Water Sign

The Jeff Lorber Fusion “Water Sign”
1979 Arista Records [ARISTA AB 4234]
Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan [BVCJ-37355]
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 4234]
Produced by: Jeff Lorber

Jeff Lorber: Keyboards
(Prophet, Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog, other)
Dennis Bradford: Drums
Danny Wilson: Electric bass
Dennis Springer: Saxophone
Freddie Hubbard: Flugelhorn
Joe Farrell: Flute
Bruce Smith: Percussion
Doug Lewis: Funky guitar
Jay Koder Jazz guitar, acoustic guitar

SIDE ONE:
[1] Toad’s Place
[2] Country
[3] Tune 88
[4] Sparkle
SIDE TWO:
[1] Water Sign
[2] Rain Dance
[3] Right Here
[4] Lights Out

“Rain Dance (B-2)” has been sampled on SWV’s Music Love Like This (SWV “Release Some Tension”, 1997, RCA 07863 67525-2), Lil’ Kim’ s rap tune Music Crush On You (Lil’ Kim “Hard Core”, 1996, Undeas/Big Beat 92733-2) and more recently on Jazzanova’s Music Fade out (on “In Between” CD, JCR 025-2).

Also, new version of “Toad’s Place” can be heard on Jeff Lorber’s later released album “West Side Stories” (verve forecast 314 523 738-2) with Art Porter on soprano sax who recently passed away. Tracks A1, A3, B1 and B2 have been reissued in the compilation album, “The Definitive Collection”.