View Larger
Post Album to FacebookRate it!
Avg: 4.0 (18 ratings)
- Date Released: July 30, 1986
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: NYC Records / IODA
-
They Say...
This Steps Ahead concert (which has long been available on laser disc) has both good and bad points. Michael Brecker's virtuosic tenor solos show a great deal of passion and creativity within the genre. Also Mike Maineri's vibes are an attractive part of the ensemble sound, making the R&B-ish unit sound like Spyro Gyra with guts. Unfortunately the rhythm section (which consists of guitarist Mike Stern, bassist Darryl Jones and drummer Steve Smith) is never subtle, the rhythms are bombastic and the electronics (including at one point a drum machine) are excessive. The solos might be fiery but the unimaginative backup makes this potentially super band often sound run of the mill and monotonous. There are much better Steps Ahead concerts to preserve than this one.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 8 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 8 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
08 Total Tracks, 64:16 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Steps Ahead, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Steps Ahead fans
Credits
- Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - EWI // Michael Brecker - EWI // Seigen Ono - Engineer // Steve Smith - Drums // Steps Ahead - Producer // Steps Ahead - Main Performer // Mike Stern - Guitar // James Farber - Mixing Engineer // Darryl Jones - Bass // Michael Mainieri, Jr. - Vibraphone // Michael Mainieri, Jr. - Liner Notes // Michael Mainieri, Jr. - MIDI Vibes // Steve Newman - Design // Teruhisa Tajima - Design // Hisao Ebine - Executive Producer // Darryl Pitt - Associate Producer // Kaoru Hirono - Photography
-
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar //
- Drums //
- Guitar (Bass) //
- Saxophone //
- Vibraphone
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC