All Artists: Steps Ahead Title: Magnetic Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Wounded Bird Records Release Date: 9/18/2007 Genres: Jazz, Pop Styles: Jazz Fusion, Modern Postbebop, Bebop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 664140644120 |
Steps Ahead Magnetic Genres: Jazz, Pop CD reissue of the 1985 album from the Jazz outfit formed by keyboardist Mike Mainieri. This was the last Steps Ahead album to feature saxophonist Michael Brecker, a key component of their earlier releases. Includes musica... more » | |
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Album Description CD reissue of the 1985 album from the Jazz outfit formed by keyboardist Mike Mainieri. This was the last Steps Ahead album to feature saxophonist Michael Brecker, a key component of their earlier releases. Includes musical assistance from Hiram Bullock, Peter Erskine, Chuck Loeb, Dianne Reeves and others. Wounded Bird. 2007. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsFearless Upbeat Fusion J. Anderson | CA United States | 10/16/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a long-lost favorite rediscovered after a couple of decades, and found to be even better than remembered, to huge surprise. Just wow -- such rare optimistic fearless jazz, Brecker on the EWI, just gives you goosebumps. Brecker, Maineri, Erskine, Victor Bailey on bass, and assorted monster players are united in a fleeting musical era -- electric jazz fusion like this only existed for a short while, sadly. To my way of thinking, this is truly Fusion jazz (as opposed to bland "Smooth Jazz"), some of it hard jazz, some slightly formulaic at first, but not for long. It's hard-driving way-electric JAZZ and definitely colors outside the lines. Yes, that's possible to do with jazz. Steps Ahead did it a lot. Unique sound, positive sound. Inspiring and uplifting. Highly recommended."
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