Fiery fusion from the greats of jazz rock guitar featuring John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Larry Coryell (above), Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, Al DiMeola, Pat Martino, Terje Rypdal and Sonny Sharrock with Pharoah Sanders, John Surman, Steve Swallow, Jan Hammer, Lyle Mays, Bob Malach, Dan Wall, Jim Beard, Steve Rodby, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Albert Stinson, Kermit Driscoll, Dan Gottlieb, Adam Nussbaum, Joey Baron, Tony Oxley, Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Nana Vasconcelos and Elvin Jones [1'14] John Scofield- Holidays (Out Like a Light, Enja 1981) Scofield- g; Steve Swallow- elb; Adam Nussbaum- d [10'00] John McLaughlin- Binky's Beam (Extrapolation, Polydor 1969) John Surman- bars; McLaughlin- g; Brian Odges- b; Tony Oxley- d [17'07] Pat Metheny- Phase Dance (Travels, ECM 1983) Metheny- g; Lyle Mays- p, syn, key; Steve Rodby- elb; Dan Gottlieb- d; Nana Vasconcelos- perc [24'50] Sonny Sharrock- Many Mansions (Ask the Ages, Axiom 1991) Pharoah Sanders- ss; Sharrock- g; Charnett Moffett- b; Elvin Jones- d [34'17] John Abercrombie- Mirrors (While We're Young, ECM 1992) Abercrombie- g; Dan Wall- org; Adam Nussbaum- d [42'07] Ralph Towner- Erg (Diary, ECM 1973) Towner- g [45'23] Al DiMeola- Elegant Gypsy Suite (Elegant Gypsy, Columbia 1977) DiMeola- g, key, perc; Jan Hammer- elp, syn; Mingo Lewis- org, syn, perc; Anthony Jackson- elb; Steve Gadd- d; [54'34] Terje Rypdal- Over Birkerot (Odyssey, ECM 1975) Rypdal- g, key; Torbjorn Sunde- tb; Brynjulf Blix- org; Sveinung Hovensjo- elb; Svein Christiansen- d [59'14] Bill Frisell- Lookout for Hope (Lookout for Hope, ECM 1987) Frisell- g; Hank Roberts- clo; Kermit Driscoll- elb; Joey Baron- d [65'37] Pat Martino- Consciousness (Consciousness, Muse 1974) Martino- g; Eddie Green- p; Tyrone Brown- b; Sherman Ferguson- d [77'26] Mike Stern- Signs Is (What It Is, Atlantic 1994) Bob Malach- ts; Stern- g; Jim Beard- p, syn; Will Lee- elb; Ben Perowsky- d [85'04] Larry Coryell- The Jam With Albert (Coryell, Vanguard 1969) Coryell- g; Albert Stinson- b; Bernard Purdie- d [94'22] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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