Band : Jeff Lorber 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
Band : Jeff Lorber Title : In The Heat Of The Night Release Date : January 1, 1984
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
Band : Jeff Lorber Title : It's a Fact Release Date : January 1, 1982
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
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
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
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
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”.