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 | FaceliftThe Soft Machine | play_arrow | A musician from Canterbury, England... |
| 6east | StratusBilly Cobham | ![]() | It’s indispensable when talking about the history of jazz rock... |
| 7east | Wingful Of EyesGong | play_arrow | Progressive to psychedelic from France, spe... |
| 8east | Nuclear BurnBrand X | play_arrow | A freakishly/filthily writhing fretless bass... |
| 9east | Twisted TrackNucleus | play_arrow | Nucleus is an outstanding jazz trump… |
| 10east | Feels Good To MeBruford | play_arrow | A brief period of activity from 1977 to 1980… |
| 11east | John McLaughlinMiles Davis | play_arrow | The “Emperor of Modern Jazz,” and the elect... |
| 12east | Cause We’ve Ended As LoversJeff Beck | play_arrow | Counted among the world’s three greatest guitarists, he... |
| 13east | IllusionIsotope | play_arrow | The actual period of activity was about five years, and the legacy left bequeath— |
| 14east | L’elefante biancoArea | play_arrow | An Italian progressive rock band... |
| 15east | The InquisitionColosseum II | play_arrow | Progressive-style bands split off from a single group and then branch out into multiple... |
| 16east | Saturday In The ParkCHICAGO | play_arrow | From around the late 1960s, jazz and rock... |
| 17east | Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagma | play_arrow | Progressive rock to jazz rock... |
| 18east | Nine Feet UndergroundCaravan | play_arrow | Like Soft Machine, “Wild Fla... |
| 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 | I Am and So Are YouAffinity | play_arrow | Affinity was a ... formed in 1968. |
| 23east | Meeting of the SpiritsMahavishnu Orchestra | play_arrow | The Mahavishnu Orchestra is John Ma... |
| 24east | Valzer per domaniArti & Mestieri | play_arrow | Arti e Mestieri in 1974... |
| 25east | Darker Brightergirugamesh | play_arrow | Gilgamesh centers around Alan Gowa and... |
| 26east | Punk SandwichDixie Dregs | play_arrow | The Dixie Dregs are from the University of Miami’s School of Music... |
| 27east | Oye Como VaSantana | play_arrow | Santana, centered around Carlos Santana, … |
| 28east | The dream I saw that dayamefurashi karutetto | play_arrow | Amefurashi Quartet was formed in 2004 and... |
| 29east | CalyxHatfield & The North | play_arrow | Hatfield and the North is 1… |
| 30east | Hope for HappinessThe Soft Machine | play_arrow | Soft Machine from 1966 to 1984… |
| 31east | Lay Me DownIan Gillan Band | play_arrow | The Ian Gillan Band is Deep Purp… |
| 32east | Soup SongRobert Wyatt | play_arrow | Robert Wyatt is a native of England... |
| 33east | Milky WayWeather Report | play_arrow | Weather Report is Wayne Shorter… |
| 34east | A Watery KentuckyGastr del Sol | play_arrow | Gastr del Sol is David Grub… |
| 35east | Winter WineCaravan | play_arrow | Caravan is an English band, and 1… |
| 36east | Lady AceManfred Mann Chapter Three | play_arrow | Manfred Mann Chapter Three is... |
| 37east | Easy to SlipLittle Feat | play_arrow | Little Feat was formed in 1969 by Lowell... |
| 38east | Look AroundManfred Mann’s Earth Band | play_arrow | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is Ma… |
| 39east | HabePHLOX | play_arrow | Phlox is an Estonian jazz-rock ba... |
| 40east | Magick BrotherGong | play_arrow | Gong was formed by Daevid Allen... |
| 41east | Heaven Is in Your MindTraffic | play_arrow | Traffic is Spencer Davis Gr... |
| 42east | Cometa rossaArea | play_arrow | Area is an Italian ... formed in 1972. |
| 43east | Pebbles on the BeachIF | play_arrow | If is a British jazz-rock band… |
| 44east | Principe CharroTroker | play_arrow | Troker is a Mexican jazz-rock ba... |
| 45east | User FriendlySteve Morse Band | play_arrow | Steve Morse is a guitarist from Hamilton... |
| 46east | Walking in the ParkColosseum | play_arrow | The Coliseum was led by John Heisman… |


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