Jeff Lorber Fusion - Toad's Place

[@Bpt2QC]

I used to see Jeff Lorber Fusion at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. Those were some great times. They always had the crowd going wild for the whole show.

[@issiahbernaiche6897]

My Uncle Paul says he always use to go see them back in the 1980s. Can’t imagine how fun it was. Toad’s Place seemed liked the place to be in the 80s.

[@CamraCreations]

This song was inspired by "Toad's Place" New Haven.."Where legends play"...I saw them perform several times. During one show the band experienced a technical malfunction, a newer band member stepped to the front of the stage and began playing the sax....the crowd went crazy...he was introduced as Kenny Gorelick..later the audience was giving him props, he signed autographs....he was Kenny Gorelick...a year later ...he went solo and was called Kenny G!

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤️ my friend and former drummer Dennis Bradford. He is for real

[@borgullet3376]

Miss that Dude, he and Tommy Campbell. Phenom Drummers

[@rytesize]

You're blessed mate - his drumming practically changed my life on "Black Ice" (Soft Space)

[@SeeCSeesCC]

@@rytesize the most humble, naturally gifted musician ever, he was a fine season. Look up his Dad, Bobby Bradford, who had a musical partnership with Ornette Coleman and much musical renown

[@MrPatricioG]

It was around 1987 when I bought this cd at Tower Records in San Francisco. Got home, listened to the first cut which was this tune, then my life changed forever.

[@TXFRecords]

Me too!! Tower Records Piccadilly Circus London, my uncle had recorded it onto a tape and it took me years to find out who it was... no google back then

[@ricardomolina9709]

Damn, used to hangout at Tower on Columbus in North Beach.. spent my time and money there...

[@novamarpo3]

Just went to Toad’s Place for the first time yesterday!

[@coffeeman6]

I loved this song .Toad's place good it''s good soprano sax playing and fantastic keyboard playing. By one of the pioneers in jazz fusion. Jeff Lorber.

[@Vwjl1207]

One of if not the best jazz fusion albums ever!!! And Danny Wilson is the baddest bass player on the planet!

[@peterarnt]

Got this album back in the early 1980s. It was being played on the Jazz and Adult contemporary FM stations back then, along with artists like Chick Corea, Spyro Gyra, Neil Larson, Al De Meola just to name a few. Great new stuff back then. A mini Jazz renaissance as I like to think of it.

[@coffeeman6]

Jeff Lorber is one of my all time favorite Keyboard player. Good old Seattle Fushion. Jeff Lorber Fushion. Groove brothers.

[@fredmoore556]

Awesome Then As NOW..💖

[@GymProv]

I wore this album out. It's one of my all time favorites. THANKS!

[@kevinnew5516]

Memories of Monday night at the Roundabout in Gloucester. My son "borrowed" my album many years ago and I now have his CD - essential album.

[@differentgroove1]

Have mercy. This is the best right here. Thanks for the post ... "Yah"

[@EduardoGomez-rp7gg]

Beautiful LP

[@lightdweller]

You measn there actually is a "Toad's Place"? Wow...that's deep. I started listening to this song as a 17 year old in 1979, actually wearing out an lp. i am just finding this out at age 47 today.

[@coffeeman6]

Jeff Lorber is by far one of my favorite keyboard players. water sign, toads place good seatle Fusion early Jeff Lorber Fushion.

[@nelsonsamir3611]

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[@maximreed9029]

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[@johnarena9339]

great tune always dug this tune

[@cybershakey]

Give me some cowbell......Love it !!!...thanks for the post !

[@Limtwins]

CRAZZZZZZZZZZZY good Band. Sax solo is one of the best I've ever heard.

[@jfmax2000]

The Bass Player and The Drummer...Wheeewwww !!!!!!

[@77StingrayBass]

Órale! I cut my Funk chop's listening to this GREAT band and album! Tight drum-bass section! You go with dat Music Man Bass!

[@funkschwe]

Yah, what legendary about this song is the brilliance of Danny Wilson! Have you seen Him? "Whereis DannyWilson@facebook....The legendary bassist speaks after 20 years. D-Dub was the truest pioneer of fusion bass. Funkschwe'

[@Youtube_SaintExo]

Who’s here at 2024?

[@mikegreen1717]

Still Jamming October 2024

[@stswirelessdibiagiosavino7478]

pure fusion love it

[@edennard1]

Man just listen to the growl of that MusicMan Sting Ray...I had one and I'm really a Jazz bass guy but......damn.....this is just some damn good pocket playing that I'll always gravitate to

[@KevinToine]

great bass

[@Bpt2QC]

Yeah, Its a small club on right out side of Yale's campus. Had lots of fun there.

[@Louiesarge1]

cp70b great sound

[@frodolives6671]

I live next to roads place. Amazingly small place, makes you feel like you’re right with the band. Jim Morrison was arrested here after hitting a cop. Gear place

[@trapperdan]

WRONG he was arrested at the New Haven Arena 12/9/67 and didn't hit a cop

[@sharuew256]

This is the first time I heard this track nice one.

