The Definitive Collection

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Title : The Definitive Collection
Release Date : February 11, 2000

2000 Arista Records [07822-14639-2]
(Compilation Album)

Compilation mastered by Didier Deutsch
Engineered by James T. Nichols

Track Listing:
[01] Tune 88
[02] Water Sign
[03] Night Love
[04] Fusion Juice
[05] Warm Springs
[06] Rain Dance
[07] Wizard Island
[08] Spur Of The Moment
[09] Tierra Verde
[10] Toad’s Place
[11] Magic Lady
[12] The Magician
[13] Tropical
[14] City
[15] Waterfall
[16] Step By Step

Lift Off

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Title : Lift Off
Release Date : January 1, 1984

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Jeff Lorber, “Lift Off”
(Compilation Album)
1985 Arista Records [ALB6-8393]
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 8393]

SIDE ONE:
[1] Lift Off
[2] The Samba
[3] Katherine
[4] Black Ice
[5] Curtains

SIDE TWO:
[1] Glisten
[2] Water Music
[3] Cousin Stu
[4] Terry’s Lament
[5] Soft Space

Step By Step

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Title : Step By Step
Release Date : January 1, 1985

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1985 Arista Records [AL8-8269]
Produced by: Mic Murphy and David Frank
Jeff Lorber: Synthesizers, Guitar

Featuring:
Audrey Wheeler: Lead Vocal (A-1, 5)
James Robinson: Lead Vocal (A-3, B-3, 4)
Gavin Christopher: Lead Vocal (B-1)
Marlon McClain: Guitar
David Frank: Additional Synthesizers

SIDE ONE:
[1] Step By Step
[2] Groovacious
[3] Every Woman Needs It
[4] On The Wild Side
[5] This Is The Night

SIDE TWO:
[1] Best Part Of The Night
[2] Pacific Coast Highway
[3] It Takes A Woman
[4] When You Gonna Come Back Home

In The Heat Of The Night

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Title : In The Heat Of The Night
Release Date : January 1, 1984

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1984 Arista Records [AL8-8025]
Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan [BVCJ-37364]
Purchase In The Heat of the Night at Amazon.co.jp
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 8025]

Produced by: Jeff Lorber

A-1, B-4: written by Maurice Starr
Jeff Lorber: Keyboards
John Robinson: Drums
Nathan East: Bass, Vocals on A-2
Ronnie Laws: Sax solo on A-3
Phillip Ingram: Vocal on A-3
Marlon McClain: Guitars
Lee Ritenour: Rhythm Guitar on A-5
Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion

SIDE A:
[1] In The Heat of The Night
[2] Really Scary
[3] Don’t Say Yes
[4] Tropical
[5] Sushi Monster

SIDE B:
[1] Rock II
[2] Seventh Heaven
[3] Double Bad
[4] Blast Off
[5] Waterfall

It’s a Fact

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Title : It's a Fact
Release Date : January 1, 1982

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1982 Arista Records [ARISTA AL 9583]
Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan [BVCJ-37363]
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 9583]

Produced by: Jeff Lorber

Jeff Lorber: Keyboards
John Robinson: Drums
Nathan East: Electric bass
Tom Browne: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
Marlon McClain: Guitar

SIDE ONE:
[1] Tierra Verde
[2] Full Moon
[3] Warm Springs
[4] It’s A Fact

SIDE TWO:
[1] The Magician
[2] Your Love Has Got Me
[3] Delevans
[4] Always There
[5] Above The Clouds

Galaxian

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Title : Galaxian
Release Date : January 1, 1981

1981 Arista Records [AL 9545]
Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan [BVCJ-37357]
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 9545]
Produced by: Jeff Lorber and Rik Pekkonen

Jeff Lorber: Keyboards
Kenny Gorelick: alto & tenor saxophone, Flute
Dennis Bradford: Drums
Danny Wilson: Electric Bass
Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion

SIDE ONE:
[1] Monster Man
[2] Seventh Mountain
[3] Magic Lady
[4] Night Love

SIDE TWO:
[1] Spur of the Moment
[2] Think Back and Remember
[3] Bright Sky
[4] Galaxian

Wizard Island

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Title : Wizard Island
Release Date : January 1, 1980

The Jeff Lorber Fusion, “Wizard Island”

1980 Arista Records [AL 9516]
Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan [BVCJ-37356]
Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird Records [WOU 9516]

Produced by: Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber: Keyboards
Kenny Gorelick: alto & tenor saxophone, Flute
Dennis Bradford: Drums
Danny Wilson: Electric Bass
Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion

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SIDE ONE:

[1] Wizard Island
[2] Sweet
[3] Can’t Get Enough
[4] Reflections

SIDE TWO:
[1] Fusion Juice
[2] Lava Lands
[3] Shadows
[4] City
[5] Rooftops

Water Sign

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Title : Water Sign
Release Date : January 1, 1979

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”.