Modern Fusion - worth a Listen - Aaron Parks


For those of you that listened to Fusion back in the 70's and 80's and maybe have migrated to more traditional jazz,
here is an Artist / Album I stumbled on in Tidal.

Aaron Parks - Little Big. 

I like it a lot - maybe you will too. 
dougsat

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Here’s a new one

Jazz Sabbath (Just released) 

Not quite Fusion not quite pure Jazz.
Instrumental versions of Black Sabbath songs as I understand it.

Strange story behind it with a twist too. Worth a listen for sure.  
Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man - Aaron Parks

Is now on Tidal - first few tracks are pretty mellow.

Sounds nice! 
Aaron Parks "Little Big" 
Pulled from Tidal's Library!

Does this happen with all streaming services???
@ghosthouse 

Thanks for the other suggestions., Aaron Parks is the real deal,
He plays many styles of Jazz and on other artist recordings. 

Haven't dipped into Jazz Fusion in quite awhile.
This is what makes streaming fun for me discovering new music!
@ghosthouse 

Thanks for the tip on  Alan Pasqua's Antisocial Club.
Very Nice indeed.


Not exactly fusion but mostly instrumental.

Khruangbin

"Con Todo El Mundo"


Has caught my ear and attention of late too. 

Cheers.

Doug 
@uberwaltz “Oh wait....I still blow hundreds on CD and records!
Doh!”

Touche -LOL 
Excellent suggestions from everyone.

@ghosthouse - Listening to Magnus Öström on Tidal good stuff.

@tvad - My time frame (for my loosely named Modern Fusion) I suppose I was thinking of current recordings Artists that are still putting out new music. I listened to a lot of Fusion back in the late 70s and 80s so this newer modern Jazz (for lack of a better term) is capturing my ear.

So I’m not too hung up on what is considered "Fusion" as compared to the early days of the Genre.

As far as using Allmusic as a learning tool, I use it all the time.
Roon from what I here is also a great tool but I guess I am to fugal to pluck down $500 for software.

So while I’m at it here, a few more recent ones I am enjoying -

Ruby Rushton - "Ironsides"

Works For Me - "Reach Within"

Cheers
Charnett Moffett- 

Now there is a name from the past. I remember seeing Mr, Moffett
in Philly at a free concert when he first hit the scene.
BTW - Nice mellow Live cut - "Just need Love" 

Now that we are on the subject of bass players, how about a little
Christian McBride -   "Ham Hocks and Cabbage "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZBHeJpEYY

Trio Jazz but boy does it swing!