Steps Ahead [Import]

Steps Ahead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea Int'l
• ASIN: B000007443
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,309 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pools

2. Islands

3. Loxodrome

4. Both Sides of the Coin

5. Skyward Bound

6. Northern Cross

7. Trio (An Improvisation)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily in the top 10 of the last millenium, June 12, 2001

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S. Guernsey "sguernsey" (North Yarmouth, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steps Ahead (Audio CD)

The first US release by this super group. Mike Mainieri - vibes, Michael Brecker - tenor sax, Eddie Gomez - bass, Peter Erskine - drums, Elaine Elias - piano. This is great acoustic jazz that has all the raw energy and power of the best electric jazz. Great compositions are topped by the late (and VERY MUCH missed) keyboard giant Don Grolnick's "Pools". Although I recommend all the Steps albums, I think this particular production is extraordinary in that it doesn't rely on heavy multi-tracking or layers of electronica (which the latter productions use brilliantly by the way). It's a very well recorded session of a hot jazz band playing and improvising on wonderful arrangements of great tunes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, August 29, 2006

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Casper Paludan (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steps Ahead (Audio CD)

Mike Brecker, Elaine Elias, Peter Erskine, Eddie Gomez, and Mike Manieri all star on this first "Steps Ahead" album. They were forced to change their name from Steps to avoid a lawsuit from a similarly named company. Anyway, the music is absolutely fantastic, all players really stretch and obviously enjoy themselves. Along with Smokin' in the Pit, this would be my top pick for this group, counting only the Brecker including releases. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Step Ahead of the Rest, March 29, 2000

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Brian "saxophonist" (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steps Ahead (Audio CD)

I heard Steps for the first time in 1983 on their first American tour right as this album was released. They were pure dynamite on stage and this album captures the great material that they played then. It is a shame that this release is still not available domestically, as it is the finest of their American albums. Brecker has never sounded better and the groove that Erskine laid down on "Pools" remains a model for classic jazz drumming! 10 Stars for this one!