Sunday, April 13, 2025

Proto-Jazz-Rock Fusion: The albums that led to making Jazz-Rock Fusion real

Here's a running (and incomplete) list of albums that I feel herald the coming of the breakout of the Jazz-Rock Fusion movement. 


Anthony ("Tony") Williams Life Time (January 1965)

Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (May 1965)

Miles Davis Quintet E.S.P. (Aug. 1965)


Miles Davis Quintet Miles Smiles (Feb. 1967)

Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey ! (March 1967)

Francis Vincent Zappa and the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra Lumpy Gravy (Aug. 7, 1967: the 4-track StereoPak release from Columbia Records)

Don Ellis Orchestra Live in 3⅔/4 Time (Summer 1967)

Miles Davis Quintet Sorcerer (Oct. 1967)

Gary Burton Duster (Nov. 1967)

Don Ellis Orchestra Electric Bath (Dec. 1967)


Miles Davis Quintet Nefertiti (Jan. 1968)

The Mothers of Invention We're Only in it for the Money (March 1968)

Herbie Hancock Speak Like a Child (March 1968)

Don Ellis Orchestra Shock Treatment (May 1968)

Francis Vincent Zappa and the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra Lumpy Gravy (re-released by Verve Records in May 1968)

Miles Davis Quintet Miles in the Sky (July 1968)

Mike Mainieri Journey Thru an Electric Tube (1968)

Don Ellis Orchestra Autumn (Dec. 1968)


Miles Davis Filles de Kilamanjaro (Feb. 1969)

Larry Coryell Lady Coryell (April 1969)

The Mothers of Invention Uncle Meat (April 21, 1969)

John McLaughlin Extrapolations (July 1969)

Miles Davis In a Silent Way (Aug. 1969)

Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! (Aug. 1969)

Frank Zappa Hot Rats (Oct. 1969)

Larry Coryell Coryell (late 1969)

Donald Byrd Fancy Free (Dec. 1969)


Miles Davis Bitches Brew (Jan. 1970)

Herbie Mann Stone Flute (Jan. 1970)

Miroslav Vitous Infinite Search (March 1970)

Nucleus Elastic Rock (March 1970)

Freddie Hubbard Red Clay (May 1970)

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (May 1970)

John McLaughlin Devotion (Sept. 1970)

Donald Byrd Electric Byrd (Nov. 1970)

Larry Coryell Spaces (Nov. 1970) 

Miroslav Vitous Purple (Dec. 1970)

Tony Williams Lifetime (Turn It Over) (Dec. 1970)


If you have any other albums from this period that you think might fit the description "Proto-Jazz-Rock Fusion" please make your suggestions in the comments section!



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Proto-Jazz-Rock Fusion: The albums that led to making Jazz-Rock Fusion real

Here's a running (and incomplete) list of albums that I feel herald the coming of the breakout of the   Jazz-Rock Fusion movement.  Anth...