Top 10 j*** rock al***s

Posted by: jcs_smith on 04 January 2008

Difficult one this. I restricted myself to only 1 release per person – hardest with Miles Davis – I could have picked at least 5.
OK I cheated by including John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra
1.Mahavishnu Orchestra – Inner mounting flame
2.Miles Davis – Jack Johnson
3.Weather Report – Weather Report (the 2nd self-titled record)
4.Chick Corea – Chick Corea Electrik Band
5.Bill Evans (not the pianist)– The Alternative Man
6.The Eleventh House – Level One
7.John McLaughlin - Adventures in radioland (got to be the best hi-fi test record ever.)8.United Jazz and Rock Ensemble – Live opus Sechs
9.Jaco Pastorius – Word of Mouth
10.Stanley Clarke – School days
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
Are these jazz rock?

Valentyne Suite - Colosseum
For Those Who Are About To Die - Colosseum
Daughter of Time - Colosseum
Third - Soft Machine
Fourth - Soft Machine
Fifth - Soft Machine
Sixth - Soft Machine
To Pagham and Beyond - Skin Alley
Waka Jawaka = Frank Zappa and Hot Rats II
The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa and the Mothers

They are all pretty good IMHO, of course.
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by jcs_smith
Yes I would say so. I would also recommend Soft Machine - Live at the proms
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by Chris Kelly
Two excellent lists. Thanks to you both.
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by hungryhalibut
I have two of the first selection - Chick Corea's Elektrik band and Miles's Jack Johnson. Jazz rock is not really my bag, but two other albums I have and really like - to which I think the definition applies - are Billy Cobham's Spectrum and Gary Boyle's Electric Glide. Generally I think it's best to keep the rock out of Jazz.

Nigel
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by Chris Kelly
An interesting point Nigel. What defines jazz/rock? Is it time signatures, instrumentation or what? Or is it simply improvisation by rock musicians? I suppose it's all back to the old two types of music argument - good and bad!
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
quote:
Originally posted by hungryhalibut:
Generally I think it's best to keep the rock out of Jazz.

Nigel


What even in the case of Mrs Jon Hiseman a.k.a. Barbara Thompson - a 40 year marriage of jazz and rock Smile
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by hungryhalibut
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What even in the case of Mrs Jon Hiseman a.k.a. Barbara Thompson


I'm sure saying 'who' will mark me out as some kind of lowlife, but...... never 'eard of 'er. Anyway, I did say 'generally'.

Nigel
Posted on: 04 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
Hi Nigel

Barbara is now in Colosseum - she is pretty cool on the Sax or Saxes - she replaced the late great Dick Heckstall-Smith. Barbara received the MBE for her services to music. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease about 10 years ago and retired from live performances, but she has given it another go and appeared as part of Colosseum in 2004. She's a wonderful saxophonist and a sensitive composer.



Here is Barbara and her Paraphernalia - playing jazz that even I can enjoy and here is her excellent Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia - The Adventures Of Water

Paraphernalia albums are not easy to get hold of, but well worth the effort IMO. Sometimes you find them in the library. Quite honestly, she's wonderful.

ATB Rotf
Posted on: 05 January 2008 by Analogue
quote:
Originally posted by jcs_smith:
Yes I would say so. I would also recommend Soft Machine - Live at the proms


Also - Land Of Cockayne
Posted on: 07 January 2008 by John M
Some of my favorites -

Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun
Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House
Return to Forever - No Mystery
Chick Corea - The Leprechaun
Soft Machine - Fourth
Passport - Looking Thru
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
Santana - Love Devotion Surrender
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Stanley Clarke - Journey to Love
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Cheese
No Bitches yet ?
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Phil Ward
No Weather Report? No Brand X? No Bruford?

Hmmmm.

Phil
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by jcs_smith
quote:
Originally posted by Phil Ward:
No Weather Report? No Brand X? No Bruford?

Hmmmm.

Phil


Weather Report was number 3 in my list. I could have chosen another 3 or 4 but I restricted myself to one. Not so keen myself on Brand X or Bill Bruford. Hatfield and the North and Back Door weren't too bad from memory
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
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Hatfield and the North


They were wonderful, but I would never have thought of them as jazz rock - they were very much like Caravan with whom they shared personnel.

Agree with you about Brand X.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by John M
Yes - I forgot Brand X, especially Unorthodox Behavior. And Weather Report is one of my all time favorite bands, but I keep them in my jazz bin. I am sure other names will come up that jog the memory....
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by steve10
Any one remember english 70's band 'If'. they might not make an all time top ten but they were great. The first two albums have been remastered, worth looking out for
Steve.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
What Dave Quincy and Dick Morrissey - What Did I Say About the Box, Jack? - yes I remember IF - very good band IIRC.