Steps Ahead – Magnetic


Label: Elektra – 60441-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album , CD
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Fusion

1 Trains
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Loeb
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums [Acoustic, Electric], Percussion – Peter Erskine
Engineer – Malcolm Pollack, Neil Dorfsman, Rick Kerr
Engineer [Assistant] – Jamie Chaleff, Ken Steiger, Rick Begin*
Guitar – Hiram Bullock
Mixed By – Malcolm Pollack
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Robby Kilgore
Synthesizer – Kenny Kirkland
Tenor Saxophone [Steiner Ewi] – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone [Synthi-vibes], Keyboards – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – Mike Mainieri
7:31

2 Beirut
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums [Acoustic, Electric], Percussion – Peter Erskine
Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Ansell
Engineer, Mixed By – James Farber
Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Loeb
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Robby Kilgore
Saxophone [Steiner Ewi, Oberheim Xpander] – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone [Synthi-vibes], Keyboards – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – C. Loeb*, M. Brecker*, M. Mainieri*, P. Erskine*, V. Bailey*
8:15

3 Cajun
Banjo – Peter Schwimmer
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums – Peter Erskine
Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Ansell
Engineer, Mixed By – James Farber
Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Loeb
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Robby Kilgore
Tenor Saxophone [Steiner Ewi, Oberheim Xpander] – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone [Synthi-vibes] – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – Michael Brecker
6:16

4 In A Sentimental Mood
Engineer – Joe Barbaria
Engineer [Assistant] – Bridget Daly
Keyboards – Mike Mainieri
Mixed By – Michel Sauvage
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Phil Ashley
Saxophone [Steiner Ewi, Oberheim Xpander] – Michael Brecker
Written-By – Duke Ellington
3:30

5 Magnetic Love
Backing Vocals – Diva Gray, Janis Pendarvis*, Jocelyn Brown
Drum Programming – Jimmy Bralower
Engineer – Jay Rifkin, Joe Barbaria, Malcolm Pollack
Engineer [Assistant] – Bridget Daly, Jamie Chaleff, Robin Lane (2)
Guitar – Paul Jackson*
Lead Vocals – Dianne Reeves
Mixed By – Michael Brauer*
Synthesizer – Mike Mainieri, Scott Martin (5)
Synthesizer [Synclavier Sampling] – Andy Topeka
Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Sequencing] – Phil Ashley
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Written-By – Mike Mainieri, Scott Martin (5)
5:33

6 Sumo
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drum Programming – Jimmy Bralower
Drums, Percussion – Peter Erskine
Engineer – Neil Dorfsman, Rick Kerr
Engineer [Assistant] – Kevin Killian, Rick Begin*, Tim Purvis
Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Loeb
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming], Piano – Robby Kilgore
Tenor Saxophone [Steiner Ewi] – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone [Synthi-vibes] – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – Michael Brecker
5:50

7 All The Tea In China
Bass – Victor Bailey
Engineer – Andrew Heermans*
Engineer [Assistant] – Tim Purvis
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge
Programmed By [Oberheim Xpander Programming] – Robby Kilgore
Synthesizer – Mitchel Forman
Synthesizer, Percussion – Peter Erskine
Tenor Saxophone [Steiner Ewi, Oberheim Xpander] – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – Peter Erskine
5:03

8 Something I Said
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums, Synthesizer – Peter Erskine
Engineer – James Farber
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Steiger, Scott Ansell
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Mixed By – Malcolm Pollack
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Warren Bernhardt
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone [Synthi-vibes] – Mike Mainieri
Written-By – Peter Erskine
4:23

9 Reprise (Magnetic Love)
Written-By – Mike Mainieri, Scott Martin (5)
1:15

Kazumi Watanabe – To Chi Ka

 

Label: Columbia
Released: 1980
Genre: Fusion

MUSICIANS:
Kazumi Watanabe : acoustic nad electric guitars, guitar synth
Warren Bernhardt : synthesizer, keyboards, oberheim
Michael Brecker : tenor sax
Peter Erskine : drums
Kenny Kirkland: piano, keyboards
Joe Caro: guitar
Sammy Figueroa: percussion
Tony Levin: bass, fretless bass
Mike Mainieri : vibraphone
Marcus Miller : bass
Ed Walsh : synthesizer, programming, oberheim
Steve Jordan: Percussione

 

TRACKS:

  1. Liquid Fingers 4:57
  2. Black Canal 6:46
  3. To Chi Ka 3:35
  4. Cokumo Island 8:52
  5. Unicorn 4:45
  6. Don’t Be Silly 5:42
  7. Sayonara 5:29
  8. Manhattan Flu Dance 6:03