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Steps Ahead : Modern Times
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Steps Ahead : Modern Times
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by Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Peter Erskine, Chuck Loeb, and Tony Levin
Price:$8.99
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By 1984, Steps Ahead's personnel had stabilized with original keyboardist Warren Bernhardt rejoining the group and teaming up with tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie Gomez, drummer Peter Erskine, and vibraphonist Mike Mainieri; guitarist Chuck Loeb guests on one selection, as does Tony Levin, who is heard on the Chapman stick. This outing has plenty of spirit and power. 1. Safari
2. Oops
3. Self Portrait
4. Modern Times
5. Radio-Active
6. Now You Know
7. Old Town
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Listener Reviews & Comments
Somebody gave me a cassette recording several years ago of Modern Times by a group I had never heard of called Steps Ahead. I had no liner notes and so could only guess at who was playing. Being a musician involved in playing jazz at the time and having listened to all the major "candy jazz" or "fusion" type bands, I found "Modern Times" to be completely unique in form and approach. What I heard was a unique blend of jazz chordal harmony mixed with complex contemporary rhythms that had a discipline all its own. It was far removed from the garden- variety compositions that featured self-indulgent prolonged solos and lazy "head arrangement"-type playing that had surfaced in all the other groups. Gone were the "hip" over-simplified melodies with their predictable kicks and safe melodies. Suddenly, I thought there was hope. Alas, all other Steps Ahead CD's I have sampled, although better than most, have deserted their own precedent for unique, truly listenable and groundbreaking music. "Modern Times" still is a standout, and holds up well even in the new millenium. Review by John S French
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Steps Ahead : Modern Times
by Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Peter Erskine, Chuck Loeb, and Tony Levin
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