 | The Anthology by Return to Forever
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.75 Their essential album, killer sound quality!
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 | The Inner Mounting Flame by John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.00 |
 | Birds of Fire by Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.59 |
 | Between Nothingness & Eternity by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Buy used from: $3.88 1st lineup of M.O. - essential
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 | Headhunters by Herbie Hancock
Buy used from: $7.13 Get out the funk!
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 | Thrust by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.98 Just as good as Headhunters
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 | Light as a Feather by Chick Corea and Return to Forever
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.99 The earlier, electric/latin-jazz version of the band produced some memorable tunes!
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 | What If by The Dixie Dregs
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.00 |
 | Believe It by Tony Williams
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $7.74 Killer fusion set with Holdsworth
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 | One of a Kind by Bill Bruford
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.99 Doesn't get much better than this..
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 | In a Silent Way by Miles Davis
Buy used from: $9.99 This is what really got things going..
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 | A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $6.49 While Bitches Brew kicked things up a notch, I prefer this one as a listening experience.
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 | Cross-Collateral by Passport
Any of the Passport albums up until 76-77 are filled with fine Fusion
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 | Infinity Machine by Passport
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $45.19 My personal favorite
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 | War Dance by Colosseum II
Buy used from: $44.98 Unfortunately this album is out of print. Any of the Colosseum II albums are great.
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 | Mysterious Traveller by Weather Report
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.44 All the 70's WR is essential, but this is my personal favorite.
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 | Heavy Weather by Weather Report
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.89 Birdland, Teen Town, Palladium etc. 'Nuff Said
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 | Spectrum by Billy Cobham
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $4.98 Rippin set featuring Jan Hammer and Tommy Bolin
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 | School Days by Stanley Clarke
Buy used from: $1.90 His first 4 albums are great. This is his most well known.
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 | Elegant Gypsy by Al di Meola
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.94 High Energy Guitar licks!
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 | American Garage by Pat Metheny Group
Buy used from: $7.58 The long track "The Epic" blows me away
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 | First Circle by Pat Metheny Group
Buy used from: $2.63 The title track is a wonder.
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 | Transformation (the Speed of Love) by David Sancious
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.65 Maybe the best keyboardist ever? Killer melding of fusion and progressive rock
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 | Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $7.99 His mid to late 70's works are a highlight of the genre
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 | Visions of the Emerald Beyond by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Buy used from: $2.22 2nd M.O. lineup with Ponty was pretty killer too.
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 | Closer to It! by Brian Auger
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $11.26 The R&B/fusion master.
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 | Brian Auger's Oblivion Express by Brian Auger
Buy used from: $8.95 |
 | Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.70 Great guitar work
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 | The First Seven Days by Jan Hammer
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $24.78 The best of his solo works. Keyboard-led concept album
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 | Kawana
Buy new: $19.35 Features Didier Lockwood on violin
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 | Tilt by Arti & Mestieri
Buy new: $61.99 / Used from: $103.13 Great jazz/rock band from Italy
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 | Morrocan Roll by Brand X
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.95 Phil Collins side band in the 70s
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 | Time Is the Key by Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Buy new: $38.99 / Used from: $62.56 The Moerlen led version of the band had some fine fusion efforts.
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 | Cosmic Messenger by Jean-Luc Ponty
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.50 |
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