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Start here first! Classic jazz-rock masterpieces. Recommended popular tracks.

“Jazz rock” is, literally, a crossover music genre that fuses jazz and rock, and abroad it’s also referred to as a subgenre of jazz fusion.

There are works by innovative musicians from the jazz side that take a rock-oriented approach, as well as sounds by rock and progressive bands and artists that incorporate jazzy elements, so it’s not a genre with strictly defined boundaries.

In this article, we’ve carefully selected and highlighted a number of classic tracks by renowned bands and artists associated with jazz rock.

Of course the songs themselves are fantastic, but be sure to remember the names of the musicians involved as well!

Playlist

Start here first! Classic jazz-rock masterpieces. Recommended popular tracks.
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1eastDo It AgainSteely DanNot only rock, but also genres like soul and jazz...
2eastBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraThe Mahavishnu Oke, with its mysterious resonance...
3eastThe Valentyne SuiteColosseumAccompanied by the solemn sound of a Hammond organ, ...
4eastAll Along the WatchtowerAffinityThey broke up after releasing just a single album...
5eastStratusBilly Cobham
StratusBilly Cobham
It’s indispensable when talking about the history of jazz rock...
6eastFaceliftThe Soft MachineA musician from Canterbury, England...
7eastNuclear BurnBrand XA freakishly/filthily writhing fretless bass...
8eastTwisted TrackNucleusNucleus is an outstanding jazz trump…
9eastFeels Good To MeBrufordA brief period of activity from 1977 to 1980…
10eastWingful Of EyesGongProgressive to psychedelic from France, spe...
11eastCause We’ve Ended As LoversJeff BeckCounted among the world’s three greatest guitarists, he...
12eastIllusionIsotopeThe actual period of activity was about five years, and the legacy left bequeath—
13eastJohn McLaughlinMiles DavisThe “Emperor of Modern Jazz,” and the elect...
14eastThe InquisitionColosseum IIProgressive-style bands split off from a single group and then branch out into multiple...
15eastL’elefante biancoAreaAn Italian progressive rock band...
16eastNine Feet UndergroundCaravanLike Soft Machine, “Wild Fla...
17eastHortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagmaProgressive rock to jazz rock...
18eastSaturday In The ParkCHICAGOFrom around the late 1960s, jazz and rock...
19eastTemple SongBarbara Thompson’s ParaphernaliaFrom the 1960s to the present day in the 2020s…
20eastDark Side of the MoogColosseum IIColosseum II is John Heisman and Gay...
21eastThe Romantic WarriorReturn To ForeverThe keyboardist who passed away in February 2021...
22eastMeeting of the SpiritsMahavishnu OrchestraThe Mahavishnu Orchestra is John Ma...
23eastPunk SandwichDixie DregsThe Dixie Dregs are from the University of Miami’s School of Music...
24eastI Am and So Are YouAffinityAffinity was a ... formed in 1968.
25eastDarker BrightergirugameshGilgamesh centers around Alan Gowa and...
26eastThe dream I saw that dayRainmaking QuartetAmefurashi Quartet was formed in 2004 and...
27eastValzer per domaniArti & MestieriArti e Mestieri in 1974...
28eastCalyxHatfield & The NorthHatfield and the North is 1…
29eastHope for HappinessThe Soft MachineSoft Machine from 1966 to 1984…
30eastOye Como VaSantanaSantana, centered around Carlos Santana, …
31eastA Watery KentuckyGastr del SolGastr del Sol is David Grub…
32eastMilky WayWeather ReportWeather Report is Wayne Shorter…
33eastLay Me DownIan Gillan BandThe Ian Gillan Band is Deep Purp…
34eastSoup SongRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is a native of England...
35eastWinter WineCaravanCaravan is an English band, and 1…
36eastPrincipe CharroTrokerTroker is a Mexican jazz-rock ba...
37eastEasy to SlipLittle FeatLittle Feat was formed in 1969 by Lowell...
38eastLook AroundManfred Mann’s Earth BandManfred Mann’s Earth Band is Ma…
39eastLady AceManfred Mann Chapter ThreeManfred Mann Chapter Three is...
40eastHabePHLOXPhlox is an Estonian jazz-rock ba...
41eastCometa rossaAreaArea is an Italian ... formed in 1972.
42eastPebbles on the BeachIFIf is a British jazz-rock band…
43eastUser FriendlySteve Morse BandSteve Morse is a guitarist from Hamilton...
44eastMagick BrotherGongGong was formed by Daevid Allen...
45eastHeaven Is in Your MindTrafficTraffic is Spencer Davis Gr...
46eastWalking in the ParkColosseumThe Coliseum was led by John Heisman…