'Dig it' is all about the flavor, sweet to the ears, and will put a swing in your step and a stir in your soul. In the Heat of the Night is the second solo studio album by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber. The hit radio single 'The Sweetness' hits the airwaves in February and the title suggests it all. 'Dig it' keeps the DDTB momentum rolling right along and fans worldwide will rejoice at the thought of ten new sides to carry them and their need to move and groove into the new year and beyond. Enlisting the help of label mate and genre star in his own right Oli Silk, the tunes take on another dimension with Silk's dynamic flair and smart solos.
It's all about the groove and nobody does it better than Wade as he takes you through this scintillating set that never lets down and will keep your head bobbin' and feet tappin'. This franchise outfit born on the streets and in clubs of London has truly established a sound all their own and 'Dig it' again does not disappoint. Trademark tight rhythm and horn sections provide the underbelly of all of the compositions, woven tightly with the right solos in the right places.
The groove quotient on Step It Up is exceptionally high, refracted through the prism of focused, precise compositions.With millions of records sold worldwide the purveyors of sides steeped in funk and groove, DTTB, the brainchild of producer Stuart Wade swings for the fences once again with this assemblage of fresh new cuts that accentuate the fat and funky, with grooves so thick that you fall right into them. The band played songs from their fourth album Wizard Island, released earlier that year.The Jeff Lorber Fusion: Jeff Lorber-Piano, keyboards Danny Wilson-Bass, Kenny Gorelick-Flute, saxophone Dennis Bradford-Drums. Broadcast on local station WLIR 92.7 FM, NY. As smooth as Galaxy and substantial as Hacienda, this set offers the best of both albums but goes further in its imaginative lyricism and charts. Live performance by Seattle jazz-fusion band The Jeff Lorber Fusion in May 1980 at My Fathers Place in Roslyn New York. Everything in the mix comes back to swinging, meaty, in-the-pocket R&B. Jeff Lorber Fusion Space-Time (2021) Posted by On July - 3 - 2021.
THE JEFF LORBER FUSION ALBUM SERIES
The tenor, Lorber, and the guitarist dialogue in a series of finger-popping cadences, taut funk breaks, and fleet solo moments. Mann’s horn chart has a wider color palette thanks to Haslip’s bassline presence. Ford and Mintzer also feature on “Soul Party,” the other single. The interplay between keyboard tones, melodies, and chunky rhythmic vamps contrast beautifully with the guitarist’s deep blues fills and solo. “Arecibo,” the first of two tracks to feature Ford on lead guitar, is feel- good jazz-funk. Colaiuta’s kit and Castro’s congas create a hypnotic center around the melody before Mintzer’s meaty tenor break turns left of center. MP3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management (DRM) technology. Magic period, with a very similar keyboard vamp and contrasting harmonic interludes in the bridge. I didnt know much about Lorber (and reading that he played smooth jazz almost deterred me) but Im a fan of Mike Stern, so I checked it out. “Mustang,” one of two pre-release singles, comes right out of Grover Washington, Jr.’s Feels So Good/Mr. I recently read that Jeff Lorber has released a new album, which got me thinking about the Mike Stern/Jeff Lorber Fusion collaboration album that came out a couple of years ago, Eleven. Musically, this material harkens back to the mid-’70s knotty funk, modal jazz, and the melodic invention of R&B are carefully balanced in a breezy, thoughtful, and spine-tingling presentation. The horn charts were expertly scripted by David Mann. 47557 SHAKE IT UP OD 13 6 JEFF LORBER SAMSON 20000 KICKIN' IT 14 12 8 DOWN TO. There are also a couple of star guest appearances from Haslip’s former Yellowjackets bandmates, tenorman Bob Mintzer and guitarist Robben Ford. 'It is a fusion record, but one made with primarily acoustic instruments. and Michael Thompson, saxophonist Gary Meek, percussionist Lenny Castro, and a slew of drummers including Vinnie Colaiuta. The pair got help from their regular stable of sessionmen including guitarists Paul Jackson, Jr. Keyboardist Lorber and bassist Jimmy Haslip co-produced the 57-minute, 11-track set of originals. Step It Up, the fourth offering from the revamped Jeff Lorber Fusion, picks up almost exactly where 2014’s Grammy-nominated Hacienda left off - with a couple of twists.