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At Fusion 101, a Jazz/Rock Internet Radio Station, we bring you the best Jazz/Rock Fusion music from the Seventies, combining the energy of Rock music with the sophistication and improvisation found in Jazz, and the best of Art and Progressive Rock, drawing from jazz and classical elements to push beyond the standard Rock song structures.

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We only play hand-picked songs from our extensive collection of worldwide 70s Jazz Rock Fusion and Progressive Rock artists like: Al Di Meola, Passport, Gong, Jean-Luc Ponty, The Soft Machine, Bill Bruford, Larry Coryell, King Crimson, Jan Akkerman and Focus, Fusion’s original John McLaughlin and The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea, Area, Jan Hammer, the amazing guitar of Jeff Beck, Brand X, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, The Dixie Dregs, awesome drummers like Billy Cobham, Narada Michael Walden, Lenny White, Tony Williams, and many more!

New Artists

Fusion 101 has been showcasing amazing new jazz-rock music from both independent and signed artists for a while now. You can hear these new artists Thursdays and Sundays between 16:30 and 17:30 EST.

Contact MusicMan@Fusion 101 to submit your music for inclusion in our ‘New Artist’ programming.

 

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Automatic Man
– Atlantis Fanfare / Comin’ Through / My Pearl (Vinyl)

Uploaded by drprogensteinphp Thanks!
“Audio for this video is sourced from my personal vinyl Canadian pressing of Automatic Man’s debut self titled LP, “Automatic Man” (1976) Island Records ILPS 9397.
The audio transfer was done with an Oracle Delphi MKIII turntable, an SME45 tone arm, and a Vanden Hull MC-10 MC cartridge. Though I suppose after digital transfer to mp3, compression etc…all this is irrelevant.
The images used within this video are taken from photos and scans of my original vinyl LP jacket/cover/labels.”

Lineup:

Michael Shrieve – Drums, Electronic Percussion
Pat Thrall – Guitars
Bayete (aka Todd Cochran) – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals
Doni Harvey – Bass, Vocals

From Wikipedia:

Automatic Man was an American 1970s progressive rock quartet from San Francisco which also featured elements of funk, space music, psychedelic rock, heavy metal, Krautrock, art rock and Santana-inspired jazz fusion. Initially a side project of Santana’s drummer Michael Shrieve, Automatic Man brought together well respected musicians of diverse backgrounds within the rock, funk and jazz communities of the mid-1970s. Despite a well reviewed 1976 eponymous debut on Island Records and a lone charting single, 1977’s “My Pearl”, which reached #97 on the Billboard Hot 100, the line-up of Automatic Man was not cohesive. After a second album entitled Visitors, they disbanded in 1978, retaining a small but very loyal, global cult following.

Featured Album

Hummingbird

Hummingbird was the first of three albums recorded by the British rock band Hummingbird. The album was produced by Ian “Sammy” Samwell.

With initial interest from Apple Records and CBS, the band started work on this album in mid July 1973. At this stage Jeff Beck took part in minor sessions with the band, but this did not develop into a final contribution. After signing to A&M they transferred to Island studios to finish off the album during September and October 1974. In 1975, Jeff Beck released his Blow by Blow album and performed a Bernie Holland track, Diamond Dust

Formed August 1974, London, Greater London, United Kingdom;
Disbanded June 1978;
Members
-Bobbie Tench (vocals, guitar)
-Max Middleton (keyboards)
-Clive Chaman (bass, flute)
-Bernie Holland (guitar)
-Conrad Isadore (drums)
-Robert Ahwai (guitar)
-Bernard Purdie (drums, percussion),
-Linda Lewis (vocals),
-Madeline Bell (vocals),
-Liza Strike (vocals);

Genres: Jazz Fusion,Jazz-Funk;