Here's some more Steve Marcus for you. He was a pioneer of jazz/rock fusion, before anyone really knew what it was supposed to be. Later, Carlos Santana would come along and spoil it for everyone, but for a moment in the late '60s this was one of the most exciting things going. Saxophonist Marcus guitarist Larry Coryell fused the cosmic power of Coltrane with raw rock. Theresa's Blues is the opening track from the 1968 album Count's Rock Band . It's vibrant, energetic, and builds towards an absolutely glorious cacophony. 'Trane [...]
Steve Marcus - Eight Miles High It DOESN'T get better than that video below, and maybe it is cruel of me to compare it but Steve Marcus's tenor sax jam of Eight Miles High is pretty close - at least 7 1/4 Miles High.
In the early days of jazz/rock fusion, people didn't really know how such a thing could be done. It seemed as if it should be a great idea, but there was no blueprint for such a thing. There were no formulas to follow, and everything had to be created anew. Perhaps that's why this cover of The Byrds' Eight Miles High still sounds so shockingly fresh. Marcus' sax and the guitar playing of Larry Coryell absolutely explode out of the track. The Byrds were supposed to be all about the sunburst sound, right? [...]
MELVIN THE ECHOS Steve Marcus, Miroslav Vitous, Sonny Sharrock, Daniel Humair Green Line Victor : 1970 Sonny Sharrock, electric guitar; Steve Marcus, tenor and soprano sax; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Daniel Humair, drums. Two words about these tracks: Sonny Sharrock. There simply isn't enough material from the world's greatest jazz guitarist. Green Line is a lost [...]
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