Can anyone recommend me...

[Macewindu77815]

some good Miles Davis stuff...or any good fusion jazz stuff?

 

[stonetoflesh]

Good Miles Davis stuff in general or good Miles Davis fusion stuff?
Good Miles fusion to me would be In a Silent Way, Complete B-----es Brew Sessions, Black Beauty, Live-Evil, Dark Magus, Agharta... Pretty much anything from 1969-1975.
Other fusion can be a bit iffy, depending on your personal tastes. John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra were very "prog-rockish" in their use of odd time signatures and complex arrangements. Chick Corea's Return to Forever started out as a pretty smooth Afro-Brazilian-jazz group and morphed into something harder-edged a la Mahavishnu in the late 70s. Weather Report was probably the most eclectic sounding of the big fusion groups of the 70s, but IMHO this eclecticism was a little hit-or-miss. Oregon was a weird world/chamber/jazz fusion group, the couple albums of theirs I've heard have been really cool in a very non-traditional way. Shakti was terrific, another John McLaughlin project with several musicians from India.
I haven't really heard much 80s fusion that I've liked, so I won't comment on that.
My picks:
Mahavishnu Orchestra-- The Inner Mounting Flame; Birds of Fire
Return to Forever-- Light as a Feather; Romantic Warrior
Weather Report-- Black Market; Heavy Weather; 8:30
Oregon-- The Essential Oregon
Shakti-- Shakti

 

[Macewindu77815]

I'm not sure if I'm looking for fusion or just jazz...but I'm not a huge fan of old jazz..such as 30's and 40's jazz...I'll check those out thanks!

 

[mannysee]

for something a bit later, how about looking at 'Miles Davis Live Around The World' (1990?). All live tracks from concerts during this era.

 

[Snouter]

As indicated by Spacedout, John McLaughlin is a great jazz fusion guitarist and actually played guitar on Miles Davis' B___es Brew. My favorite John McLaughlin albums are Vision of the Emerald Beyond and his comeback album in the 80's called simply Mahavishnu with Jonas Hellborg on bass. As a guitarist myself, I was thinking about getting John's DVD set on mastering improvisation.

Here are some great guitarists to check out that play jazz fusion

Allen Holdsworth
Scott Henderson
Larry Coryell
Jean Luc Ponty (Electric violin used a lead guitar)
Steve Morse
Pat Metheny
The late great Shawn Lane

 

[Macewindu77815]

Thanks for the ideas!

 

[stonetoflesh]

I'm not sure if I'm looking for fusion or just jazz...but I'm not a huge fan of old jazz..such as 30's and 40's jazz...I'll check those out thanks!

1930s-40s jazz vs. 1970s fusion? Apples and oranges, man...

 

[eastside9008]

If you're in to blues, "Kind of Blue" is a great blues c.d. by Miles Davis. One of my favorites.

 

[tdcharles]

For fusion jazz I recommend Al DiMeola. Buy his compilation CD, "Anthology", or buy the song "Nena", it's good introduction to his work. Even people who thought they could never listen to jazz usually get addicted to DiMeola.

Few people are more skilled with the guitar than him. You'll literally be in awe when you first hear "Land of the Midnight Sun".

 

[Darivett]

Hello, we have an organization The Christian Jazz Artists Network that has over 50 top jazz artists ( who just happen to be Christians ) Many are doing jazz worship services or integrating more jass into their church music programs.

Here is the location of the page where you will find plenty of Christian Jazz music and resources for jazz worship! Songs Of David.com web site.

Celebrate today!

David Arivett
Christian Jazz Artists Network

 

[ShannonMcCatholic]

Kind of Blue is the one to get if you haven't listened to any Miles before... it is a fine, fine record!

 

[MJ_Avalanche]

Kind of Blue is the one to get if you haven't listened to any Miles before... it is a fine, fine record!

It's the one to get even if you don't intend on listening to Miles ever again. It's simply one of the albums you have to have.

 

[stonetoflesh]

I've been digging a lot of the ECM jazz from the '70s lately-- Terje Rypdal, John Abercrombie, Jan Garbarek, Dave Holland, Ralph Towner, Metheny's Bright Size Life, et al. A nice mix of fusion and free-jazz...

 

[ShannonMcCatholic]

It's simply one of the albums you have to have.

How true!

 

[blueskyboris]

Miles Davis' "Agharta" and "B@tches Brew"..

 

[blueskyboris]

Pennies from heaven, which is a song, is also good..

 

[blueskyboris]

But agharta is the best.

 

[Chrysalis]

I love Miles Davis from say '55 through to '62. Milestones is one of my favourite albums of his. Sketches of Spain, Kind of Blue, Porgy and Bess, Miles Ahead, Round About Midnight, Someday My Prince Will Come are all good albums