My Favorite Jazz-Rock Fusion Musicians from the "Classic Era": The Percussionists
Percussionists: - Zakir Hussein / tablas / Shakti, John Handy, Mickey Hart - Bill Summers / Eddie Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Summers Heat - Airto Moreira / percussion for Hermeto Pascal, Joe Zawinul, Mile Davis, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Deodato, Mickey Hart - Armando Peraza / George Shearing, Cal Tjader, Santana - Jose 'Chepito' Areas / Santana, Herbie Hancock - Don Alias / Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Jeremy Steig, Joni Mitchell, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius - Trilok Gurtu / tablas, drums, percussion / Charlie Mariano, Terje Rypdal, Don Cherry, John Tchacai - Nana Vasconcelos / Milton Nascimento, Gato Barbieri, Don Cherry, CoDoNa, Jon Hassell, Egberto Gismonti, Pat Metheny - Ralph MacDonald / Roberta Flack, Peter Allen, Bette Midler, Hubert Laws, Gabor Szabo, Grover Washington Jr., Ron Carter, Margie Joseph, Garland Jeffreys, Bob James, Average White Band, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann, ...