Return to Forever: Where I Have Known You Before

Return to forever are a seminal Jazz fusion band. In my opinion, not quite as good as Weather Report, but close. They have a sound far closer to Post-bop than Weather Report so perhaps this could appeal to those who like a little more progressive sound in their fusion. Odd instrumentation galore.

1. Vulcan Worlds (7:51)
2. Where Have I Loved You Before (1:02)
3. The Shadow of Io (7:32)
4. Where Have I Danced with You Before (1:14)
5. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy (3:13)
6. Earth Juice (3:46)
7. Where Have I Known You Before (2:20)
8. Song to the Pharaoh Kings (14:21)

MP3 CBR @ 192Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?mkmozjnn2mm

Storm and Stress: Under Thunder and Fluorescent Light

Free-jazz for those who like math-rock. My favourite guitarist in the world, Ian Williams, is the primary force behind this. He previously was guitarist for Don Caballero and is currently with avant-kraut group Battles. His style is distinctly his own, despite hoards of imitators in the math-rock scene. This album comes highly recommended.

1		The Sky's The Ground, The Bombs Are Plants, And We're The Sun, Love (4:45)
2		An Address That Was To Skip Ahead Of The Gallop Of Its Own Sperm And Eggs And Wait For Itself In The Future: Letter To 2096 (4:50)
3		Meet Me In The Space They Stare At Leaving Their Seat During A Show (6:11)
4		It Takes A Million Years To Become Diamonds So Let's Just Burn Like Coal Until The Sky's Black (5:05)
5		The 1st. Our Lady Of Burning Thorns (6:14)
6		O, When My Lady Comes (1:49)
7		The 2nd. Perpetuate The Beautiful (4:08)
8		And Third And Youngest, Unnamed (5:13)
		9 Forever, Like Anti-Oxidants (Listen To The Sound Our Cells Make) (5:11) MP3 CBR @ 160 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?dz3ejhmg4th

George Gershwin: Best Of/Gershwin Plays Gershwin

These, I think, are the two best releases from the man himself, George Gershwin. I don't think anyone before or since has created such a flawless fusion of Jazz and Classical. He was a genius for his time, and I think that if you have any interest in jazz at all, you should have at least one recording of his.

Gershwin Plays Gershwin Tracklist:

1. Rhapsody in Blue (16:50)

2. An American in Paris (17:08)

3. Make Believe (3:15)

4. Grieving for You (3:02)

5. Land Where the Good Songs Go (3:09)

6. Some Sunday Morning (3:04)

7. Rhapsody in Blue (13:00)

MP3 VBR V1 @ ~195Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?fgmyw2tna5j

Best Of Tracklist:

1. Cuban Overture for Orchaestra

2. Concerto in F; Adagio

3. Porgy and Bess, Opera; Excerpts

4. Preludes (3) For Piano: No. 1, In Bb Major

5. Preludes (3) For Piano: No. 2, In C# Minor

6. Preludes (3) For Piano: No. 3, In Eb Minor

7. Girl Crazy, Musical; Excerpts

8.They Can't Take That Away From Me

9. Rhapsody in Blue (for Piano and Jazz Band)

WMA V2 @ 193Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?ny5zjudzfem

Empire Jazz: Empire Jazz

At the height of Star Wars mania in the 80's, a jazz band led by Ron Carted decided to make an album of Jazz covers of the Star Wars soundtracks. This is that album.

Track List:

1. Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) (8:35)

2. The Astroid Field (9:12)

3. Han Solo and The Princess (Love Theme) (8:09)

4. Lando's Palace (7:07)

5. Yoda's theme (5:28)

MP3 CBR @ 320Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?myg5mkzwz3m

Charles Mingus: Mingus Plays Piano

I can't recommend this enough. Charles Mingus proves himself not only to be an incredibly creative composer and bassist, but an adept Pianist also. Full of improvisations and reinterpretations of his own compositions, this is a must own for any Mingus fan.

Seriously underrated.

Track List:

1. Myself When I Am Real (7:38)

2. I Can't Get Started (3:44)

3. Body and Soul (4:35)

4. Roland Kirk's Message (2:41)

5. Memories of You (4:35)

6. She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid (3:12)

7. Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress (4:17)

8. Meditations (3:42)

9. Old Portrait (3:48)

10. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (3:47)

11. Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems and Folklore (8:36)

MP3 VBR @ ~175 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?1ydw0h0jk5i

Car Bomb: Centralia

My review for this (one of my favourite albums ever), can be found here.

