Worth Waiting for

Jeff Lorber | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046PL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,515 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rain Song

2. The Underground

3. Yellowstone

4. Punta Del Este

5. Lost With You

6. Worth Waiting For

7. High Wire

8. Wavelength

9. Columbus Ave.

10. Do What It Takes

11. Jazzery

Editorial Reviews

After a seven year layoff, feisty veteran funkmaster Lorber steps out from the producer's chair with a fun filled all star project. The keyboardist, best known for his fusion years, has been far from idle during that time, producing for pop ... Full Descriptionjazz sax gods Kenny G and Eric Marienthal, and mixing for U2 and Paula Abdul. His latest lives up to its title...though not resoundingly so. As he did with Marienthal's brilliant Oasis, Lorber divides his keyboard time between punchy, soulful rhythms and mellifluous textures that pour on the romance. Easygoing exercises like "Yellowstone" and the Latin tinged "Punta Del Soul" inspire a cool charm, but it's danceable cookers like "High Wire" and "Jazzery" that keep the disc spiraling. The only track that seems out of step is "Do What It Takes," whose production takes on a dated, 70s Crusaders sheen. Spirited performances surround Lorber's tasty keywork, most notably those of Art Porter, Gary Meek, Dave Koz and Bruce Hornsby.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Worth Waiting For"-hard to argue with that...., October 27, 2008

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Howard W. "An audiophile" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

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Given the long hiatus Jeff Lorber took before coming back on the scene with this gem, the title seems appropriate. This represents one of the better offerings of the smooth jazz genre. It has mostly upbeat; lively grooves that will get you moving. There are a couple songs that have a slower pace; but they still have enough vibrance in them not to induce sleep. Definately worth looking into.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This not smooth jazz, it's good music, January 24, 2007

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Brian P. Webb "love to groove" (philadelphia,PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased my first Jeff Lorber cassette 20 years ago and I have been a fan ever since, I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert with the late Art Porter and all can say is WOW. This CD has some great playing on it and also he comes at you with a variety of styles judge for yourself that some music can't be labeled it's just out right good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeff Lorber's Comeback!, February 26, 2010

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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It had eight years since Jeff's previous album Private Passion and during that time music had changed. The previous album was filled with allusions to 80's electro and vocals from Karyn White and Tower Of Power's Michael Jeffries. Jeff commented later on feeling like a "sideman" on his own recordings so when this album came out he essentially went back to the same format as albums like Wizard Island. Each song featured a smaller group of musicians,featuring everyone from Paulinho Da Costa,Paul Jackson Jr,John Robinson,Lee Ritenour and Bruce Hornsby. The primary difference in these from earlier albums such as that one is that this album is primarily based in Jeff Lorber's own playing and only one song "Lost With You" features lead vocals,in that case Eric Jordan. Now because of the slickness of some of the production in jazz in this era a lot of the slower songs such as "Yellowstone","Wavelengh" and "Coumbus Avenue" do sound a little bit locked into their era,especially with the very Kenny G-like sax of Gary Meek and David Koz. Some of the slower songs such as "The Underground" and "Do What It Takes" have a slow burning,rolling funk sound reminiscent of Sade and such and even for the tunes that contain sax the quality of Lorber's soloing and even rhythmic keyboard work is creative and impressive. On the other hand the album absolutely COOKS on the faster songs such as "Raing Song" and the title song,both of which are great midtempo jazz-funk with a lot of great wah-wah and some very moody atmospherics-not exactly Weather Channel type NAC music exactly. "High Wire" has a very 80's sounding dance/house flavor to it and an extremely high NRG tempo and has to be one of the most exciting tunes on the album. The album closer "Jazzery" has the same multi sectioned harmonic brilliance that harkens back to the days of the Jeff Lorber Fusion. In general this is an album that really lives up to it's title in every possible way. And even it's not as well known or celebrated as a lot of "smooth jazz" beginning to come out during this era it's an intensely creative and well done jazz-pop-funk album that truly transcended it's time.