Bill Bruford – Master Strokes

Bill Bruford – Master Strokes

Personnel: Bill Bruford (spoken vocals, drums, cymbals, percussion); Jeff Berlin (vocals, bass); Sam Alder, Anthea Norman-Taylor (spoken vocals); Allan Holdsworth, John Clark (guitar); Patrick Moraz (piano); Dave Stewart (keyboards). Producers: Ron Malo, Robin Lumley,...
Gong – Expresso!

Gong – Expresso!

Gazeuse! was the first in a successful line of strictly jazz-rock sessions for percussionist Pierre Moerlen and company — compositions that stressed jazz more than rock and which generally strayed away from lyrical content. This 1976 recording, also released under...
Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy

Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy

Guitarist Al di Meola’s second record as a leader is generally an explosive affair, although it does have a fair amount of variety. With Jan Hammer or Barry Miles on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Lenny White (Steve Gadd takes his place on...
Narada Michael Walden – Garden of Love Light

Narada Michael Walden – Garden of Love Light

Fresh from his stint as drummer for the Mahavisnu Orchestra, Narada Michael Walden found himself in a musical age when gospel,funk,pop,jazz and rock were blending with cosmic,social and spiritual meanings in the lyrics. Writer Ricky Vincent calls it the United Funk...
Billy Cobham – Spectrum

Billy Cobham – Spectrum

One of the greatest jazz rock fusion albums of all time, recorded in 1973, remastered in 2001 from the original analogue tapes, and packaged in a digipack. Tommy Bolin at his absolute best surrounded by a truly amazing band. Tommy Bolin, guitar; Jan Hammer, keys; Lee...
Santana – Caravanserai

Santana – Caravanserai

Perhaps it’s far too easy for the younger generation to underestimate the enormous influence that Santana had on the direction of progressive music in the early 70s and that’s a shame. Maybe their well-deserved inclusion on this site will go a long way...