Rare and unreleased gems from the fusion era
featuring Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters, the Pat Metheny Group, Weather Report, The Mahavishnu Orchestra ft. John McLaughlin, Return to Forever ft. Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek, Billy Cobham & George Duke, Gary Burton and Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House
with John Scofield, Bennie Maupin, Al DiMeola, Lyle Mays, Jan Hammer, John Taylor, Bill Connors, Mick Goodrick, Eberhard Weber, Mark Egan, Stanley Clarke, Steve Swallow, Alphonso Johnson, Paul Jackson, Alphonse Mouzon, Dan Gottlieb, Mike Clark, John Cristensen, Lenny White, Bill Summers and Dom Um Romao
[1'13] Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House- Tamari (soundboard recording, Tulane University, New Orleans. October 27, 1974) Coryell- g; Mike Lawrence- tp; Mike Mandel- elp, syn; Danny Trifan- elb; Alphonse Mouzon- d
[11'04] Pat Metheny Group- The Epic (radio broadcast, Telluride Jazz Festival, Telluride, Colorado. August 28, 1978) Metheny- g; Lyle Mays- p, syn, org; Mark Egan- elb; Dan Gottlieb- d
[24'30] Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters- Palm Grease (radio broadcast, Philharmonie, Berlin. November 3, 1974) Hancock- elp, syn, kyb; Bennie Maupin- ts, ss, fl, bl; Paul Jackson- elb; Mike Clark- b; Bill Summers- perc
[38'14] Return to Forever ft. Chick Corea- The Shadow of Lo (radio broadcast, Electric Lady Studios, NYC. 1975) Corea- elp, syn; Al DiMeola- g; Stanley Clarke- elb; Lenny White- d
[47'06] Jan Garbarek- Red Roof/ Spanish Samba (soundboard recording, Audimax, Vienna. November 20, 1978) Garbarek- ts; John Taylor- p; Bill Connors- g; Eberhard Weber- b; Jon Cristensen- d
[54'39] Billy Cobham & George Duke- East Bay (probably radio broadcast, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. March 19, 1976) John Scofield- g; Duke- elp, syn; Alphonso Johnson- elb; Cobham- d
[64'52] The Mahavishnu Orchestra ft. John McLaughlin- Meeting of the Spirits (radio broadcast, unknown location. Probably August 1973) McLaughlin- g; Jerry Goodman- vln; Jan Hammer- elp, syn; Rick Laird- elb; Billy Cobham- d
[79'24] Gary Burton- Syndrome (radio broadcast, Konzerthaus, Wien (Vienna). December 7, 1975) Burton- vib; Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick- g; Steve Swallow- elb; Bob Moses- d
[86'23] Weather Report- medley: Dr Honoris Causa/ Freezing Fire/ Directions (soundboard recording, probably Northwestern University, Evanston. November 8 or 9, 1974) Joe Zawinul- elp, syn; Wayne Shorter- ts, ss; Alphonso Johnson- elb; Darryl Brown- d; Dom Um Romao- perc
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These recordings come from a variety of sources including FM radio broadcasts and soundboard tapes, none of them officially issued. As a result, some tracks are in less than perfect sound. I hope this will not prevent you enjoying these historic recordings.
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