The Jeff Lorber Fusion (album)

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The Jeff Lorber Fusion
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Studio album by
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released1977
Recorded1977
StudioRipcord Studios, Vancouver, Washington
GenreJazz Fusion
Smooth Jazz
Funk
LabelInner City Records
ProducerJeff Lorber
Harry Callow
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
(1977) 		Soft Space
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

The Jeff Lorber Fusion is the debut album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion."

Jeffrey Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype (Jeff Lorber album) by his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jeff Lorber.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Funky Gospel"5:38
2."Glisten"6:00
3."Deva Samba"4:28
4."Refunk"1:53
5."Terry's Lament"6:14
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Lift Off"3:09
2."Chinese Medicinal Herbs"5:03
3."Water Music"4:07
4."River Winds"4:20
5."Cousin Stu"5:44
6."Poppin'"4:17

Personnel[]

  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards, pianos, synthesizers
  • Lester McFarland – electric bass
  • Dennis Bradford – drums
  • Terry Layne – reeds, flute

Guest Musicians

  • Tod Carver – guitars (7, 8)
  • Ron Young – percussion (3)
  • Bruce Smith – percussion (4, 7, 8)
  • Jeff Uusitalo – trombone (5)

Production[]

  • Jeff Lorber – producer
  • Harry Callow – producer
  • Dave Dixon – engineer
  • Suzanne Hill – design
  • Orval Goodwin – photography

Charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 30

References[]

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: The Jeff Lorber Fusion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.

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