Rock meets jazz: fusion for beginners

Regular readers might recall that In A Silent Way is near the top of Music for Grown-Ups’ favourite albums. Miles Davis’ 1969 masterpiece was the breakthrough work, successfully fusing jazz sensibilities with rock beats – and, most important, finding a huge market while alienating his heritage jazz following.

Fusion flourished for almost a decade, with memorable music from a core of Miles acolytes such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin and Joe Zawinul.

If you want to sample the best of fusion, this is a handy beginner’s guide (from an unexpected source):


www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=jazz_rock_buyers_guide


Gerry Smith