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Tag Archives: jazz fusion
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #2
It would be another year – the last week of April and the early weeks of May 1973 – before the Mahavishnu Orchestra found themselves on the road opening for Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention on the tour … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1972, jazz fusion, Mahavishnu Orchestra, original line-up, The Inner Mounting Flame
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Jean-Luc Ponty in 1972
Rare footage of Jean-Luc Ponty from 1972. Performing his only original composition from his album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa. While the album version goes 7:12 in length, this version (it is surmised that this … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1972, jazz fusion, Jean-Luc Ponty, Peter Trunk, rare videos, violin, Zappa
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Jazz Ain’t Dead — Duke/Cobham
In the above clip, from Dutch TV in 2003, George Duke and friends perform “Brazilian Love Affair”, with a closing part of “Echidna’s Arf”. George Duke (piano/vocals) Lori Perry (vocals) Robert Brookings (keyboards) Ray Fuller (guitar) Mike Manson (bass) Gordon … Continue reading
Keneally Minnemann Beller (KMB)
In 2008, Mike Keneally (guitar, keyboards), Marco Minnemann (drums), and Bryan Beller (bass) formed the jazz rock fusion power trio, Keneally Minnemann Beller (KMB) and began touring. Keneally cut his teeth as the stunt guitarist in Frank Zappa‘s 1988 band. … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Mike Keneally, Music, YouTubery
Tagged bryan beller, jazz fusion, marco minnemann, Mike Keneally, streaming audio, video
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Gil Scott-Heron at Wolfgang’s Vault
Activist poet and musician, Gil Scott-Heron’s musical career began in the late ’60s. He quickly emerged as a sharp, intelligent critic of contemporary culture, boasting terrific jazz-styled accompaniment. By the late ’70s, Scott-Heron’s sound had adopted a bit more of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics
Tagged classic albums, gil scott-heron, jazz fusion, r&b, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
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Satisfaction Injection – Solaris (outtake)
I recently came across this new band, Satisfaction Injection, while trolling around Last.fm looking for new music. They consist of Matthijs Tuijn (guitar/tenor saxophone), Bas Warner (guitar), Kim Bots (alto saxophone/clarinet), Jonathan Roorda (bass guitar/piano) and Laurens Roorda (drums/soprano saxophone). … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged funk, jazz fusion, last.fm, new band, streaming audio, video
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George Duke — My Soul (4CD-Box Set)
Just received my 4CD-compilation box set of George Duke jazz fusion from Promising Music: My Soul — The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings. This compilation includes the original MPS albums “Faces In Reflection”, “Feel”, “The Aura Will Prevail”, “I Love The … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music
Tagged compilation box set, george duke, jazz fusion, MPS, zappa alumni
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