Galaxian (album)
Encyclopedia
Wizard Island is the fifth album by Keyboardist Jeff Lorber
as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion"
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Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre....
as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion"
Reception
Released in 1981 this would be Jeff's last album as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion" until 2010's Now Is The TimeNow Is the Time (Jeff Lorber Fusion album)
Now Is the Time is a jazz album released by Jeff Lorber Fusion. The album was released in 2010 on Heads Up Records and was produced by Jeff Lorber, Bobby Colomby, and Jimmy Haslip. It was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album....
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Track listing
- Monster Man 3:29
- Seventh Mountain 5:20
- Magic Lady 4:43
- Night Love 5:10
- Spur Of The Moment 4:13
- Think Back And Remember 4:18
- Bright Sky 4:16
- Galaxian 4:22
Personnel
- Jeff LorberJeff LorberJeff Lorber is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre....
- Piano (Acoustic), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes, Electric Grand), Synthesizer (Prophet 10, Obx 8 Voice, Moog Modular System, Mini Moog) - Kenny GorelickKenny GKenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
- Saxophone, Flute - Danny Wilson, Stanley ClarkeStanley ClarkeStanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
- Bass - Dennis Bradford - Drums
- Dean Parks, Marlon McClain - Guitar
- Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams - Horns
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- Percussion - Donnie Gerrard - Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
77 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
45 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 6 |