Taking a Deep Dive Into Miles Davis’ Seminal Fusion Masterpiece ‘In a Silent Way’
Released 55 years ago today, ‘In a Silent Way’ is the demarcation line between Miles Davis’ straight-jazz era and the electric jazz-rock fusion to come.
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John McLaughlin’s Shakti – ‘This Moment’ (2023)
John McLaughlin is known for his restlessness – here electric, there acoustic, here Western, there Eastern. ‘This Moment’ straddles many of those worlds.
How John McLaughlin’s First 4th Dimension Album Brought Things Back in Focus
Issued 10 years ago this week, the John Coltrane-inspired ‘To the One’ showed there was still a lot of artistic life left in fusion icon John McLaughlin.
S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2015 (Part 4 of 4, Fusion Jazz): John McLaughlin, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Jeff Lorber
S. Victor Aaron picks the best of 2015’s fusion jazz music, including John McLaughlin, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Jeff Lorber and others.
John McLaughlin – Black Light (2015)
‘Black Light’ shows the still-vital John McLaughlin with the help of his spirited band the 4th Dimension incrementally pushing his craft forward.
Mahavishnu Orchestra – ‘Birds of Fire’ (1973, 2015 Audio Fidelity reissue)
The Audio Fidelity version of ‘Birds of Fire’ makes the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s combustible fusion jazz innovations a little more manifest.
Before Bitches Brew: Five really great early fusion albums
Some twenty-five years ago when compact discs began to overtake vinyl as the music media of choice, I joined one of those mail-order record clubs as a way to quickly build up a foundation for my fledgling CD collection. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ Broke Every Rule:Read More
One Track Mind: John McLaughlin, “Abbaji” from The Boston Record (2014)
It’s easy enough to focus on the initial dry-ice fluidity that guitarist John McLaughlin brings to this advance track from the forthcoming Boston Record, recorded live at the Berklee College of Music. Instead, take a moment to let Etienne Mbappe’s chocolatey sweet bass line envelop you. You May Also Like:Read More
Tony Grey – Elevation (2013)
There are more than a few jazz fusion bassists out there with outstanding dexterity, who’ve mastered every Jaco Pastorius lick and made some fusion record full of endlessly serpentine melodies. You May Also Like: The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band – Chinese Butterfly (2018)
Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin – Invitation to Illumination: Live at Montreux (2013)
There’s a sense of homecoming, both in the musical selection and in the easy collaborative verve, about Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin’s Invitation to Illumination: Live at Montreux. You May Also Like: How John McLaughlin’s First 4th Dimension Album Brought Things Back in Focus When Miles Davis Finally Looked BackRead More
