Avishai Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed

Acclaimed Israeli bassist (and accomplished pianist) Avishai Cohen brings an impressive list of credits to his first outing with a new trio. Cohen's work defies easy categorization. On bass he's performed with Brad Mehldau and Chick Corea. The long list of musicians he has accompanied on piano includes Bobby McFerrin, Roy Hargrove, Paquito D'Rivera and Nnenna Freelon, which suggests something about his range. Further still, he has performed concert works with the London and Israeli Philharmonics. So what does the music of his newly reconfigured trio sound like? Featuring eight original compositions (written either by Cohen or by the trio collaboratively) and one traditional Israeli song, Gently Disturbed is a blend of melody, groove, complexity and simplicity that is beyond definition. The opening tune, "Seattle," begins with a bucolic piano interlude by Shai Maestro that is very gradually augmented by Mark Guiliana's brushes. What seems to be almost a chamber piece gradually shifts to Latin-style melody and rhythm as Cohen joins in. With a subtle ease, the pastoral evolves into something sensual.
The title tune begins with a dark and repetitious series of bass notes. Think shades of Ravel meet Philip Glass. The mood is lulling and just at the edge of ominous. If where we're going is uncertain, it is about the journey. What follows immediately is "The Ever Evolving Etude." The trio kicks the mood up to vibrant as Bach goes mucho mambo. Although they sound nothing like the Modern Jazz Quartet, like MJQ, their sophisticated ways tantalize and require attentive, open ears.
(Andrew Velez / http://www.allaboutjazz.com)

From in Israel

Jazz- Fusion 

Avishai Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed - 2008

Tracks.

01. Seattle (2:50)
02. Chutzpan (5:10)
03. Lo baiom velo balyla (5:25)
04. Pinzin Kinzin (6:30)
05. Puncha Puncha (3:53)
06. Eleven Wives (5:16)
07. Gently Disturbed (3:48)
08. The Ever Evolving Etude (6:16)
09. Variations in G Minor (5:33)
10. Umray (5:42)
11. Structure in Emotion (6:20)

Members.

- Avishai Cohen / Bass Guitar

- Mark Guiliana / Drums

- Shai Maestro / Piano 

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Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse

From USA
Jazz Fusion
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse 1974
Tracks.
01. Power Of Love (4:13)
02. Vision Is A Naked Sword (14:18)
03. Smile Of The Beyond (8:00)
04. Wings Of Karma (6:06)
05. Hymn To Him (19:19)
Total Time: 51:56

Musicians
- Mahavishnu John McLaughlin / Vocals
- Jean-Luc Ponty / electric violin, electric Baritone violin
- Michael Walden / drums, percussion, vocals, clavinet
- Ralph Armstrong / bass guitar, Contra bass, vocals
- Gayle Moran / keyboards, vocals

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Uzva - Niittoaika

From Finlandia
Jazz Rock Fusion
Uzva - Niittoaika (2002)
Tracks.
I Soft Machine: (16:33)
1. untitled
2. untitled
3. untitled
II Afrodite: (12:50)
4. untitled
5. untitled
6. untitled
III Drontti: (17:13)
7. untitled
8. untitled
9. untitled
Total Time: 46:31

Musicians.
- Olli Kari / drums, percussion, vibraphone, marimba 
- Heikki Puska / guitar, piano, percussion 
- Lassi Kari / bass, double bass 
- Tuure Paalanen / cello 
- Lauri Kajander / guitar 
- Hanne Eronen / flute 
- Inka Eerola / violin 

Guests: 
- Kimmo Pohjonen / accordion 
- Heikki Rita / clarinet

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Alas - Alas

From Argentina
Jazz Fusion
Alas - Alas (1976)
Tracks.
01. Buenos Aires Solo es Piedra (15:48)
a) Tango
b) Sueño
c) Recuerdo
d) Trompetango
e) Tanguito
f) Soldó
02. La Muerte Contó el Dinero (17:36)
a) Vidala
b) Smog
c) Galope
d) Mal-ambo
e) Vidala Again
f) Amanecer - Tormenta
g) Final
03. Aire [bonus track] (4:35)
Total Time: 37:59

Musicians.
- Gustavo Moretto / keyboards, synthesizers, flute, trumpet, vocals 
- Alex Zucker / bass, guitar 
- Carlos Riganti / drums, percussion

