J*** fusion info please

Posted by: Rasher on 13 October 2003

Met a girl at a gig tonight, and, like you do, we started on music. Now I listen to jazz fusion of the 70's era - Mahavishnu, Return to Forever etc, but she likes "modern Jazz Fusion with beats/hip hop". It was very loud, so I didn't get more specific info - but - great fountain of all knowledge - what is this genre?? Like who?
Ok, so next time I see her I want to look like I know what she's on about and appear hip, but I am genuinely interested.
Posted on: 13 October 2003 by Bhoyo
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Originally posted by Rasher:
Met a girl at a gig tonight.

Uh-oh. Never mind the jazz fusion - what's the missus going to say? Eek

Davie
Posted on: 13 October 2003 by Lightkeeper
Rasher,

BTW, did you ever heard something from Eumir Deodato (Prelude album especially)? That's my the best fusion album ever.

Ozren Smile
Posted on: 14 October 2003 by Rasher
Davie - Roll Eyes now what am I supposed to say "met a person last night"? Roll Eyes
I suppose if she was a 25 stone bloke I may not have been chatting him u...I mean talking with him, but there you go.. Wink
So...any ideas?
Posted on: 14 October 2003 by kid spatula
i suspect she may have been talking about the kind of housey jazz fusion stuff that giles peterson has a tendency to inflict upon his listeners.

or maybe things like attica blues.

both of which i detest.

Smile
Posted on: 14 October 2003 by Mekon
Maybe stuff like the Bad Brothers album by Ronny Jordan and DJ Krush, or the the stuff on Thirsty Ear, like Matthew Shipp vs Antipop Consortium.
Posted on: 14 October 2003 by BLT
I've heard Nils Petter Molvaear described as "Trip-Hop Fusion", his best Album is Khmer. Well worth a purchase.
Posted on: 14 October 2003 by Rasher
God - it sounds awful.
UUrrmm...yes, thanks Dozy. I've been in enough trouble in recent years. That's why I'm recently into Hi-Fi! I thought it was safer.
Posted on: 15 October 2003 by Pete
BLT's recommendatipn of Khmer is thoroughly seconded, it's a superb album. For something a bit closer to "normal" fusion but with Beats, maybe try Ronny Jordan's "The Antidote". There's also world/beat fusion, like Afro Celt Sound System and Martyn Bennet, which is rather good IMHO.

Pete.