Quiet Fusion

  Back in the 70s I was a huge prog rock fan and an offshoot of that fandom was discovering jazz fusion. I think Jean-Luc Ponty was the first proper fusion record I ever owned. I believe I was a fusion fan before getting into jazz in general.    I've been planning on creating a fusion mix for months but just haven't gotten around to it. Then last month I was sipping coffee on a cold morning, listening to a fusion playlist, when a couple of laid back tunes came up. I immediately started a new playlist for quiet fusion tracks. And this mix is the result.   It's got some of my all time favorite jazz fusion artists - Alan Holdsworth, Brand X, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock & Miles Davis. But surprisingly, not my fav fusion artist - Bill Bruford. He just didn't have anything quiet enough that worked with the mix. But at least his guitarist, Alan Holdsworth made the cut.   I hope you enjoy listening to this little diversion as much as I did creating it.   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00   Herbie Hancock - Vein Melter (Head Hunters 1973)
• 08:50   Allan Holdsworth - Distance vs Desire (Sand 1987)
• 13:56   John Abercrombie - Timeless (Timeless 1974)
• 21:38   Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - September Fifteenth
• (As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1981)
• 29:06   Jaco Pastorius - Continuum (Jaco Pastorius 1976)
• 33:30   Soft Machine  - Between (Six 1973)
• 35:33   Joe Zawinul - In A Silent Way (Zawinul 1971)
• 40:11   Gong Emotions (Downwind 1979)
• 44:50   Jean-Luc Ponty - I Only Feel Good With You
• (Cosmic Messenger 1978)
• 47:38   Brand X - Black Moon (Masques 1978)
• 51:55   Miles Davis - It's About Time
• (The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions 2001)
• 60:49   e n d