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Mist Season - Woodlands

Jazz - Fusion
From in Finladia
Mist Season - Woodlands 2006
Tracks.
1. Far Away from Home (5:46)
2. Cartway across the Branches part I (4:30)
3. Daylite Sprite (4:50)
4.Cartway across the Branches part II (2:20)
5. Dance of the Miststress (4:41)
6. The Six Spruce (4:10)
7. Flowers of Asia (5:24)
8. Dawn (4:40)
9. Vexplorer (4:16)
10. Cartway across the Branches part III (5:14)
11. Woodpecker the Mocker (3:03)
12. Skyward Leafage (8:20)
13. Cartway across the Branches part IV (2:56)
14. Garden of Beruwela (5:56)
15. Tears of Woodland (9:53)

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Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour

From UK.
Jazz Rock Fusion
Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour 1976
Tracks.
1. Nuclear Burn (6:20) 
2. Euthanasia Waltz (5:39) 
3. Born Ugly (8:13) 
4. Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria (4:26)  
5. Unorthodox Behaviour (8:25) 
6. Running on Three (4:37) 
7. Touch Wood (3:03) 
Total Time: 40:43

Musicians
- John Goodsall / guitar 
- Percy Jones / bass 
- Robin Lumley / keyboards 
- Phil Collins / drums 

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Hiromi Uehara Place to be

From Japan
Hiromi Uehara Place to be
Jazz Rock/Fusion
Tracks.
01. BQE (5:56) 
02. Choux a la creme (5:29) 
03. Sicilian Blue (8:26) 
04. Bern Baby Bern (2:56) 
05. Somewhere (5:38) 
06. Capecod Chips (5:41) 
07. Islands Azores (4:29) 
08. Pachelbel's Canon (5:22) 
09. Viva! Vegas: Show City, Show Girl (3:56) 
10. Viva! Vegas: Daytime in Las Vegas (4:30) 
11. Viva! Vegas: The Gambler (5:37) 
12. Place To Be (6:39) 
Total Time: 64:39
Bonus track on Japanese release:
Green Tea Farm (4:09)
Musicians
- Hiromi Uehara / piano, keyboard

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Osibisa - Woyaya

From in Ghana 

Jazz-Rock-Fusion

Osibisa - Woyaya - 1971

Tracks.

01. Beautiful Seven (6:45)
02. Y Sharp (6:21)
03. Spirits Up Above (7:18)
04. Survival (6:19)
05. Move On (4:34)
06. Rabiatu (5:07)
07. Woyaya (4:27)
Total Time: 40:44

Members.
- Teddy Osei / Flute, Percussion, Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Drums (African), G
- Wendel Richardson / Guitar, Vocals
- Mac Tontoh / Trumpet, Cowbell, Flugelhorn, ?
- Robert Bailey / Organ, Timbales, Piano
- Osibisa Choir / Choir, Chorus
- Loughty Amao / Flute, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Conga, Saxophone
- Sol Amarfio / Bongos, Cowbell, ?, Drums
- Robert Bailey / Keyboards
- Roy Bedeau / Bass

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Ruphus - Your Light Shine

From in UK

Heavy Progressive / Fusion

Ruphus - Your Light Shine (1976)

Tracks.

01. Sha ba wah (7:21)
02. Nordlys (1:48)
03. Corner (4:20)
04. Second corner (6:34)
05. Let your light shine (8:07)
06. Grasse (1:48)
07. Brain boogie (9:58)
Total Time: 39:56

Members.

- Gudny Aspaas / lead vocals
- Thor Bendiksen / drums
- Håkon Graf / keyboards
- Kjell Larsen / guitar
- Asle Nilsen / bass, flute
+ Terje Rypdal / synthesizers (2-5)

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Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

From in USA

Jazz Rock Fusion

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy - 1977

Tracks.

01. Flight Over Rio (7:16)
02. Midnight Tango (7:28)
03. Mediterranean Sundance (5:14)
04. Race With Devil On Spanish Highway (6:18)
05. Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil (1:46)
06. Elegant Gypsy Suite (9:16)
Total Time: 37:18

Members.

- Al DiMeola / guitars
- Paco De Lucia / acoustic guitar
- Jan Hammer / electric piano, mini Moog
- Anthony Jackson / bass guitar
- Barry Miles / keyboards
- Lenny White / drums
- Mingo Lewis / percussions

Godspeed!

