Well now that you started this I am interested in finding out the opinions on my favorite genre of music. I'd say Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, Steely Dan, W. Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, Satriani,Jean-luc-Ponty.

Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Jean Luc Ponty, Larry Coryell, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Craig Chaquico, Eric Johnson, Mick Abrahams and Blodwyn Pig:cheers:

Bernzy

Buena Vista Social Club :btu:

Don't know what a Fusion Band is Paul, but my favorite jazz oldies are, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hamton, Louie Armstrong, Dizzy Gilespie, and of course the greatest drummers of all times, Cozy Cole, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. :)

favorite fusion pianist- Herbie Hancock

Dave my definition is fusing Jazz and rock or blues, rock and jazz. Even bluegrass and jazz together, Bela Fleck. Crossing over from one genre to another and combining them together. The jazz oldies are the best , M. Davis, Sinatra, Ellington, S.Kenton. BuenaVista SC:kewl:

Maynard Ferguson what a horn man!!!!!!!!!!

Robben Ford, Al DiMeola :hihi:

Bernzy

Man is he awsome.

Steeley Dan , Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Pat Metheny .

there are just so many greats

Gene Krupa was one of the best drummers ever! I am a huge Jazz fan...Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman Orchestras top my list!:happy:

Would Steely Dan be considered fusion? Traffic?

Jeff Beck

See I forgot a few. Robben Ford, Lee Ritenour, J. Beck, Danny Gatton.

Jeff Beck

this guy is great

http://drummerworld.com/Videos/jefftainwattssolo.html

Gene Krupa was one of the best drummers ever! :happy:

Larry, Wireless Catalouge has the Gene Krupa-CozyCole-Buddy Rich drum battles on CD. :hihi: :kewl:

Buddy Rich was a freak of nature when it came to playing the drums. He did things on the drums that Krupa and Cole could only dream about. But he was above all else, a showman, and from what I've heard, one of the worst people ever to work for. A real #^&#^&#^&#^& to his sidemen.

Louie Belson, Basie's long time drummer, and Ed Shaugnessey of the Tonight Show band, were very underated big band drummers. In fact, the Tonight Show house band was one of the best big bands ever put together, especially when it came to the trumpet section. Besides Doc, you had Snooky Young on lead, and Conte Condoli in the section, and from time to time, Clark Terry would sit in as the second chair, which is the principal jazz soloist in a big band. Everyone made fun of Tommy Newsome, but he was a great sax player and an extremely talented arranger.

For small combo jazz, Joe Williams was about the best there was on the drums.

Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford (Drummers)

Steve Gadd, Rod Morgenstein, Neil P., Ringo Starr:doh: Almost forgot the Bass- Stanley Clarke, Ray Brown,Victor Wooten

medeski martin & wood :humpty: