Fusion
Fusion Merging of elements of jazz and rock: Timbres. Performance style (improvisation). Composition/popular song. Current pop hits not conducive to “traditional” treatment by jazz musicians. Greater dependence on studio production.
Jazz in the 1960s Primarily combo-oriented. “Traditional” combos. Avant-garde/Free Jazz. Drummers possibly earliest integration of jazz and rock styles: Lenny White. Billy Cobham. Tony Williams. Al Foster.
Rock Influences on Jazz Renewed interest in the blues: British Invasion. Jimi Hendrix. Improvisation – Jam Bands: Grateful Dead. Cream. Timbres, particularly electronic instruments.
Jazz Influences on Rock/Commercial Use of horns. Complex rhythms. Complex harmonies.
Early Fusion Miles Davis – In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew. Charles Lloyd. John McLaughlin. Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Chicago. Return to Forever. Weather Report. Herbie Hancock.