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With song structures similar to Mahavishnu Orchestra and electric-era Return to Forever, Michal Urbaniak’s Fusion III appealed to the same fusion-buying clientele. What most distinguishes this music from that of its contemporaries was the unique vocalizing of Urbaniak’s wife, Ursula Dudziak. She could sound at times like a Polish Flora Purim, at other times like a synthesized presence from another world. On this recording, Urbaniak’s playing is fresh and engaging, and his compositions occasionally sound like Frank Zappa’s instrumental work from this same era. John Abercrombie and Larry Coryell turn in blistering guitar passages, and bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Steve Gadd provide a funkified rhythmic foundation (Jim Newsom/AllMusic).

Track listing:

A1 Chinatown (Pt 1) 0:00
A2 Kuyaviak Goes Funky 5:26
A3 Roksanna 11:43
A4 Crazy Kid 17:29
A5 Preshistoric Bird 20:11
B1 Bloody Kishka 25:31
B2 Cameo 29:52
B3 Stretch 34:34
B4 Metroliner 40:56
B5 Chinatown (Pt 2) 45:41

Personnel:

Violin [Electric], Producer, Composer – Michał Urbaniak
Vocals, Percussion, Percussion [Electric], Synthesizer – Urszula Dudziak
Electric Piano, Organ [Electric] – Wlodek Gulgowski
Guitar – John Abercrombie, Joe Caro (A3), Larry Coryell (B1)
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Steve Gadd, Gerald Brown (A3, B1)
Voice: Bernard Kafka (B3)
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Label: Columbia – PC 33542
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1975