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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

Start here first! Classic jazz-rock masterpieces. Recommended popular tracks.
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1eastDo It AgainSteely Dan
Do It AgainSteely Danplay_arrow
Not only rock, but also genres like soul and jazz...
2eastBirds of FireMahavishnu Orchestra
Birds of FireMahavishnu Orchestraplay_arrow
The Mahavishnu Oke, with its mysterious resonance...
3eastThe Valentyne SuiteColosseum
The Valentyne SuiteColosseumplay_arrow
Accompanied by the solemn sound of a Hammond organ, ...
4eastAll Along the WatchtowerAffinity
All Along the WatchtowerAffinityplay_arrow
They broke up after releasing just a single album...
5eastStratusBilly Cobham
StratusBilly Cobham
It’s indispensable when talking about the history of jazz rock...
6eastFaceliftThe Soft Machine
FaceliftThe Soft Machineplay_arrow
A musician from Canterbury, England...
7eastNuclear BurnBrand X
Nuclear BurnBrand Xplay_arrow
A freakishly/filthily writhing fretless bass...
8eastFeels Good To MeBruford
Feels Good To MeBrufordplay_arrow
A brief period of activity from 1977 to 1980…
9eastWingful Of EyesGong
Wingful Of EyesGongplay_arrow
Progressive to psychedelic from France, spe...
10eastTwisted TrackNucleus
Twisted TrackNucleusplay_arrow
Nucleus is an outstanding jazz trump…
11eastCause We’ve Ended As LoversJeff Beck
Cause We've Ended As LoversJeff Beckplay_arrow
Counted among the world’s three greatest guitarists, he...
12eastJohn McLaughlinMiles Davis
John McLaughlinMiles Davisplay_arrow
The “Emperor of Modern Jazz,” and the elect...
13eastIllusionIsotope
IllusionIsotopeplay_arrow
The actual period of activity was about five years, and the legacy left bequeath—
14eastThe InquisitionColosseum II
The InquisitionColosseum IIplay_arrow
Progressive-style bands split off from a single group and then branch out into multiple...
15eastL’elefante biancoArea
L'elefante biancoAreaplay_arrow
An Italian progressive rock band...
16eastNine Feet UndergroundCaravan
Nine Feet UndergroundCaravanplay_arrow
Like Soft Machine, “Wild Fla...
17eastHortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagma
Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagmaplay_arrow
Progressive rock to jazz rock...
18eastSaturday In The ParkCHICAGO
Saturday In The ParkCHICAGOplay_arrow
From around the late 1960s, jazz and rock...
19eastTemple SongBarbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia
Temple SongBarbara Thompson's Paraphernaliaplay_arrow
From the 1960s to the present day in the 2020s…
20eastDark Side of the MoogColosseum II
Dark Side of the MoogColosseum IIplay_arrow
Colosseum II is John Heisman and Gay...
21eastThe Romantic WarriorReturn To Forever
The Romantic WarriorReturn To Foreverplay_arrow
The keyboardist who passed away in February 2021...
22eastMeeting of the SpiritsMahavishnu Orchestra
Meeting of the SpiritsMahavishnu Orchestraplay_arrow
The Mahavishnu Orchestra is John Ma...
23eastI Am and So Are YouAffinity
I Am and So Are YouAffinityplay_arrow
Affinity was a ... formed in 1968.
24eastValzer per domaniArti & Mestieri
Valzer per domaniArti & Mestieriplay_arrow
Arti e Mestieri in 1974...
25eastOye Como VaSantana
Oye Como VaSantanaplay_arrow
Santana, centered around Carlos Santana, …
26eastDarker Brightergirugamesh
Darker Brightergirugameshplay_arrow
Gilgamesh centers around Alan Gowa and...
27eastCalyxHatfield & The North
CalyxHatfield & The Northplay_arrow
Hatfield and the North is 1…
28eastA Watery KentuckyGastr del Sol
A Watery KentuckyGastr del Solplay_arrow
Gastr del Sol is David Grub…
29eastPunk SandwichDixie Dregs
Punk SandwichDixie Dregsplay_arrow
The Dixie Dregs are from the University of Miami’s School of Music...
30eastThe dream I saw that dayamefurashi karutetto
The dream I saw that dayamefurashi karutettoplay_arrow
Amefurashi Quartet was formed in 2004 and...
31eastHope for HappinessThe Soft Machine
Hope for HappinessThe Soft Machineplay_arrow
Soft Machine from 1966 to 1984…
32eastMilky WayWeather Report
Milky WayWeather Reportplay_arrow
Weather Report is Wayne Shorter…
33eastLay Me DownIan Gillan Band
Lay Me DownIan Gillan Bandplay_arrow
The Ian Gillan Band is Deep Purp…
34eastSoup SongRobert Wyatt
Soup SongRobert Wyattplay_arrow
Robert Wyatt is a native of England...
35eastWinter WineCaravan
Winter WineCaravanplay_arrow
Caravan is an English band, and 1…
36eastPrincipe CharroTroker
Principe CharroTrokerplay_arrow
Troker is a Mexican jazz-rock ba...
37eastHabePHLOX
HabePHLOXplay_arrow
Phlox is an Estonian jazz-rock ba...
38eastCometa rossaArea
Cometa rossaAreaplay_arrow
Area is an Italian ... formed in 1972.
39eastPebbles on the BeachIF
Pebbles on the BeachIFplay_arrow
If is a British jazz-rock band…
40eastEasy to SlipLittle Feat
Easy to SlipLittle Featplay_arrow
Little Feat was formed in 1969 by Lowell...
41eastLady AceManfred Mann Chapter Three
Lady AceManfred Mann Chapter Threeplay_arrow
Manfred Mann Chapter Three is...
42eastLook AroundManfred Mann’s Earth Band
Look AroundManfred Mann's Earth Bandplay_arrow
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is Ma…
43eastUser FriendlySteve Morse Band
User FriendlySteve Morse Bandplay_arrow
Steve Morse is a guitarist from Hamilton...
44eastMagick BrotherGong
Magick BrotherGongplay_arrow
Gong was formed by Daevid Allen...
45eastHeaven Is in Your MindTraffic
Heaven Is in Your MindTrafficplay_arrow
Traffic is Spencer Davis Gr...
46eastWalking in the ParkColosseum
Walking in the ParkColosseumplay_arrow
The Coliseum was led by John Heisman…