Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Prog Lists: My All-Time Favorite "Classic Era" Jazz-Rock Fusion Albums


First Wave of "Pure" Jazz-Rock Fusion (1967-1975)

1. LENNY WHITE Venusian Summer (1975) 95.55

2. CARLOS SANTANA and MAHAVISHNU JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Love Devotion Surrender (1973) 95.0

3. AREA Crac! (1975) 95.36

4. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Devotion (1970) 90.95

5. SANTANA Caravanserai (1972) 94.09

6. EDDIE HENDERSON Inside Out (1974) 91.91

7. JULIAN PRIESTER aka "PEPE MTOTO" Love, Love (1973) 96.25

8. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Apocalypse (1974) 93.45

9. ARTI E MESTIERI Tilt (1974) 92.81

10. TERJE RYPDAL Bleak House (1968) 94.29

11. THE SOFT MACHINE Bundles (1975) 92.38

12. PERIGEO Abbiamo Tutti un Blues da Piangere (1973) 92.50

13. CERVELLO Melos (1973) 92.86

14. DEODATO Prelude (1973) 91.96

15. DON ELLIS ORCHESTRA Electric Bath (1967) 89.1666667

16. LARRY YOUNG'S FUEL Spaceballs (1976) 91.81

17. MIROSLAV VITOUS Purple (1970) 92.16667

18. CHICAGO Chicago Transit Authority (1969) 89.45

19. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) 90.29

20. HERBIE HANCOCK Crossings (May 1972) 92.89

21. PERIGEO Azimut (1972) 90.36

22. AREA Arbeit Macht Frei (1973) 93.08

23. HERBIE HANCOCK Mwandishi (March 1971) 92.94

24. NUCLEUS Let's Talk About It Later (1971) 90.953

25. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Birds of Fire (1973) 93.6111

26. WEATHER REPORT Sweetnighter (1973) 91.11

27. RETURN TO FOREVER Where Have I Known You Before (1974) 93.95





Second Wave of Jazz-Rock Fusion (1975-1979)

1. CHICK COREA The Mad Hatter (1978) 98.41

2. JAN AKKERMAN Jan Akkerman (1976) 93.01

3. JEAN-LUC PONTY Cosmic Messenger (1979) 93.18

4. SHAKTI Natural Elements (1977) 94.36

5. JONI MITCHELL Don Juan's Reckless Daughter  (1977) 93.97

6. STEELY DAN Aja (1977) 94.69

7. FREDDIE HUBBARD The Love Connection (1979) (94.21)

8. SBB Pamiec (1976) 94.68

9. RETURN TO FOREVER Romantic Warrior (1976) 92.25

10. U.K. UK (1978) 95.79

11. EBERHARD WEBER The Following Morning (1976) 91.40

12. JEAN-LUC PONTY Imaginary Voyage (1976) 91.43

13. NOVA Vimana (1976) 92.08

14. FERMÁTA Huascaran (1977) 91.66667

15. RICKIE LEE JONES Rickie Lee Jones (1979) 91.93

16. BRUFORD One of a Kind (1979) 87.89

17. BRUFORD Feels Good to Me (1978) 86.81

18. JEFF BECK Blow by Blow (1975) 93.04

19. WEATHER REPORT Black Market (1976) 88.0

20. RONNIE LAWS Pressure Sensitive (1975) 90.0

21. GEORGE BENSON Breezin' (1976) 93.166667



The Most Highly Acclaimed "Classic Era" J-R Fuse Albums from the US & Canada:
Chicago Chicago Transit AuthorityII
Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency!
Miles Davis In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson 
John McLaughlin Devotion
Mahavishnu Orchestra Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, Apocalypse, Visions of the Emerald Beyond 
Santana Abraxas, Caravanserai
Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Love Devotion Surrender
Herbie Hancock MwandishiCrossingsSextant
The New Tony Williams Lifetime Believe It
Billy Cobham Spectrum
Return to Forever Romantic Warrior
Weather Report Black MarketHeavy Weather
Steely Dan Aja
George Benson Breezin'
Maneige Maneige, Les Porches
Sloche J'ai un oeilStadaconé

The Most Highly Acclaimed "Classic Era" J-R Fuse Albums from the UK:
Colosseum Valentyne Suite
Nucleus We'll Talk About It Later
The Soft Machine Bundles
Jeff Beck Blow by Blow
Buford One of a Kind
U.K. UK

The Most Highly Acclaimed "Classic Era" J-R Fuse Albums from the European Continent:
Terje Rypdal Bleak HouseTerje Rypdal
Cervello Melos
Wigwam FairyportBeing
Dedalus Dedalus
Perigeo AzimutAbbiamo tutti un blues da Pangere
Area Arbeit Macht FreiCrac!
Arti E Mestieri Tilt
Modry Efekt (Blue Effect) A Benefit of Radim Hladík, Svitanie
SBB Pamiec, Slovenian Girls
Fermáta FermátaHuascaran
Pekka Pohjola The MagpieVisitation
Eberhard Weber Colours of Chloë, The Following Morning
Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman 
Jean-Luc Ponty Aurora, Imaginary Voyage, Enigmatic Ocean, Cosmic MessengerA Taste for Passion

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