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Galaxian

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"Galaxian" has a bit of magic in every cut.Wheras other Jeff
Lorber Fusion albums leave the listener slightly wanting THIS
brings out the best in Lorber and company on the THUMPASAURUS
funk jam "Monster Man" featuring Stanley Clarke & his AXE bass!!
"Magic Lady" and "Spur Of The Moment" compliment this well,the latter with a delicious Rod Temperton/Quincy Jones-styles production.The dynamic "Seventh Mountain" and "Think Back And
Remember" shine on as mellower pieces with Kenny Gorrilick's
soaring,adventurous sax BEYOND outshinning his bland intonations
as Kenny G (what a waste of a MAJOR master blaster).Note to
customers:this is still early,firey Jeff Lorber Fusion-before
the mush took over and the last album to be credited as such.
Future albums would be promoted as Jeff Lorber solo albums.That
matters not since the overall quality of this CD is so high.Fans
of modern smooth jazz or classic fusion lovers with an aversian
to pop should come here-either way it will surely change your
opinion of Jeff Lorber for the better!

I was in the Navy from 77-81 and stumbled on Jeff Lorber in the Ship's store. "Soft Space" and "Wizard Island" were my first acquisitions with "Soft Space" delivering some of the most interesting melodic compositions I have ever heard to date in the fusion genre. I wish Soft Space would get re-released on CD... Who's with me? Galaxian quickly followed into the collection along with everything else. Over time, JLF got more into vocals and a more conventional sound.

Back in the day, I used to see Lorber live in the San Diego area in small bar-type venues. The sound was sizzling hot and expansive with the synthesizer and sax really getting a bite into your head by way of your ears.

Too bad that great overall sound has kind of morphed into the lame-o genre of "Smooth Jazz," which I have to confess really makes me crazy, more so than MUZAC. Maybe Jeff could get back into his roots stuff, turn the Smooth Jazz genre around and send it back to mamby-pamby land where it belongs, and give us something to really groove to again.

Yanni call your office...

I found this album on vinyl in 1985 in a record collection a barracks mate was selling prior to leaving military service, what a find!! He had this one with Lorber's "Soft Space" album, I scooped them up instantly. I listened to Jeff Lorber when he used to record in Oregon studios before moving south to LA where the big bucks beckoned. True to his band's original name, this is honest-to-god fusion with Jeff's trademark improvisational keyboards overlaying quality musical work by many of jazz's greats. From the thumping "Monster Man" to the title cut at the end, this is timeless music that will appeal to any and all fusion purists out there. "Soft Space" was nothing to sneeze at, either, my favorite on this album is "Katherine", excellent piano solo in the center of the cut, this song resurfaced as a remake in Lorber's later work. "Soft Space" was co-produced with Chick Corea, a comparatively rare album - I don't see it in Amazon's vast inventory. At any rate, "Galaxian" is a must-buy, trust me, and if you can locate a copy of "Soft Space", more power to you!

I first heard this album as a teen. My oldest brother introduced me to the wonderful world of jazz fusion and I have been hooked ever since. This record in my opinion is probably one of the best jazz fusion albums ever made. If you want to know what Kenny G sounded like before he sold out; you need to get this record. These guys are so talented that its hard to believe that they couldn't sustain this type of music throughout their careers. It's too bad you can't purchase it at a reasonable price. But if you have the extra money buy it; you won't be disappointed. This is definitely a classic.

rlf

The title song alone makes this disc worth the money. After this album Kenny Gorelick left, went solo and became "Kenny G" and the group just became Jeff Lorber. Still a lot of great songs, but...

I have always followed Jeff. And this compilation is one of his best. Soft Space was another one. I first heard this Album while stationed in Germany in the Army in '81. When I saw it was available as a CD, I jumped on it. Another rarity or one you can't find is, Yutaka Yokokura, Love Light.

Came across this by browsing through my little brother's record collection. Now the song that jumps out of this collection for me is `Think back & remember', which was a BIG tune, on the rare groove scene, back in the 90's. This is one of the few vocal songs on this project, and it still sounds fresh. So I explored the rest, by putting this onto my mini disc player. The other song that I grew to love was' Magic lady', which is a vibrant instrumental cut, which I love to death. The remaining songs are OK, nothing more really.

The Jeff Lorber Fusion was my introduction to smooth jazz in the early 80's, particularly "Galaxian." Each track had a bit of magic to it, and I could never stop playing the album in my car. The mixture of my first love, funk, with the smooth jazz, on this album was just addictive to my ears. This album had personality, and stands out as one of the great smooth jazz albums ever. It's worth the money to purchase "Galaxian" and also "Wizard Island." You won't be disappointed.

First off I am a huge fan of Lorber, I love his Jazz side. This CD is a mix of Jazz and Funk witch is o.k. for me, but I don't care for some of the songs. I could not hear samples of this one, otherwise I don't think I would have bought it. The price is also to high, as always this is just my opinion.

Since I have had this CD in the mail, I can't stop playing it. This really is the best stuff I have heard in a long time. Great CD, and if you take a look at the heads on the CD, you will see Kenny G., who doesn't yet know what future had in store for him. The smooth riffs of Jeff's compositions can be easily recognized, but this time they are played by a real bass player. That is probably why the funk vibe is more human, and why this album is better than some of the new "smooth jazz" albums, that Jeff created. While some cuts are produced int the ways of those times (and somewhat slower than we are used to now), this album still remains one of the brightest highlights of jazzrock in the 20th century. When you can get your hands on this one, for a reasonable price: get it! You won't be disappointed.