[@centralhotelteam5338]

Its nearly forty years old. I bought this from Spin-in off Gary and Kev. WOW....... Tony.B.

[@joseclaudio8035]

I'm a drummer and I'm going to enjoy playing this.

[@electrojazz14]

my man JL

[@robbiechandler7858]

remember hearing this at Rayners Lane Record Shop i think on Japanese import,,,chooooonnnneeee

[@Saxmaster1230]

youre right 1979

[@zapwatt]

I had never heard of Jeff Lorber but I found a 12" of his in a very grimy record store in L.A. two weeks ago and bought it because it features a pre-fame Karyn White. Truth be told, the song stinks but I showed it to an older friend of mine who told me Lorber was a Northwest guy from a long time ago.

[@oznola10]

Dennis Springer is the sax player.

[@johnmcintosh7784]

No, I'm afraid it's that gorelick character.

[@jonp4846]

Kenny G didn't join the band until the next album.

[@margovallen]

@@johnmcintosh7784 Its Dennis Springer on sax.

[@margovallen]

Yup!

[@WDW61]

Not sure it was released in the U.S,but it's available as an import from Japan

[@Barelybreakingeven]

ah, the memories

[@shawnshawn4786]

The "thing" is, why doesn't Mr. Lorber play this type of music. Anymore? bum bum bum ... It's all good, but for the love of goodness, gimme somma this too. He's in the prime of his life.

[@DEConnoisseur]

I thought it had to do with Wind and the Willows. Guess I was wrong!

[@aimeeauairterre____6506]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🥰

[@groovyuser]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jfmax2000]

Oh Hell Yeah !!! :)

[@jfmax2000]

..Of All The Pairings This Unit was The One... Just Phenomenal 😀😀😎👊💯

[@davidfatula4103]

I was wrong. Oh well. I know Kenny G played with Jeff for a while. Then put us to sleep. Nicely of course.

[@BroderickNutter]

Kenny G came later but he was discovered by Lorber.

[@dwightmoore6431]

Bad ass jam

[@novamarpo3]

I’m surprised that there’s an entire song for a club, I wonder when Toad’s Place was founded?

[@trapperdan]

February 1975

[@groovyuser]

I used to be in a band called The Elements. We used to cover this tune. My god! What memories. Is it possible to get hold of this album still? Was it ever released on CD?

[@mikejohnson2127]

First CD I ever bought in 1986

[@fretbuzz59]

@edennard1 These guys are a little too on top of it, though. In particular, those punches during the solos really make me tense up!

[@alexarguellescontreras9004]

Who is the Sax player?

[@IsherwoodWilliams]

Kenny G.

[@MrSaxaddict]

Do not resucitate let this an Trane b the only sounds I hear whn I go!

[@samuelholland235]

Jeff lorber told place his blazing everybody knows about that they should

[@ricaard]

Someone go back in time, and stop Gorelich from discovering the soprano sax!

[@241mrmark]

And Ricky L on drums I think

[@Grythym]

Dennis Bradford on drums...

[@SeeCSeesCC]

@@Grythym that is right ❤️ he was my drummer for a privileged time

[@joeyinempirestate]

You are correct, Beck and Hammer great, wired funky in spots but not this smooth.

[@edennard1]

machine 1763 "trying to sound like Beck & Hammer" how so because I don't ever remember them grooving like this...not to say I don't like Jeff Beck because I still to this day listen to the Blow by Blow lp ( or mp3)

[@shawnshawn4786]

I don't like being in this position, but the sax is Kenny Gorelick, the original sax guy for Lorber. The deal is, Lorber has an ego, and at that time Kenny Gorelick didn't. I saw them in San Diego, at the small club near the UCSD campus, 1982. And at the Mandeville Center on the campus. Exceptional musicality, e mais alem o Kenny Gorelick da um toque fenomenal ao soulful ritmo e cordas bem brasileiras.

[@juneniemann391]

Wow. I'll forgive your history lesson. Jeff Lorber has been writing R and B and soulful music since the beginning. He didn't need G. True, they wrote great music together, but Kenny wanted to go on his own and Jeff produced his first 2 albums because he wanted him to have great sendoff. That's not a person with a big ego. I've been listening to Jeff for over 40 years.

[@juneniemann391]

Also, Dennis Springer was on sax on this album. G came later.

[@shawnshawn4786]

@@juneniemann391 Stand corrected.

[@davidfatula4103]

I think the sax player was Kenny Gorelick or as he became, Kenny G.

[@ovesbarker3820]

David Fatula its the late Joe Farrell long time chick corea contemporary. flute as well.good player!

[@lenburdick]

It’s Dennis Springer. Kenny started playing on Wizard Island.

[@machine1763]

tryin to sound like beck and jan hammer huh!!nice try but?