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JAZZ HEAVEN
Hey guys, if you love jazz and instrumental music in general you can't miss this one!!! THIS ONE would be in any jazz enthusiast 5 desert island records, maybe also in a short list of the best 3..... surely in mine anyway! Unbelievable tracks list, solos, interplay between the musicians, fire, intensity, groove, I can't say much more than this. EDDIE GOMEZ man, is a hell of a double bass player probably the best ever!!!! Brecker, Mainieri, Gadd, GROLNICK!!!! Fantastic breathtaking musicians! Don't go for the later Steps Ahead albums, they're absolutly NOT comparable to this concert!! ..., but really the only thing bad here is the Kazumi guitar solo, awful, but it's quite short.... a couple of minutes surrounded by 2 hours of pure gold. This cd contains also one of best track ever in my opinion.... YOUNG & FINE, this version of the Zawinul gem will shake your walls!!!! Hear the unearthly EDDIE GOMEZ solo it is simply a work of art in itself, perfect for technical chops, expression, fire, things said, a diamond of a solo!!! But in that track all the players did their best in my opinion. I have listened (and continue to listen) that track THOUSANDS of times, and each time I found a new perspective, new emotions, new colours....... not a cd, a dream come true!! BUY IT NOW DON'T WASTE A SINGLE MINUTE!!!!!!!!!

This is Jazz
"Smokin' in the Pit" is what every jazz recording should be. This was the first of the Steps/Steps Ahead releases and the best one. This is a jazz recording that is all acoustic (unlike the rest that were fusion). The band is made up of all-star calibre players. Mike Manieri is the best vibraphonist that I have ever heard(Sorry Mr.Burton). Eddie Gomez is solid throughout the whole disc and fills out the low end. His playing isn't virtuostic in nature but he does what every bassist should do; Be the link between rhythm and melody and he does this extremely well. Don Grolnik is an accomplished pianist and he doesn't dissapoint here. Steve Gadd is one of the greatest drummers to have ever stepped behind a kit and the performance on this disc is his best. This rhythm section makes every tune a lesson in jamming together and creating a groove without getting boring/repetetive. With the grooves that are created by Gomez/Gadd anybody would sound like a Juliard graduate and these soloists sound unearthly. All of these musicians are amazing but the headliner of this set is the sax playing of one Michael Brecker. He is quite possibly the greatest saxophonist ever and ,at the least, he is the heir to the Parker/Coltrane throne. This man has to be heard to be believed. As for the songs themselves, all are great at the least. The unreal ones are; both versions of "Not Ethiopia" of which one version has Kazumi Watanabe playing a fine guitar solo. "Recordame" which is a showcase for Brecker and Gadd. Gadd delivers an incredible polyphonic solo at the end of this piece. The tune "Sarah's Touch" is my personal favorite. It contains Mr. Brecker at his best ,blending speed and phrasing to unveil to the listener one of the most amazing things that they will ever hear. This disc is unbelievable. Anyone that is currently listening to fusion or any other type of instrumental music will find this to be a perfect introduction to jazz. BUY THIS NOW!!!!