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Now to the delight of fans of his early work, as well as his later output, Lorber has reformed the Jeff Lorber Fusion with perhaps its best lineup yet, and is revisiting the songs and sounds from his fusion years, while utilizing the knowledge and production techniques he has learned over the years, producing his best album yet in 'Now is the Time' - and one is suspect may just win Lorber a well-deserved Grammy. Lorber has recorded at least five albums a decade of his own material, while working with and producing a Who's-Who list of vocalists and musicians from the Smooth Jazz world: Michael Franks, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Wayman Tisdale, David Benoit, Gerald Albright and many more. This success primarily occurred after five albums between 19 with 'the Fusion,' when he began mixing more R&B into his songs, smoothing out the sound and helping pioneer the smooth jazz sound. In the middle of the high-living, circus atmosphere of that crazy college town, the young band leader and keyboardist always had a serious look in his eyes that spoke of deep dedication and drive - something that took Jeff Lorber to the very top of the music business. That band was the Jeff Lorber Fusion and their energetic blend of funk and progressive jazz used to drive us wild.

Randy Klein with Oleg Kireyev and Chris Washburne - Sunday Morningīilly Cobham Colin Towns HR-BigBand - Meeting of the Spirits: A Celebration of the Mahavishnu OrchestraĬurtis Fuller - I Will Tell Her In which the beleaguered reviewer attempts to make some headway into the mounds of CDs seeking reviews accumulating daily by providing quick hits on a few recordings at a time.īack in my hometown in the Pacific Northwest (Missoula, Montana), my friends and I would get whipped up into a frenzy anytime a band from Portland made their appearance at a local dive called the Top Hat Lounge.

Over the Clouds, Peppe Merolla Stick With Me, Randy Klein with Oleg Kireyev and Chris Washburne Sunday Morning, Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio Six, John Escreetĭon't Fight the Inevitable, Billy Cobham Colin Towns HR-BigBand Meeting of the Spirits: A Celebration of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Stryker/Slagle Band Keeper, Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her

Jazz cd reviews by Brad Walseth, Jeff Lorber Fusion Now is the Time, Alper Yilmaz

Jeff lorber fusion irene bauza rain dance