Fusion - CD Reviews (474)
I am rather circumspect when it comes to tribute recordings as they rarely seem to measure up to the real thing. However, my caution flies out the window where Bob Belden's…
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Chamber music is like a floral display that can brighten up any room. It has been coupled with pop, rock, heavy metal, folk, country and every breed of jazz. Contemporar…
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Remixed, re-mastered and digitally sanitized, this 2008 issued two-CD set intimates the crème de la crème track selection of jazz-fusion’s inimitable "Return To Forever"…
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So, what happens when you take an iconic group like the Yellowjackets and pair it with a guitar virtuoso like Mike Stern? Simply put, a robust and colorful project like …
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Techy celestial synth, radio transmissions, and a touch of classical piano (and that’s just in the 2 ½ min. intro) actually coming in as "part 1" of the title and first …
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Like the title suggests, guitarist Fabien Degryse takes audiences into the heart of the acoustic guitar on his trio’s latest CD The Heart of the Acoustic Guitar. …
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Chicago-based bassist Bryan Doherty makes his debut on Origin Records with Rigamarole. The recording, while containing a number of different styles of music all s…
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Reared in Canada, guitar sharpshooter Bill Hart grew up on Hendrix, Page and the now customary rock-guitar heroes while subsequently attending the prestigious Guitar Ins…
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Guitarist Torben Waldorff’s latest release Afterburn is a collection of cruising bop melodies with lively harmonies that seam the instrument layers as inlays of a…
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Smooth cyber jazz quartet Gemini Soul has released their fourth studio album The Nefertiti Xperience. Produced, arranged and composed by the band’s frontman and b…
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Bassist Victor Wooten makes his strongest musical statement yet on his debut disc with Heads Up Palmystery. While he has already garnered the great critical prais…
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Here is a refreshing group of musicians offering a very refreshing and innovative look at urban grooves heavily steeped in fusion jazz. The professionalism shines throug…
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Anomalies is a real treat for those of you who’ve had some considerable exposure to the intricacies of classical rock (i.e., Kansas, Jethro Tull, early Rick Wak…
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To grab a simple title from the lead track here, "Uh-huh." That says it all. Guitarist BD Lenz’s fifth album Straight Up is an energetic display of fusion, with…
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This is one of the few times where I have been more interested in the artist than his material, which is decent, I might add. Jamie Craig has quite an inte…
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Mysteries of the Revolution has many moments that could serve as entry points to a good album: moments of untapped potential. But the eponymous trio obviously attemp…
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Here you have a consortium of fabled session musicians/solo artists who seem to do everything just right. Yet unlike many projects of this ilk, these musicians inject a …
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Several tracks on this exceptional outing were recorded for Danish Radio (1999) in front of the group’s friends and acquaintances, while others were recorded a year late…
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Drummer Ken Serio has orchestrated an energetic array of fusion in real time with real success! Out of the Tripping Tree label will come an eclectic sound within a live …
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David Liebman’s latest installment Back On The Corner is loaded with trippy jazz compositions that show signs of Miles Davis’ tutelage from working with the maste…
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