvisation with the power and rhythms of rock. Up until around 1967, the worlds of jazz and rock were nearly completely separate. But as rock became more creative and its musicianship improved, and as some in the jazz world became bored with hard bop and did not want to play strictly avant-garde music, the two different idioms began to trade ideas and occasionally combine forces. By the early '70s, fusion had its own separate identity as a creative jazz style (although snubbed by many purists) and such major groups as Return to Forever, Weather Report, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Miles Davis' various bands were playing high-quality fusion that mixed some of the best qualities of jazz and rock. Unfortunately, as it became a money-maker and as rock declined artistically from the mid-'70s on, much of what was labeled fusion was actually a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B. The promise of fusion went unfulfilled to an extent, although it continued to exist in groups such as Tribal Tech and Chick Corea's Elektric Band." (from allmusic.com)
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- Chart updated: 05/22/2014 13:45
- (Created: 10/26/2013 08:18).
- Chart size: 37 albums.
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1969
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1969
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1970
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1970
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1971
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1,423
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1971
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458
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1971
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Genre Favorites #2: Jazz Fusion composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 34 | 92% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Miles Davis | 7 | 19% | |
| Jeff Beck | 2 | 5% | |
| Weather Report | 2 | 5% | |
| Al Di Meola | 2 | 5% | |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | 2 | 5% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 2 | 5% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 5% | |
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Genre Favorites #2: Jazz Fusion chart changes
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10th The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Weather Report by Weather Report |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th Zawinul by Joe Zawinul |
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 Straight Lifeby Freddie Hubbard |
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90/100  | 12/01/2017 20:35 |  Graeme2 | | 94/100 |
95/100 | 04/21/2017 01:32 | Reppu1976 | | 88/100 |
95/100 | 09/18/2014 20:24 | Error Finn | | 83/100 |
 90/100 | 02/27/2014 21:43 | PauloPaz | | 89/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/18/2014 03:00 |  Mercury | | 95/100 |
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From Graeme2 12/01/2017 20:37
Graeme2 12/01/2017 20:37
C'mon, this chart is old, 100 please!
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95/100
From Reppu1976 04/21/2017 01:33
Nice charts!
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From Grimaticus 04/22/2016 03:37
Thanks for making these genre charts, nice to see al di meola, and jean luc ponty on here.
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From Error Finn 09/18/2014 20:50
Check this: Jukka Tolonen - The Hook (1974)
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From NickVolos 02/18/2014 13:52
NickVolos 02/18/2014 13:52
Thanks Mercury. Yeah, you are absolutely right, Stanley Clarke's releases are great as well - maybe will expand this chart at some point. Really, can't rank them - all are equally great to me. They currently sorted in chronological order.
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100/100
From Mercury 02/18/2014 03:06
Mercury 02/18/2014 03:06
This is excellent! Love the inclusions here. I recommend checking out Stanley Clarke's Self Titled and perhaps "School Days". Otherwise you touched all the classics and all the greats from the mid 70s period especially. Man! Love it! (And I know you don't want to stretch beyond 30... So maybe just leave it as it is.
And please rank them. I'm interested to see what your faves are.
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80/100
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Antonio-Pedro 10/26/2013 23:36
Antonio-Pedro 10/26/2013 23:36
Those years were great
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