Fusion (Jeremy Steig album)

Fusion
Studio album by Jeremy Steig
Released	1972
Recorded	1970
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	77:50
Label	Groove Merchant GM 2204
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jeremy Steig chronology
Energy (1971) Fusion (1972) Monium (1974)

Fusion (also released as Something Else) is a double LP album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Groove Merchant label which reissues tracks recorded in 1970 and originally issued on Energy along with an additional LP of unreleased tracks from the session. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Steig creates Technicolor grooves that float like butterflies and sting like bees. His music doesn't so much fuse jazz and rock as it approaches each side from the perspective of the other, exploring their respective concepts and executions to arrive at a sound all its own. If anything, the tonal restrictions of Steig's chosen instrument push him even farther into the unknown, employing a series of acoustic and electronic innovations to expand the flute's possibilities seemingly into the infinite. While some of the unissued content here is no less astounding, as a whole Fusion feels like too much of a good thing; one can't help but miss the focus and shape of Energy in its original incarnation". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Hammer and Jeremy Steig except where noted

1. "Home" − 4:39 Originally released on Energy
2. "Cakes" − 4:52 Originally released on Energy
3. "Swamp Carol" − 4:11 Originally released on Energy
4. "Energy" (Hammer, Steig, Don Alias, Gene Perla) − 4:50 Originally released on Energy
5. "Down Stretch" (Hammer) − 4:14 Originally released on Energy
6. "Give Me Some" − 6:47 Originally released on Energy
7. "Come with Me" − 8:02 Originally released on Energy
8. "Dance of the Mind" (Alias, Steig) − 2:22 Originally released on Energy
9. "Up Tempo Thing" − 5:23 Previously unreleased
10. "Elephant Hump" − 5:54 Previously unreleased
11. "Rock #6" (Hammer) − 3:03 Previously unreleased
12. "Slow Blues in G" − 6:33 Previously unreleased
13. "Rock #9" (Hammer) − 5:50 Previously unreleased
14. "Rock #10" (Hammer) − 4:14 Previously unreleased
15. "Something Else" − 7:02 Previously unreleased

Personnel

• Jeremy Steig – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
• Jan Hammer − electric piano, Chinese gong
• Gene Perla − electric bass, electric upright bass
• Don Alias – drums, congas, clap drums, percussion
• Eddie Gómez − electric upright bass (tracks 5 & 7)

References

1. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series, accessed April 17, 2018
2. Jeremy Steig discography Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 17, 2018
3. Eddie Gómez discography, accessed April 20, 2018
4. Ankeny, Jason. Fusion – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 17, 2018.