Harry's Hundred: No. 71

"Spectrum" by Billy Cobham (1973)

The first major jazz artist to incorporate rock elements into jazz playing was Miles Davis, whose "Filles de Kilimanjaro" in 1968 hinted at what would become one of his greatest achievements, the following year's "In a Silent Way."

Davis' floating cast of musicians served as the proving ground for what would become the Who's Who of jazz-rock fusion, including Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira and British guitarist John McLaughlin.