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Fusion
The word "fusion" has been so liberally used during the past quarter-century as to become almost meaningless. Fusion's original definition was best: a mixture of jazz improvisation with the power and rhythms of rock. Up until around 1967 the worlds of jazz and rock were nearly completely separate. But as rock became more creative and its musicianship improved, and as some in the jazz world became bored with hard bop and did not want to play strictly avant-garde music, the two different idioms began to trade ideas and occasionally combine forces. By the early 1970's, fusion had its own separate identity as a creative jazz style (although sneered upon by many purists) and such major groups as Return To Forever, Weather Report, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles Davis' various bands were playing high-quality fusion that mixed together some of the best qualities of both jazz and rock. Unfortunately as it became a moneymaker, much of what was labelled fusion was actually a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B. This style of commercially-oriented, melodic, crossover jazz became the dominant style of fusion in the '80s, and by the beginning of the '90s, it had earned a new name -- smooth jazz -- which further separated from the risk-taking fusion that was its forefather. More in Jazz: Acid Jazz | Ballads - Jazz | Bebop & Straight Ahead | Big Band & Swing | Blues | Contemporary Jazz | Cool | Dixieland | Fusion | Latin Jazz | New Orleans / Second Line | Smooth Jazz Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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Southern Spices by Gerhard Daum Music ID: 9195 
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01:46 $19.99 (A) or $59.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| vibrant, turbulent, lively... | ||
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Zan LaMuur by Victor Spiegel Music ID: 9393 
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09:04 $22.35 (A) or $100.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This is in 7/8 and has a flamenco/Spanish flavor. Soprano Sax, piano, tabla and percussion. There is a sweet and powerful interplay.... | ||
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Cascade by Azamayn - Music ID: 10517 
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02:42 $8.95 (A) or $17.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Longing, romantic. Unusual rhythm with delay. Jazzy piano and ambient brass.... | ||
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Offhand by Azamayn - Music ID: 10522 
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02:16 $7.95 (A) or $15.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Jazzy, hypnotic, offbeat and light. Feat. piano and repeating soft brass.... | ||
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Tweekey by Jonathan Vincent Music ID: 11195 
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04:34 $15.00 (A) or $50.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A funky swung jazz groove with a cheeky keyboard line. Kooky and bizarre.... | ||
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Groovy Two-Shoes by Dylan King Music ID: 11413 
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01:14 $3.55 (A) or $17.75 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A rocking jazz groove that flows like cute ladies playing volleyball on a Hawaiian beach. Horn section comes in half way through. The bass drives the rhythm throughout. Kind of cool, kind of cheezy, t... | ||
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Shagged at High Noon by Dylan King Music ID: 11468 
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01:05 $3.19 (A) or $15.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Strange western sounding track, begining with bass, dobro, and tenor sax. The solo changes from a light jazz to a dissonant note in the violins, and ends with dobro and alto flute solos. Good for west... | ||
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Miles LP by Vincent Varco Music ID: 12559 
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02:04 $65.00 (A) or $65.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Very evocative of Miles Davis's fusion era, with some McLaughlin-esque guitar work.... | ||
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Miles Tag by Vincent Varco Music ID: 12560 
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00:10 $15.00 (A) or $15.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Very evocative of Miles Davis's fusion era, with some McLaughlin-esque guitar work. 11 second tag.... | ||
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What The Doctor Ordered by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 14873 
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04:22 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| dancing naked under a big ass tree. Funky but light enough to leave lots of space for voice or picture.... | ||
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Wild Nite Mare by Lee Fitzsimmons Music ID: 15088 
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02:25 $99.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Intricate composition with twin Spanish guitars and congas over a very modern drum track...... | ||
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Happy Slap by Lee FitzSimmons Music ID: 15138 
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04:24 $99.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Playful t sax melody on top of a tight rhythm section with lots of percussion...... | ||
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Nite Grooves by Lee Fitzsimmons Music ID: 15168 
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01:48 $99.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Infectious rhythmic vibes underlie the catchy melody that dances on top. Good late nite driving music.... | ||
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Fusion Time by Mark Allaway Music ID: 15420 
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02:22 $4.99 (A) or $44.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Real urban feel to this moody funk groove.Some great saxophone featured on this motivational track.... | ||
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Budgetary Demands by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 15906 
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02:29 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Magnum PI meets rocky for a beer on the stairs in a victory dance.... | ||
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Declining Balance by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 15910 
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02:02 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A drunken horn section falls down on the stage. Nobody can really tell if the guitar player is breathing or not.... | ||
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Hip Flute by Mark Allaway Music ID: 16076 
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01:46 $4.99 (A) or $44.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Real alto flute floats over fusion jazz groove.Would provide a great underscore to a variety of media.... | ||
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Confusion by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16154 
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00:38 $4.99 (A) or $9.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Weird Jazz, Electronic Silly Jazz, Improve, Strange, Weird track featuring vibes.... | ||
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Fretless Future by Paul Downing Music ID: 16913 
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01:23 $4.00 (A) or $39.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Slow, melodic fretless bass over a futuristic synth pad.... | ||
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Fretless Fast Solo 1 by Paul Downing Music ID: 16922 
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01:15 $4.00 (A) or $39.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Lively stream of consciousness fretless bass solo.... | ||
