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Miles Davis was one of the first jazz musicians to incorporate jazz fusion into his material. He also proved to be a good judge of talented sidemen. Several of the players he chose for his early fusion work went on to success in their own bands.
In the early 1970s, jazz fusion artists incorporated funk elements, thereby bridging the divide between three audiences and generating more fans for jazz, rock, and funk. During this period, jazz formed its own separate identity as a creative style.
- Gary Burton Quartet – Duster. Generally considered to be one of the earliest fusion albums, this 1967 LP finds legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton at the intersection of jazz and progressive rock, thanks in no small part to Larry Coryell’s acidic, blues-inflected guitar.
- The Free Spirits – Out of Sight and Sound. The way the Free Spirits are depicted on the cover of their sole album Out of Sight and Sound would probably lead the average listener to assume they’re a ’60s psych band.
- Frank Zappa – Hot Rats. Hot Rats is a curious album both in the canons of jazz-fusion and Frank Zappa. It isn’t broadly considered the peak of either; fusion would both be wiler and more satisfactorily rock-oriented elsewhere where Zappa would become both more avant-garde and more approachable on other records, more jazzy and less.
- Miles Davis – Bitches Brew. I felt a strong temptation to begin here by saying that Bitches Brew can be connected to every album here by just one degree.
Mar 1, 2013 · Miles Davis: Giant of jazz. 1970's iconic album Bitches Brew is both a standalone masterpiece and the pivot point between two of the most fascinating periods of Miles Davis' career: his late-'60s swerve into jazz fusion and the truly out-there territory explored by his early-'70s output.
Herbie Hancock brought elements of funk, disco, and electronic music into commercially successful albums such as Head Hunters (1973). The movement also introduced the use of the electric keyboard and bass to jazz.
Jan 12, 2024 · Even virtuoso musicians like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix were moving towards rock. This led jazz artists to incorporate elements of rock like electric instruments, amplification, and rhythmic drive. They also pulled from the popular funk genre, with its propulsive rhythms and strong grooves.
Apr 22, 2022 · In 1969, Miles Davis pioneered the sound of jazz fusion, creating a ripple effect as members of his band went on to form their own iconic side groups. Steve Edwards captures the moment that defined the sound, instruments and key figures of jazz fusion.
