Jeff Lorber Fusion - Water Sign

from the groups third album "Water Sign" (1979)

[@tegknox2694]

This has aged so very well. A true treasure

[@masterchieflamarca6252]

THIS IS THE ALBUM WHERE JLF WAS IN PERPETUAL BEAST MODE ! RAW, FRESH AND WITH STREET SMART CITY VIBE UNLIKE ANY OTHER !

100 % agree. Best Lorber Album

[@edennard1]

The next two albums after this was when kinda up his ante .. Wizard Island and Galaxian

[@cocobass]

Built my bass playing chops on this album back in the day. I play a Musicman Stingray because of this album! Love it!

[@241mrmark]

Me likewise with the drums. Still got a copy of us playing Toads Place. Great album..

[@Musicfiend4ever]

Tightest jazz fusion band there ever was and there were plenty at the time of this recording. Smokin album! The whole project from the first to the last track. I don't know why they named it "Water Sign" because that project was pure jazz fusion fire.

[@SlikkTim]

Jeff Lorber is a Scorpio. The most intense sign in the Zodiac, and a Water Sign. :-)

[@eriknorthenscold704]

I saw them in the 70's at Mankato State college during a blizzard......not many people braved the weather but we did and it was a hot show....Dennis Springer was amazing.

[@tegknox2694]

You touched heaven, my friend.

[@JazzKeyboardist3060]

I saw them about the same time in St. Louis at a RecPlex ice rink. Little bitty stage on the ice and we sat in the stands. This is back when Danny and Dennis were still in the band and Kenny G. was still playing horn for him. Amazing show. I was hooked after that.

[@stephendaniels6569]

Saw this band in '79 while courting my future ex-wife. We did have fun that night. Great show.

[@bourgeoisbrats]

It was the ostinatos and the tight drumming...they are an aphrodisiac! Lol

[@jasona3842]

All the secrets entwined in the bass is amazing talent

[@robbiechandler7858]

chooooonnneeeee remember this as a youth,,blew my mind!!!!!

[@rodneydallas8006]

One of my old favorites welcome back🤠

[@greasedog]

I actually saw the group back in 79' or 80' in St. Louis after this albums release. Joe Farrell played on the studio release but didn't make the promo tour. A young 17 or 18yr old reed man named Kenny Gorelick (later known as Kenny G) made the tour and recorded on later albums. He was very nervous since it was his first time on a tour with pros.

[@edennard1]

I saw Kenny inn the Wizard Island tour..

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

I remember being at school and a few of us were into JLF. Later when everyone was into Kenny G, somehow this felt 'ahead' musically with its funky blues riffs.

[@JazzKeyboardist3060]

I was there.

[@VENTURATony]

Vraiment bon ce son, il y a tout ce qu'il faut. #love

[@cybershakey]

0h yeah !!!....b4 he crossed over to Instrumental R&B....thanks for the post !

[@darrellswinson4807]

This is from the third album in 1979. It's the title track to that album.

[@kofinkansahboakye8808]

Wow

[@PhuckHue2]

still raw stanky fusion jazz funk! hell yeah!

[@terranceraynierfielder4604]

Just listening to the grooves

El mejor disco de Lorber.

[@johnmcintosh7784]

3rd album yes, but the first with Danny Wilson, and that's when things got going.

[@LNClubsTheaters]

Amazing!

masterpiece.

[@edennard1]

I've been digging Jeff since 77 and the current line up of musicians but there was something about this group with Dennis Bradford on drums and Danny Wilson on bass that had that "it . however I knew also would use the guys from the group Pleasure because he came up with those cats in Portland so when Dennis Springer was on this lp it didn't supprise me at all

[@johnmcintosh7784]

Springer should've stayed instead of that G character.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤️ I was privileged to have Bradford as my own drummer for a beautiful season ❤️

[@edennard1]

I’m sure that was an awesome set you guys were on.. ❤️

[@johnniesmith3041]

I agree, This is vintage JLF, I liked when Marlon McClain was with them too.

[@edennard1]

Marlon and Bruce Carter

[@erikthepitmaster6116]

I purchased this album as a "punch out" at SUNY at Stony Brook's record shop below the Student Union. Heard it on WPLR from 'cross the water - I think it was a review of Toad's Place. Also, there was an audio shop [when those places actually had value add] just below Setauket that used this and Soft Space as some of their reference albums.

[@jasona3842]

Danny the best Bass Ive ever known

[@JazzKeyboardist3060]

I keep forgetting his last name and I want to find out what happened to him. Do you have your original album by chance? I rermember Dennis Bradford, but not Danny's.

[@JazzKeyboardist3060]

Never mind. It was Danny Wilson.

[@georgecandreva9215]

I caught Jeff at Hop Singh's with JR on drums. In the eighties.

[@raymondmorgan7589]

Philly!! How we do.

[@fr-ep4fv]

Everyonw was just laid back then straight ahead and sho'nuff funky as Jazz, Rock, Funk, began to take the stage. AWESOME ALBUM. I saw Kenny in person and it was like the debut for Kenny Gorelicks (kenny G.) use of the technique that won him so much fame. Actually found most of Gorelicks music kind of Nauseating. Sanborn had so much more to offer .

[@dimelscpimpfrenster9302]

Yeahhhh!

[@scottem-5034]

Friday Morning music club... #alluptempoday #itsthetoweraveway

[@allweneedisjazz5360]

Love U.S.A !

[@BBT609]

funky

[@lextowco]

mr Kenny Gorlick also on the track playing sax aka Kenny G

[@Saxmaster1230]

@lextowco Dennis Springer plays tenor on this song. Kenny comes in on the next album.

[@dar3qz]

From the band Pleasure

[@davidterrell8996]

GOOD muS1C

[@dlxorud12567]

1:47

[@tegknox2694]

Whoa.

[@fosterreid8661]

Rate you

[@scottem-5034]

Ashley’s Wednesday... #stayingaliveon675 #oneforme

[@isaiahfrazier927]

about time i guess kenny was tired of holding out....all i'm gonna say

[@funkschwe]

Has anyone seen Danny Wilson the bass player on this album? I've listened to him since i was 13 and I'm 45 now. He is legendary. Go To: Whereis DannyWilson@facebook.....Funkschwe'

[@drumatic]

no disrespect, but c'mon man... this album came out 1979... there are 10's of thousands of Fusion albums that preceded this; and this is your top-5 fav intro to Jazz Fusion? what about Mahavishnu Orchestra? Sof Machine? haha if you say so.