Eero Koivistoinen - The Original Sin Finland

From in Finlandia
Jazz Rock Fusion
Eero Koivistoinen - The Original Sin Finland - 1971
Tracks.
01. The Original Sin (10:05)
02. Rock & Roll (4:52)
03. Bye Bye / Hello (9:09)    
04 Both & And (10:02)
05. Summersea (6:30)
06. Sinner (5:48)
Total Time. 46.27
Members.
- Pekka Sarmanto / Bass
- Unto Haapa-Aho / Clarinet (Bass)
- Esko Rosnell / Drums
- Reino Laine / Drums
- Lance Gunderson / Guitar
- Eero Ojanen Piano
- Eero Koivistoinen / Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor), Trombone
- Pekka Pöyry / Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Tenor)
- Pentti Lahti / Saxophone (Baritone)
- Juhani Aalto / Trombone
- Tapani Luuppola / Trumpet

Godspeed!

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond

Jazz Rock fusion

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond - 1975

Tracks.

01. Eternity's Breath Part 1 (3:10)
02. Eternity's Breath Part 2 (4:48)
03. Lila's Dance (5:34)
04. Can't Stand Your Funk (2:09)
05. Pastoral (3:41)
06. Faith (2:00)
07. Cosmic Strut (3:28)
08. If I Could See (1:18)
09. Be Happy (3:31)
10. Earth Ship (3:42)
11. Pegasus (1:48)
12. Opus 1 (0:15)
13. On The Way Home To Earth (4:34)
Total Time: 39:57

Members.

- John McLaughlin / guitars, vocals

- Steve Kindler / violin, vocals

- Jean-Luc Ponty / violin, vocals, electric violin,baritone violin

- Ralphe Armstrong / bass guitar, vocals, contrabass

- Philip Hirschi / cello

- Bob Knapp / flute, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, wind

- Narada Michael Walden / percussion, drums, vocals, clavinet

- Gayle Moran / keyboards, vocals

- Carol Shive / vocals

- Russell Tubbs / alto and soprano sax

Godspeed!

Kraan - Tournee (live)

From in Germany

Jazz Rock Fusion

Kraan - Tournee - 1980 (live)

Tracks.

01. Borgward (8:16)
02. Almrausch (5:57)
03. Peterchens Reise (7:01)
04. Vollgas Ahoi (7:56)
05. Yaqui Yagua (7:54)
06. Silky Way (4:31)

Members.

- Hellmut Hattler / Bass
- Udo Dahmen / Drums
- Peter Wolbrandt / Guitar, Vocals
- Ingo Bischof / Keyboards 

Godspeed!

Kraan - Nachtfahrt

From in Germany

Jazz Rock Fusion

Kraan - Nachtfahrt - 1982

Tracks.

01. Wintruper Echo (4:30)
02. Faust 2000 (3:56)
03. Elfenbein (5:11)
04. Nachtfahrt (6:30)
05. Playing For You (3:58)
06. Viel Zu Heiss (3:05)
07. Norman (4:07)
08. Paper Stars (4:52)
09. Luna Park (6:02)
Total Time: 45:36
Bonus track on Inside Out re-issue (2005):
10. The Daily Blues (5:02)

Members.

- Ingo Bischof / keyboards
- Gerry Brown / drums
- Jan Fride / drums (1,5,6)
- Helmut Hattler / bass
- Peter Wolbrandt / guitar, vocals

Godspeed!

Finnforest - Lähtö Matkalle

From in Finland

Jazz Rock Fusion

Finnforest - Lähtö Matkalle - 1976

Tracks.

01. Alpha (8:10)
02. Elvin (8:30)
03. Don (4:21)
04. Lähtö matkalle I (8:36)
05. Lähtö matkalle II (10:39)
Total Time: 40:16

- Jarmo Hiekkala / basses
- Julla Linkola / keyboards, synthesizers
- Pertti Pokki / synthesizers (2-3)
- Jussi Tegelman / drums, congas, synthesizers (3)
- Pekka Tegelman / guitars
- String section (4) conducted by Otto Donner

Godspeed!

Oregon - Winter Light

From in USA
Jazz - Rock - Fusion
Oregon - Winter Light - 1974
Tracks.
01. Tide Pool (Towner) - 8:34
02. Witchi-Tai-To (Pepper) - 3:26
03. Ghost Beads (Towner) - 6:38
04. Deer Path (Moore) - 2:47
05. Fond Libré (McCandless) - 5:04
06. Street Dance (Oregon) - 2:08
07. Rainmaker (Towner) - 4:27
08. Poesía (Oregon) - 5:25
09. Margueritte (Walcott) - 4:05
Members.
- Ralph Towner - Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Flugelhorn
- Collin Walcott - Clarinet, Percussion, Conga, Sitar, Tabla, Photographer
- Glen Moore - Bass, Flute, Piano, Violin, Guitar (Bass)
- Paul McCandless - Horn (English), Oboe 
Godspeed!

