Jeff Lorber adds future solo muzak man Kenny Gorelick to his musical arsenal and delivers a second Arista album!Now this is an obvious follow up to "Water Sign" whitch I think could be recommended first but 'Wizard Island" features the dancable "Fusion Juice",the funky "City" and "Lava Lands",each of which features Lorber's intriguing horn-like synthesizer phrasing.The amazing feature here is Kenny's inventive,wailing sax solo's (absolutely nothing like what he's become known for as a soloĪrtist) so move over Yellowjackets and Spyro Gyra!The Jeff Lorber Fusion is definitely misclassified-being actually one of the jazzier fusion groups recording in the late 1970's and early Of "Music to perserve for all time" or "The top 10 albums you would A superbly crafted piece of art with flawless mastering, mixingĪnd musicianship, every cut a delight. 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. Will have you "movin', groovin and doin' it you know!" This band was
Maestro Jeff's musicianship and Danny Wilson's thumping and popping Your hands on a copy of this tremendous album you won't be disappointed! Wizard Island song from the album The Definitive Collection is released on Feb 2000.
Originally released in 1980, if you can get Listen to Jeff Lorber Fusion Wizard Island MP3 song. Is the type of music I wish Kenny and Jeff would return to making, This album really shows off all of the band member's talentsĮspecially a young Kenny G., who was then known as Kenny Gorelick. Such fond memories and thoughts of this album, growing up in Oakland,Ĭalifornia. Home with light jazz/Adult and Urban Contemporary fans.Ī classic Jazz Fusion Album from one of the genre's best bands. Solo space, concise and tightly edited arrangements, and usually hit They contained clever, sometimes catchy tunes, minimal Best Sellers Prime New Releases Gift Ideas. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Hello Select your address Music Hello, Sign in. Each was superbly produced, utilizing state-of-the-art technologyĪnd synthesizers. Wizard Island by Jeff Lorber Fusion (): Jeff Lorber Fusion: Amazon.ca: Music. In 1984 he released his second solo album In the Heat of the Night and Jeff Lorber Fusion compilation album Lift Off. Nomber_key:000800Wizard Island is the fourth album by Keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion".Ĭranked out many albums similar to this one in late '70s and early The Jeff Lorber Fusion's 1980 album, Wizard Island, introduced saxophonist Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known as Kenny G.