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
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Do It AgainSteely Dan | play_arrow | Not only rock, but also genres like soul and jazz... |
| 2east | Birds of FireMahavishnu Orchestra | play_arrow | The Mahavishnu Oke, with its mysterious resonance... |
| 3east | The Valentyne SuiteColosseum | play_arrow | Accompanied by the solemn sound of a Hammond organ, ... |
| 4east | All Along the WatchtowerAffinity | play_arrow | They broke up after releasing just a single album... |
| 5east | StratusBilly Cobham | ![]() | It’s indispensable when talking about the history of jazz rock... |
| 6east | FaceliftThe Soft Machine | play_arrow | A musician from Canterbury, England... |
| 7east | Nuclear BurnBrand X | play_arrow | A freakishly/filthily writhing fretless bass... |
| 8east | Feels Good To MeBruford | play_arrow | A brief period of activity from 1977 to 1980… |
| 9east | Wingful Of EyesGong | play_arrow | Progressive to psychedelic from France, spe... |
| 10east | Twisted TrackNucleus | play_arrow | Nucleus is an outstanding jazz trump… |
| 11east | Cause We’ve Ended As LoversJeff Beck | play_arrow | Counted among the world’s three greatest guitarists, he... |
| 12east | John McLaughlinMiles Davis | play_arrow | The “Emperor of Modern Jazz,” and the elect... |
| 13east | IllusionIsotope | play_arrow | The actual period of activity was about five years, and the legacy left bequeath— |
| 14east | The InquisitionColosseum II | play_arrow | Progressive-style bands split off from a single group and then branch out into multiple... |
| 15east | L’elefante biancoArea | play_arrow | An Italian progressive rock band... |
| 16east | Nine Feet UndergroundCaravan | play_arrow | Like Soft Machine, “Wild Fla... |
| 17east | Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagma | play_arrow | Progressive rock to jazz rock... |
| 18east | Saturday In The ParkCHICAGO | play_arrow | From around the late 1960s, jazz and rock... |
| 19east | Temple SongBarbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia | play_arrow | From the 1960s to the present day in the 2020s… |
| 20east | Dark Side of the MoogColosseum II | play_arrow | Colosseum II is John Heisman and Gay... |
| 21east | The Romantic WarriorReturn To Forever | play_arrow | The keyboardist who passed away in February 2021... |
| 22east | Meeting of the SpiritsMahavishnu Orchestra | play_arrow | The Mahavishnu Orchestra is John Ma... |
| 23east | I Am and So Are YouAffinity | play_arrow | Affinity was a ... formed in 1968. |
| 24east | Valzer per domaniArti & Mestieri | play_arrow | Arti e Mestieri in 1974... |
| 25east | Oye Como VaSantana | play_arrow | Santana, centered around Carlos Santana, … |
| 26east | Darker Brightergirugamesh | play_arrow | Gilgamesh centers around Alan Gowa and... |
| 27east | CalyxHatfield & The North | play_arrow | Hatfield and the North is 1… |
| 28east | A Watery KentuckyGastr del Sol | play_arrow | Gastr del Sol is David Grub… |
| 29east | Punk SandwichDixie Dregs | play_arrow | The Dixie Dregs are from the University of Miami’s School of Music... |
| 30east | The dream I saw that dayamefurashi karutetto | play_arrow | Amefurashi Quartet was formed in 2004 and... |
| 31east | Hope for HappinessThe Soft Machine | play_arrow | Soft Machine from 1966 to 1984… |
| 32east | Milky WayWeather Report | play_arrow | Weather Report is Wayne Shorter… |
| 33east | Lay Me DownIan Gillan Band | play_arrow | The Ian Gillan Band is Deep Purp… |
| 34east | Soup SongRobert Wyatt | play_arrow | Robert Wyatt is a native of England... |
| 35east | Winter WineCaravan | play_arrow | Caravan is an English band, and 1… |
| 36east | Principe CharroTroker | play_arrow | Troker is a Mexican jazz-rock ba... |
| 37east | HabePHLOX | play_arrow | Phlox is an Estonian jazz-rock ba... |
| 38east | Cometa rossaArea | play_arrow | Area is an Italian ... formed in 1972. |
| 39east | Pebbles on the BeachIF | play_arrow | If is a British jazz-rock band… |
| 40east | Easy to SlipLittle Feat | play_arrow | Little Feat was formed in 1969 by Lowell... |
| 41east | Lady AceManfred Mann Chapter Three | play_arrow | Manfred Mann Chapter Three is... |
| 42east | Look AroundManfred Mann’s Earth Band | play_arrow | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is Ma… |
| 43east | User FriendlySteve Morse Band | play_arrow | Steve Morse is a guitarist from Hamilton... |
| 44east | Magick BrotherGong | play_arrow | Gong was formed by Daevid Allen... |
| 45east | Heaven Is in Your MindTraffic | play_arrow | Traffic is Spencer Davis Gr... |
| 46east | Walking in the ParkColosseum | play_arrow | The Coliseum was led by John Heisman… |


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