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Listening to lots of great new stuff lately...

 

Prashant Aswani - Visions

Awesome melodic rock fusion disc. Loaded with Aswani's signature legato lines, smooth overdriven tones, and groove-heavy writing. Includes a guest appearance by Jeff Kollman.

Scott Henderson, Jeff Berlin, Dennis Chambers - HBC

Awesome, raw record with killer playing from all involved. Love the stripped-down trio arrangements of fusion classics such as "Actual Proof" and "Mysterious Traveller." A must-have for Scott Henderson fans.

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension - Now Here This

Another great release from the godfather of fusion and his crack quartet, the 4th Dimension. Filled with deep improvisation and band interplay. Not to mention, McLaughlin's ripping runs on "Riff Raff" prove that he is still one of the greatest pickers ever.

Karizma - Perfect Harmony

New three-disc release from keyboardist David Garfield's classic west coast jazz band. Includes new music, plus demos and live tracks. Features Michael Landau, Tim Pierce, James Harrah, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Porcaro, and many others. Loaded with great playing.

Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola - Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead

Love the vibe on this one. Loaded with deep grooves and subtle interplay between Hunter and Amendola.

The Fusion Syndicate

Cool collection of jazz-fusion originals from producer Billy Sherwood, performed by a lengthy roster of the genre's giants. Lineup includes Steve Morse, Larry Coryell, Steve Stevens, Scott Kinsey, Chad Wackerman, Billy Cobham, Jerry Goodman, Jordan Rudess, Derek Sherinian, Jimmy Haslip, Randy Brecker, Percy Jones, and many others.

New Karizma Album "Perfect Harmony" Includes Michael Landau, Tim Pierce, Vinnie Colaiuta

Kudos to Rob Garland for the tip on this: David Garfield has released a new 3-disc Karizma album entitled Perfect Harmony which includes Michael Landau, Tim Pierce, James Harrah, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Johnson and the late Jeff Porcaro among others. Garfield's Karizma has been around since the 70s, and has released many album's worth of killer west coast jazz (several of which feature Landau). The new album is currently available digitally on iTunes and Amazon, with physical CDs coming in November. See below for the Perfect Harmony tracklisting and lineup.

Karizma - Perfect Harmony

Tracklisting:

Disc 1
1) Tink
2) Oh Sweet Oso
3) Mujaka
4) Ratso
5) Still Waters Run Deep
6) Pontier
7) Mambos Café

Disc 2
1) Delicious Juices
2) Zigaboo
3) And Yelling All The Time
4) My Brother
5) Donna
6) Shelly
7) Wheat Toast

Disc 3 (Bonus: Demos and Live Tracks)
1) Heavy Resin
2) Aliens
3) Dream Come True
4) Kimbissa / Cuba
5) Sting
6) Toast For Eli
7) From Above
8) Sweet Pea
9) 716 Stepney St.
10) Kaptin' Koma

Personnel:

Keyboards - David Garfield

Guitar - Michael Landau, James Harrah, Tim Pierce

Drums - Vinnie Colauita, Jeff Porcaro, Carlos Vega, Oscar Seaton
 
Bass - Jimmy Johnson, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Stubenhaus, John Peña, Dean Cortez, Domenic Genova
 
Horns - Steve Tavaglione, Larry Klimas, Walt Fowler, Bruce Fowler, Nolan Shaheed, Thurman Green, Ralf Rickert
 
Percussion - Lenny Castro, Pat Murphy, Richard Tokatz