The song H5N1 seems pretty appropriate right about now, eh?

Track List:

1. Pieces of You (2:59)

2. Gum Under the Table (3:28)

3. Rid (0:28)

4. Cellophane Stiletto (2:54)

5. Best Intentions (4:27)

6. M^6 (2:15)

7. His Eyesm (4:18)

8. Hypnotic Worm (3:19)

9. Cielo Drive (2:28)

10. Solid Grey (2:12)

11. H5N1 (3:14)

MP3 VBR v2 @ ~245 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?ewwwmnncoyl

Planet X: Quantum and Moonbabies

Two for one. These are the two most recent albums from Prog/Fusion band Planet X. Kinda cheesy, yes, but rewarding none the less. Quantum features legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth soloing on several tracks.

Quantum Tracklist:

1. Alien Hip-Hop

2. Desert Girl

3. Matrix Gate

4. The Thinking Stone

5. Space foam

6. Poland

7. Snuff

8. Kingdom of Dreams

9. Quantum Factor

MP3 CBR @ 244 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?jzey2tcz5mm

Moonbabies Tracklist:

1. Moonbabies

2. The Noble Savage

3. Ataraxia

4. 70 VIR

5. Micronesia

6. Interlude in Milan

7. Digital Vertigo

8. Ground Zero

9. Midnight Bell

10. Ignotus Per Ignotium

MP3 VBR v2 @ ~220 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?kidjqkm5wzx

Meshuggah: Catch 33

To deviate from the general jazz theme I have going, here's an album by the Swedish masters of Math-metal Meshuggah (Influenced primarily by Prog rock and Jazz Fusion). If you like Jazz/Music Theory then give it a listen without prejudices. It's an incredibly rewarding album consisting of one song split into 13 tracks.

Track Listing:

1. Autonomy Lost (1:41)

2. Imprint of The Un-Saved (1:36)

3. Disenchantment (1:44)

4. The Paradoxical Spiral (3:12)

5. Re-Inanimate (1:04)

6. Entrapment (3:29)

7. Mind's Mirrors (4:30)

8. In Death - Is Life (2:02)

9. In Death - Is Death (13:23)

10. Shed (3:34)

11. Personae Non Gratae (1:47)

12. Dehumanization (2:56)

13. Sum (7:18)

MP3 CBR @ 192Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?qgkhzmymdym

Lye By Mistake: Arrangements for Fulminating Vective

Quite possibly the best Jazz Metal album ever made. Mixes jazz fusion, mathcore and traditional music of all types.

1. Silence, the Girl
2. If We Were Intense, This Song Would be a Boyscout
3. Aboriginal Negatives
4. Ostrich Feathers and Apple Pie
5. 900 Seconds in Search of Jerry
6. John Nash and the Flipper
7. Dream as I May, I Feel it, and it's So Wrong
8. Nero's Intention

MP3 VBR v2 @ ~235Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?hnng2ug2a5z

Aaron Goldberg: Worlds

The track OAM's Blues came free with Vista so I'm sure plenty of people are looking for this, so here it is.

Track Listing:

1. Lambada De Serpente (8:06)

2. Taurus (8:01)

3. Kianda's Song (2:27)

4. Unstablemates (5:06)

5. Modinha (5:10)

6. Salvador (5:29)

7. Oam's Blues (4:27)

8. Inutil Paisagem (6:58)

9. Oud to Omer (11:01)

10. Between Worlds (1:59)

MP3 VBR v0 @ ~210 Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?gzhm5jnwotz

Charles Mingus: Let My Children Hear Music

My favourite jazz album of all time, Charles Mingus' ever awesome Let My Children Hear Music has been uploaded for your listening pleasure.

Track Listing:

1. The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive-Ass Slippers (9:39)

2. Adiago Ma Non Troppo (8:28)

3. Don't be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too (9:30)

4. Taurus in The Arena of Life  (4:21)

5. Hobo Ho (10:11)

6. The Chill of Death (7:42)

7. The I of Hurricane Sue (10:10)

MP3 VBR v2 @ ~195Kbps

http://www.mediafire.com/?dmijlxmzwom