Fuse One - Fuse One / Silk [CD]

<p>RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2018</p> <ul> <li>The first two albums from 1980 and 1981 from this jazz funk supergroup.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Originally released on <strong>Creed Taylor</strong>&rsquo;s CTI label.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Featuring jazz (funk) superstars including <strong>Stanley Clarke </strong>(Bass Guitar), <strong>Eric Gale </strong>(Lead Guitar), <strong>Lenny White </strong>(Drums), <strong>Tom Browne </strong>(Trumpet), <strong>John McLaughlin </strong>(Guitars), <strong>Stanley Turrentine </strong>(Saxophones), <strong>Wynton Marsalis </strong>(Trumpet) and <strong>George Benson </strong>(Guitar) plus many others.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Package includes sleeve notes by <strong>Charles Waring</strong>, contributor to <strong><em>MOJO </em></strong>and <strong><em>Record</em><em> Collector</em> </strong>magazines.</li> </ul> <p>Fuse One was conceived as a forum in which major contemporary musicians perform according to their own musical disciplines and interact without the constraints that accompany leader responsibilities. Each player brings in new compositions and ideas.</p> <p>&lsquo;Fuse One&rsquo; was released in 1980, and kicks off with a <strong>Ronnie Foster </strong>composition titled &lsquo;Grand Prix&rsquo; where Stanley Clarke takes the lead, and creates a Jazz (Funk) classic. Other stand out tracks are John McLaughlin&rsquo;s &lsquo;To Whom It May Concern&rsquo; and &lsquo;Taxi Blues&rsquo; composed by Clarke. &lsquo;Silk&rsquo; was released one year later and features &lsquo;In Celebration Of The Human Spirit&rsquo; and &lsquo;Silk&rsquo; which was the band&rsquo;s only single, this CD compilation includes the 7&rdquo; version as a bonus track along with the George Benson composed B-side &lsquo;Ode To Kudu&rsquo;.</p>