Jazz Fusion Album reviews - Page 2

GenresJazz Fusion

Where Have I Known You Before

Return to Forever

Return to Forever - Where Have I Known You Before 8.8

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Where Have I Known You Before makes room for both electric excitement and quieter reflection. Return To Forever introduce…

Time In Place

Mike Stern

Mike Stern - Time In Place 8.5

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Time In Place gives Mike Stern's electric guitar a strong connection to melody and composition. The sound has the force of rock…

Mockroot

Tigran Hamasyan

Tigran Hamasyan - Mockroot 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
A piano trio can hit surprisingly hard on Mockroot. Tigran Hamasyan often treats his piano as a rhythm instrument, using short…

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

Return to Forever

Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy gives Return To Forever a harder, more electric sound. Chick Corea's keyboards remain central, but Bill…

I.O.U.

Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. 8.7

Album review

Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
I.O.U. gives Allan Holdsworth's unusual guitar language a compact, focused setting. The music combines flowing lead lines, rich…

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

Weather Report - Heavy Weather 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Birdland makes Heavy Weather welcoming from the start. Joe Zawinul's keyboards, Wayne Shorter's saxophone and Jaco Pastorius' bass…

Ah Via Musicom

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom 8.6

Album review

Blues
Jazz Fusion
Rock
Ah Via Musicom makes a strong case for guitar music that puts melody first. Eric Johnson can move through a fast passage with…

Culcha Vulcha

Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Culcha Vulcha gives Snarky Puppy's instrumental music a fuller studio setting. The arrangements bring together funk, jazz, soul…

Birds of Fire

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire 8.9

Album review

Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Birds of Fire keeps Mahavishnu Orchestra's fierce playing while giving more attention to texture and contrast. Guitar, violin and…

Morning Dance

Spyro Gyra

Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance 7.7

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Morning Dance favours bright melodies and an easy rhythmic flow over the more demanding side of jazz fusion. Spyro Gyra give the…

A Place in the Queue

The Tangent

The Tangent - A Place in the Queue 8.2

Album review

Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
A Place in the Queue is a generous, sometimes overgenerous, collection of progressive rock. The Tangent stretch two compositions…

Duck

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats - Duck 8.0

Album review

Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Duck gives The Aristocrats plenty of room for their mix of rock, jazz and musical humour. Guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan…

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