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A Digital Resource and Guide to the Official Catalog of a Jazz God: Miles Davis
With Understanding Comes Appreciation To put it simple for those who are not familiar with the musician and his music, Miles Davis is a...
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Mar 1818 min read
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Ranking Shark's Musical Taste
The Shark ranks the tip of the iceberg of his colossal library (100,00+ songs) while unveiling top-notch and under-the-radar recommendations.
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Mar 1373 min read
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Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty: flawless playing and utterly fluid transitions and interplay
With Understanding Comes Appreciation If you don't have this album/CD, get it. It could change your life. It is one of the best Jazz-Rock...
Shark
Jun 5, 20246 min read
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Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock: considered to be one of (if not THE) vanguard recordings that gave birth to funk/rock jazz fusion
With Understanding Comes Appreciation In many ways I equate Herbie Hancock with the legendary Bob Dylan as far as being an enormous...
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Apr 2, 20245 min read
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Metal Fatigue by Allan Holdsworth: prepare to be dazzled by the most futuristic guitar playing this side of the universe!
With Understanding Comes Appreciation In one million years from now, it would not surprise me in the slightest if Allan Holdsworth were...
Shark
Mar 13, 20246 min read
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Time Control by Hiromi: refreshing the jazz-rock fusion airs by an extremely talented virtuoso piano player
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Modern Jazz-Rock/Fusion is the true progressive music movement of our time. It makes no...
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Mar 10, 20249 min read
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Third by Soft Machine: an ambitious album, which push back the frontiers of space modal jazz-rock far beyond while defining the Canterbury Scene moving forward
With Understanding Comes Appreciation From start to end, this album is an absolute killer. Every single second is just excellent, the...
Shark
Mar 9, 202414 min read
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Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck: a powerhouse of jazzy funk rock fusion with nine strong tracks by a Guitar God
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Lots of jazz guitarists have veered into the world of rock and roll on occasion, but the number of...
Shark
Mar 7, 20247 min read
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Return to Forever by Chick Corea: bossa nova & jazz fusion wielded beautifully together; it's all very warm, light, and airy, like a soft breeze on a tropical beach
With Understanding Comes Appreciation The thing I love about the work of Miles Davis' fusion alumni (his alumni in general, really, but...
Shark
Mar 4, 20248 min read
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Mysterious Traveller by Weather Report: a drop-dead gorgeous jazz-rock fusion record. Complex, yet emotional
With Understanding Comes Appreciation The infamous comet-of-the-20th-century named Kohoutek that zipped by our planet in '73 and...
Shark
Feb 27, 20246 min read
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Spectrum by Billy Cobham: the accessible, though effective and addictive, entry to the jazz-rock world
With Understanding Comes Appreciation This is one of the easiest reviews I will ever write. Do you want virtuosic playing? Do you want...
Shark
Feb 23, 20247 min read
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Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X: frenetic drum rolls, layers of silence, funky bass, atmospheric synthesizers, and rhythmic developments accompanied by proggy jazzed up time signature outbursts
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Although latecomers, who boarded the Fusion train when it was already on cruise mode and some of...
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Feb 21, 20245 min read
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Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra: a monstrous masterpiece performed at 300 MPH, where virtuosos let us see that they're not normal earthlings
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Take 5 jazz maestros from 5 different countries. Lock them in a studio together, crank them up to...
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Feb 18, 20247 min read
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In a Silent Way by Miles Davis: revolutionary and blowing away Milestone; progress, vision, execution and promising young-bloods
With Understanding Comes Appreciation First off, look at this ridiculous unit: -John McLaughlin / electric guitar (One of fusion's most...
Shark
Feb 4, 20246 min read
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Hot Rats by Frank Zappa: flawless, impeccable and exquisite; the birth of jazz-rock fusion
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Tony Williams' Emergency is flavored with post-bop and jazz-instrument elements, which pushed into...
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Feb 2, 20248 min read
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