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    Melodic Jazz-Rock recommendations

    Hi all,

    I really need help tracking down some quirky and melodic jazz-rock. Similar to "Hot Rats", "One Armed Bandit" by Jaga Jazzist, "And So To F" by Brand X, and "Out Bloody Rageous" by Soft Machine, and of course, this wonderful piece by Jean Paul Prat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uev_fkCIbMA

    Many thanks in advance.

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    Wow that Jean Paul Prat album sounds fantastic. Never heard of it. ORDERED!!!
    Is there other Zeuhl that good?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgUK View Post
    Wow that Jean Paul Prat album sounds fantastic. Never heard of it. ORDERED!!!
    Is there other Zeuhl that good?
    3 albums (I think) after that one but simply under the band name Masal
    Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?

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    Thanks for those recommendation guys.

    Just discovered this as well: http://beerontherug.bandcamp.com/alb...lex-playground Released this year, reminds me of Jaga Jazzist/Tortoise.

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    To me the ulitmate melodic jazz-rock band is Kraan.
    And if you are into bassplaying, they have one of the most interesting bassplayers in rock (IMO )
    2 tracks badly transferred to youyube from their livealbum Tournee

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nugy9UQ9pYo

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

    From Flyday
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfp7...Ou0PgD3yT9sKWc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VijE...T9sKWc&index=2

    From Dancing in the shade

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkkv1fd6y-Y

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUX7FDmM2c

    From Nachtfart

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbMWVM_9o4

    I could go on...
    They have also made tunes less melodic than they above

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    Recently I completed my Uncle Festive-collection with "Money's No Object". The band combines jazz-rock with fusion and funk with some slight progressive moments.

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    great information guys
    thanks all

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeuhlmate View Post
    To me the ulitmate melodic jazz-rock band is Kraan.
    And if you are into bassplaying, they have one of the most interesting bassplayers in rock (IMO )
    2 tracks badly transferred to youyube from their livealbum Tournee

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nugy9UQ9pYo

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

    From Flyday
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfp7...Ou0PgD3yT9sKWc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VijE...T9sKWc&index=2

    From Dancing in the shade

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkkv1fd6y-Y

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUX7FDmM2c

    From Nachtfart

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbMWVM_9o4

    I could go on...
    They have also made tunes less melodic than they above
    Those links are absolutely marvellous. They like their arpeggiated chords, don't they? Like a Jazz Fusion version of The Police.

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    Pat Metheny's early work is quite melodic
    Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?

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    Quote Originally Posted by burning_muscles View Post
    Those links are absolutely marvellous. They like their arpeggiated chords, don't they? Like a Jazz Fusion version of The Police.
    They started as a kind of Krautrock band 1970, and their 2 first albums is in that direction.
    Then they changed to a more fusionistic style and got a big breakthrough with a live album in 1974.
    After that they had a keyboardplayer, from Khartago, and this extended their posibilities, and the krautpart sort of vanished. They did also tour & play quite a bit with musicians from Guru guru. There is also lots of pop and plain rock here and there.
    Long story... they still play, even though they disbands from time to time. Last time, last year.
    In 1999 I made a Kraan website http://kraan.dk/ - some pages are not as updated as they should, but there is tons of info and trivia. In the bottom of the front page you find links to news etc. from every year

    Here is s bass-solo you might like:


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    Quote Originally Posted by interbellum View Post
    Recently I completed my Uncle Festive-collection with "Money's No Object". The band combines jazz-rock with fusion and funk with some slight progressive moments.
    I just grabbed last week "The Paper And The Dog" for about $3 at a local store. I have five by them, how many do they have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgUK View Post
    Anything from Snarky Puppy!
    What's the best place to start with them?

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    Well imo, this order...

    Snarky Puppy - Tell Your Friends
    Snarky Puppy - groundUP
    Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here
    Snarky Puppy - Bring us the bright
    Snarky Puppy - The World is Getting Smaller
    Snarky Puppy - the only constant
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    Silence IV - Machinations. French band with only one album to their name -quirky (odd vocal interludes between tracks and water powered machines at the beginning) but top class melodic jazz rock in between. Not on youtube, but you can hear a couple of tracks here https://myspace.com/silenceiv/music/...ations-7953806

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    This may fit your bill.Joe Chambers,the title track from his album,New World.

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    Kazumi Watanabe/Bill Bruford/Jeff Berlin/Peter-John Vettese - 'Andre'. From the album, "Spice of Life, Too" (1988)



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFgoI0R6gyY

    The rest of this album is just as melodious. Not all Kazumis albums are like that.

    This one has partly a similar approach
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9e200bmLug

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    Hiromi Uehara ??



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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    I just grabbed last week "The Paper And The Dog" for about $3 at a local store. I have five by them, how many do they have.
    Six: http://www.discogs.com/artist/1673251-Uncle-Festive

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    Uncle Festive fans should like Kombo. The guitar player and keyboardist released two CD's on GPR after Uncle Festive ended.

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    Jean Luc Ponty, but not his last one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER View Post
    Pat Metheny's early work is quite melodic
    I don't remeber on Metheny album that wouldn't fit the "melodic" category
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