Hiromi Uehara - Time Control

From in USA

Jazz - Rock - Fusion

Hiromi Uehara - Time Control - 2007

Tracks.

01. Time Difference (6:19)
02. Time Out (6:39)
03. Time Travel (8:37)
04. Deep Into the Night (9:02)
05. Real Clock vs. Body Clock = Jet Lag (5:53)
06. Time and Space (7:56)
07. Time Control, or Controlled by Time (8:29)
08. Time Flies (8:01)
09. Time's Up (0:46)
Total Time: 61:42
Members.

- Hiromi Uehara / keyboards
- David Fiuczynski / electric and fretless guitar
- Martin Valihora / drums
- Tony Grey / bass

Godspeed!

Eric Marienthal - Crossroads

From in USA
Jazz - Rock - Fusion
Eric Marienthal - Crossroads - 1990
Tracks.
01. The Sun Was In My Eyes
02. Spoons
03. Yellow Roses
04. Upside Down
05. Schmooze
06. Cross Country
07. Hide & Seek
08. Two Bits
09. On The Eve Of Tomorrow
10. Rain On The Roof
Members.
- Eric Marienthal / Tenor Saxophone
- Russel Ferrante / Keyboards
- John Patitucci / Bass
- Terri Lyne Carrington / Drums
Godspeed!

Fusion Quartet Comprovisation - 1981

From in USA
Jazz Fusion
Fusion Quartet Comprovisation - 1981
Tracks.
01. Möbles (4.13)
02. Ostination (6.22)
03. Vibes (6.39)
04. Seven Eleven (4.07)
05. Irrational Funk (3.46)
06. Quiescent Gale (6.11)
07. Midnight Madness (6.22)
Members.
- Dave Anderson / Electric Guitar, Anscor Stereo Guitar
- Regan Ryzuk / Piano, Moog Synthesizer& Celeste
- Carl Scariati, Carl Thompson / Electric Bass
- Jhon Hvasta / Drums, Timpani
Godspeed!

Mike Elliott - Diffusion

born in Chicago and was raised in Colorado and where he later studied guitar with Johnny Smith. His father was a studio musician and his mother a blues singer. He learned guitar at a young age and was playing professionally by the time he was 16. He had formed his own Jazz group and in 1964 he was on the road. He moved to Minneapolis in 1966 and in the seventies he had helped found the jazz fusion group Natural Life who's members included saxophonist Bob Rockwell, bassist Billy Peterson, pianist Bobby Peterson and drummers Bill Berg and Eric Kamau Gravatt.

His long career included periods in the Twin Cities, where he played and recorded with Natural Life releasing an album with them titled Unnamed Land and in Nashville, where he had various roles as studio musician, producer/engineer and songwriter on hit country recordings. He was also with the Minnesota Orchestra and the as featured soloist with the Toronto Symphony.

In the period of the 1980s to the 90's, he moved to Nashville, TN, and became manager of Gibson Professional Musical Services. He held clinics with Les Paul,Howard Roberts and Elliot Easton etc. His other roles included session work, engineering, producing, arranging and songwriting. He remained in Nashville until 1998. He worked with profile artists such as Johnny Cash, playing on his Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town album, Chubby Checker, Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood and Joe Diffie etc. Other artists he worked with were Earl Klugh, Vic Damone, Steve Earle, Crystal Gayle, Tennessee Ernie Ford and more. He also co wrote a song that appeared on John Anderson's triple-platinum selling album Seminole Wind.

In 1996 he received the NAIRD award for his work as an engineer on Steve Earle's Grammy-nominated album "Train A Comin'."

He died on 14 September 2005 after being seriously ill following a heart attack.

There is now a Mike Elliott scholarship award for excellence in guitar.

From in USA
Jazz Fusion
Mike Elliott - Diffusion - 1983
Tracks.
01. Dr Slick 
02. For Janny 
03. Saguaro Bend
04. Lothlorien
05. Occupational Hazard
06. The Float/The Fat/The Snake/The Wave
07. and Air for the G String 
Godspeed!