I’ve landed this under progressive rock because of the fusion nature of it. That said, not everything here is fusion, but almost all of it has jazz in the mix. There is one song that’s more along the lines of 1970s guitar rock, though. The mix of sounds here is great, though. A lot of this is instrumental, but there are a few tracks with vocals. The theme for the album is that it contains all songs that fit into the classic single length of three minutes and 33 seconds.  All of them land right near that number. The guitar on the album is really top-notch.

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There is a super funky, retro fusion vibe at play here. The vocals bring it into more soulful jazz zones. R&B and jazz merge on the later sections of this killer tune.

I really dig the guitar on this. The track takes us more into fusion territory with some meatier and less mainstream sounds. It’s an instrumental that makes me think of musicians like Al Di Meola, but even more so Allan Holdsworth.

A little more mainstream than the last track, this is no less fusion-based. It just has a tasty backing groove. It also features some killer guitar work.

Piano is a big part of the arrangement on this. The track has more of a mainstream vibe to it. It’s all classy jazz with plenty of that piano showing off throughout.

This is another with a lot of R^ B built into it. It’s also another with vocals. This is more mainstream jazz.

I don’t think I’d call this jazz or fusion, but it has a real 1970s guitar rock vibe. It’s another killer instrumental.

Now, this is much more fusion oriented. It has a lot of funk in the mix. It also has a healthy helping of freakiness. It’s a real powerhouse.

Another pure instrumental fusion piece, the guitar is a big feature here.