Steps Ahead - Paradox (1981) {Nippon Columbia}
Steps Ahead - Paradox (1981) {Nippon Columbia}
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Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop
EAC 0.95b4 | FLAC tracks level 6 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 295MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 127MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop
Steps recorded them (and a third, Smokin' in the Pit, also available from NYC) for a Japanese label before becoming Steps Ahead and landing a domestic contract. Step by Step and Paradox feature the same lineup, except that Peter Erskine replaces Steve Gadd on the latter. No disrespect to Gadd intended, but Paradox is the superior album. Recorded live at the now-defunct Seventh Avenue South club in 1981, it finds the band stretching out and taking on more adventurous material. Pianist Don Grolnick weighs in with the smoking bossa "NL 4" and the somewhat epic "Four Chords," while vibraphonist/leader Mainieri gives listeners the dark and mellow "Patch of Blue" and the free bop extravaganza "The Aleph." The latter appears again at the end of the program as an alternate take, nearly twice as long as the first. (On both versions, be sure to pause and digest the fabulous piano/vibes interlude that precedes Michael Brecker's tenor solo.) Wrapping up the live set, the band grooves on Brecker's medium blues "Take a Walk" and bassist Eddie Gomez goes it alone on his composition "Nichka."Track List
1. NL4 8:48
2. The Aleph 9:59
3. Patch Of Blue 7:51
4. Four Chords 10:55
5. Take A Walk 11:58
6. Nichka 2:24
musicians
Mike Mainieri - vibes
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Don Grolnick - piano
Eddiie Gomez - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
Produced by Steps
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Steps Ahead - Paradox (1981) {Nippon Columbia}
Steps Ahead - Paradox (1981) {Nippon Columbia}
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