The G&H vibe was definately there, as it is each time you step foot into that space. Not only was was he back in his hometown of Philly, but we were taping in the legendary Sigma Sound Studios – home to “TSOP – The Sound of Philadelphia” and all the great Gamble & Huff recordings in the 1970’s. I sensed it was rewarding for him as well. Also Available in iTunes More By Jeff Lorber Fusion See All. Love You Down The Secret Ties, Dancing In My Sleep Jeff Lorber Fusion. I have been a fan of his music for a long time – dating back to his incredibly influential Jeff Lorber Fusion days. We took songs from the pop and r&b charts, whatever fit our format And we were. Personally, it was a treat for me to work with Jeff that day. We recorded five tunes that day – two of them on the first take. The Jeff Lorber Fusions Rain Dance/Wanna Fly from Now Is The Time, is also competing with jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco’s Never Can Say Goodbye - A Tribute To Michael Jackson, and Trombone. Nate and Joel effortlessly found the pocket on each and every take – laying a wonderful foundation for both Jeff and Michael to play over and provide tons of color. Complete song listing of Jeff Lorber on.
So with that in place, we were good to go. I told him that would be fine, just so long as (1) I could also add a percussionist into the band, and that (2) he would not simply play tunes from his set list for the current tour, and instead possibly pull out some relatively “unrehearsed” original material from his large and impressive catalog. He asked me if we could also invite Nate, Joel and Michael, as they were traveling with him on that particular leg of his tour. I reached out to Jeff for this session because I knew he would be in town that day, as he had an evening gig that night in nearby Camden, NJ.