Inner Mounting Flame, The [Remastered] - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Before I begin with the review, let me make a small introduction to what the term fusion refers to. Fusion nowadays refers to bands, corresponding to a highly technical electric jazz idiom, with extreme improvisation, hyper-complex rhythmic patterns and unisono phrases. Moreover, is considered by many people, justified in a way I believe, that is a form of music designed for musicians to musicians and nothing more. However, if we look at the way ...
...that things were a little bit different than the above characterization explicitly implied. What was the firing point for that music to develop? The evolving interest, of young talented jazz musicians, for the new style emerging at the time, namely rock. Normally, the birth of fusion is considered to be Miles Davis' album "Bitches Brew". In my opinion, the birth of fusion is rather the album you are curently reading it's review, with the Miles Davis ...

kafouroutsos 11.02.2006 (12.02.2006) · Read full review
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