jazz-fusion

Krzysztof Ścierański: Krzysztof Ścierański (1984)

2016/12/07

I‘m dipping into that huge well that is Polish Jazz. After listening to “Bialy Garbus” it’s not hard to understand why. Bass-player and hard rock session man extraordinaire, Krzysztof Ścierański takes machines that can bend sonic time and space — the Ibanez HD1000 Delay/Harmonizer and Roland Echo/Chorus— and discovers that there are ways out of Jaco Pastorius-doldrums, into…
Phantom Band: Phantom Band (1980)

2016/11/21

Who or what is the Phantom Band? Unknown, or unheard, by even the most die-hard CAN fan, this side project by founding CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit and late-CAN era bassist (and ex-Traffic member) Rosko Gee finds them exploring the most trance-inducing part of CAN’s music – their reggae and African musical influences – to surprising results. It’s…
John Klemmer: Barefoot Ballet (1976)

2016/10/17

There’s smooth jazz, then there’s: Smooth Jazz. Chicago-native, and Art Institute alumnus, John Klemmer, thankfully, belongs to that of the latter kind. In the ’70s, he was primarily known as the go-to sax session man for all sorts of Rock and Pop musicians looking to dip their toes into a jazzy sound. What set John apart from most…
Mix: 1. Just Another Night Flight

2016/09/13

Isn’t this always the toughest post to create? Normally, for your first post, you try to give a call to action, or provide some kind of direction, to whatever kind of journey/experience you want to take your readers through.
Gong: You Can’t Kill Me (1971)

2014/04/16

I refuse to think of Wednesday as a hump day. What’s a hump if not a peak? My track of the day encapsulates the whole ethos perfectly. Its from Gong, so brace yourself for some Dylanisms, jazz prog, and all out freakery. If ever there was a call to arms, its in this track: “you…