Miles, and others - Jazz Fusion

Any fans of-Vocal Conspiracy very nice fusion group,also-Pharoh Sanders-Elevation is cool also.

Brew takes awhile to get into....its not the easiest listen of Miles stuff........try Nefertiti, to me its more straight up Miles with Herbie Hancock on piano and Wayne Shorter on sax. I enjoy side 2 more than 1, Nefertiti the track is a bit experimental and I think would have fit nicely on Bitches Brew.

darkprinceofjazz wrote: The Hepcat wrote: I don't mind experimental at all, my only beef with Brew was it didn't feel too jazzy, but also not very rock-y. Almost like in bridging the gap it doesn't feel like either one. Just my screwy opinion  We must also realize as well that Teo Macero has his hands all over Bitches Brew, With the edits, cuts and loops, In many ways he deserves some credit for the finished product

Yeah, I'm with ya there, very important contribution

The Hepcat wrote: I don't mind experimental at all, my only beef with Brew was it didn't feel too jazzy, but also not very rock-y. Almost like in bridging the gap it doesn't feel like either one. Just my screwy opinion

   Actually a very profound statement, and does sum Bitches Brew Up, There lies the problem Critics had with the music. They could not see beyond the box they wanted to put in , Jazz ?,  rock?, We must also realize as well that Teo Macero has his hands all over Bitches Brew, With the edits, cuts and loops, In many ways he deserves some credit for the finished product. To me, the is it jazz? or is it rock question is the biggest compliment of all, Miles Created a New form of music, An Album that sort of stands alone, Really nothing like it before or after. Give it one more "good" listen with headphones. Maybe it will click for you.

oh hey JJ. Still gotta go to VV soon. Lots of music coming out in June I'm looking to pick up

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Thanks again y'all, I will report back in once I've digested all this.

There's a hepcat on PA?
Damn it!!
Like always....nothing is ever ever original Well with one post at least I know I did think of it and it wasn't lurking sub consciously. I was gunna say check the newbie section...but I am JJ Lehto. I also have quite a bit of jazz to try out!
Thanks again everyone.

Sean Trane wrote: The Hepcat wrote: I don't mind experimental at all, my only beef with Brew was it didn't feel too jazzy, but also not very rock-y. Almost like in bridging the gap it doesn't feel like either one. Well I don't think I've seen/read you around either here or in ProgArcives, so welcome   Well isn't that exactly what jazz-rock is all about?? A non-obvious bridge between the two music genres.   Hopefully BB will one day sink in, because it's one of those cornerstone albums... but you might want to try the previous in A Silent Way of the next one Tribute To Jack Johnson

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Oh trust me, you have seen me on Prog Archives....I have over 26,000 posts and have been hanging there for 5 years now I don't know, just a weird feeling I have about it.

darkshade wrote: Try Jaco's self-titled solo album; a classic in the fusion genre and one of my favorites

triceratopsoil wrote: Briantrane have you listened to any of Herbie Hancock's fusion?

Abraxas wrote: In a Silent Way and Filles De Kilimanjaro might show you the jazzier side of Bitches Brew rawness.  If you want pure rock from Miles, get A Tribute to Jack Johnson, 'Right Off' is 25 minutes of rock jazz (not fusion) powder.

Thank you everyone!

Briantrane have you listened to any of Herbie Hancock's fusion?

I also like initial WR. The directionality of the band might changed because Joe Zawinul started including the element of Funk in WR. Therefore, it is partial where Miroslazv Vitous did not have the element of Funk. Secession or the dismissal or the truth is not understood. However, it might have been connected with "Mysterious Traveller" as a result.