Any jazz fusion (jazz rock) recommendations?

Question

This definitely looks like a genre I can get into, but I have no idea where to start, so I'm requesting the aid of you prominent R&P-goers and your vast knowledge of jazz fusion/jazz rock.

So..
MQ: Jazz Fusion artist recommendations? You can include 1 album for each (your favorite), if you're feelin' it.
MQ2: What's your favorite artist out of those that you listed?

BQ: Apparently, the sky's falling. Anybody wanna explain this to me?
BQ2: Why is it that humans have not yet developed gills?
BQ3: Would you enjoy the ability to breathe underwater? Why or why not? Would you do anything crazy or fun with your newfound ability?
BQ4: Would you enjoy the ability to fly? Why or why not? If yes, what would you do with your newfound power, assuming you'd be apprehended if you were sighted flying in public.

Answer 1

Great, I love the genre very much, probably my favorite.. here are some good ones to start with:



-Miles Davis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_S2S2iXVc&feature=related



-Mahavishnu Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQG7XpCiSVA



-Return to Forever



-Weather Report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ31h6iMyBE



-Billy Cobham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLjObdYWhQ



-John Mclaughlin & the 4th Dimension http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ojt37WqMhE



-The Five Peace Band



-The Tony Williams Lifetime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Qb4DTmLsg&feature=related



-Chick Corea's Elektric Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEysTJJTGmU&feature=related



-Lee Ritenour (actually more jazz but he's great)



-Jeff Beck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLobZeY9bk



-Tal Wilkenfeld



-The Eleventh House http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuYBFEnRgb0



-The Pat Metheny Group



-Soft Machine



-Jean Luc Ponty



-The Aristocrats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLXpEt42W-8



-Nucleus



-The Jan Hammer Group



-Al Di Meola



-GHS



-Jonas Hellborg (I really like the stuff on the Personae album which has Shawn Lane on guitar)



-Guthrie Govan & the Fellowship



My Favorite Band out of those is probably the Tony Williams Lifetime. Sorry a lot of these bands are the same as the others did not realize it until I sent it. But anyways, enjoy the good music!

Answer 2

Allan Holdsworth

Tony Williams Lifetime

Billy Cobham

The Yellowjackets

Return to Forever

The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Tribal Tech

Vital Information

Chick Corea Elektric Band

Vital Tech Tones

Pat Metheny

Weather Report

Mike Stern

John Scofield

Answer 3

Great recommendations so far.

MQ:

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

Santana - Caravanserai

Nucleus - We'll Talk About it Later

Stanley Clarke - School Days

Pekka Pohjola - Harakka Bialoipokku

Soft Machine - Third

Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club

National Health - Of Queues and Cures

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

MQ2: Probably Miles Davis, but not for his fusion stuff.



BQ: The sky is falling up, since the universe is expanding and everything is moving away from us.

BQ2: We were never in a situation where our survival depended on breathing underwater.

BQ3: Of course, 2/3 of the world is water, I would totally build myself a little town down there.

BQ4: Of course, obstacles like fences or wide rivers wouldn't hinder me. I'd go mountain climbing with no rope without fear of falling down.

Answer 4

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (1969)

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (1969)

Herbie Hancock - Sextant (1973)

Soft Machine - Third (1970)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire (1973)

Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)

Pat Metheny - The Way Up (2005)

Weather Report - I Sing the Body Electric (1972)



Favorite: Miles Davis



bq(combined): breathing underwater and flying would be pretty cool...

Answer 5

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Soft Machine - Third

Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Expresso II

King Crimson - Islands

Weather Report - Black Market

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden

Charts and Maps - Dead Horse

Mouse On The Keys - An Anxious Object

MQ2: King Crimson



BQ: Looks fine to me

BQ2: We do not live underwater

BQ3: Yes, I would enjoy it. I'd probably try and set some world records

BQ4: I'd probably get into sporting events for free, and I'd try and fly across oceans.

Answer 6

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire



Thats where I started.

Other good albums for beginners:



Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Soft Machine - Third

Answer 7

If you like guitar music in the jazz fusion realm, check out guthrie govan and greg howe. extraction is a great album by greg howe. its really good stuff.