Steps Ahead - Umbria Jazz 1985

Michael Brecker - tenor sax, steinerphone
Mike Mainieri - vibes
Chuck Loeb - guitar, guitar synth
Victor Bailey - electric bass
Peter Erskine - drums
Italy, Perugia, Giardini del Frontone, July 6th, 1985
1. Pools ( • Steps Ahead - Umbria J... )
2. Sumo ( • Steps Ahead - Umbria J... )
3. Self portrait ( • Steps Ahead - Umbria J... )
4. Safari ( • Steps Ahead - Umbria J... )

[@MrSteinfisk]

The great Victor Bailey

[@dstol62]

His intro solo on Safari is the goods

[@TonySchopp]

What a hidden gem. Extraordinary musicians casting a net of collective innovation and genius, onstage, live!! Life seems all the more complete knowing this is here. It's absolutely life enhancing music. We're fortunate people to know that this exists. Completely timeless. Wow!

[@DanieleQuattrocchi]

Fantastici! Il mio gruppo jazz preferito di quegli anni. Li vidi a Milano all'arco della pace, quando il comune organizzava ancora i concerti gratuiti. Che musica potente e musicisti di talento.

[@gaetanoconsiglio5353]

Condivido. C'ero anch'io

[@neilcorcoran8469]

Bass tone! Victor is the man

[@rmoraespinto]

And a great match with Erskine, who's playing here freer than ever!

[@itadrummer1]

I was there in the audience ! Still remember that great concert and PEter Erskine's grey Recording Custom : Too bad that Chuck Loeb and Victor Bailey passed away recently.....

[@aldostella7585]

Ci manchi Michael !

[@mrcndrn]

Da morire. Anche Victor.

[@LJazz66]

I saw them in Pori jazz festival in Finland during this same summer 1985. I'll always keep that on my mind. Excellent.

[@morrisbailey1621]

i still have my brothers fender jazz bass tucked away. RIP.

[@chrisp905]

A true giant. RIP to your brother!

[@ivelindrumev]

beautifull... Great concert. Mike Mainieri - I love his sound. I was 2 years old then :)))

[@redhouseproject7922]

io c'ero uno dei più bei concerti della mia vita

[@claudiostucchi6694]

sono d'accordo. c'ero anch'io. fantastico. eravamo piu giovani....vero?

[@picardbs]

Vi invidio!!!!

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

Thank you so much for this 👌🏿 RIP Victor Bailey and my friend Chuck Loeb 🖤🤍 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

[@ruiplas]

Victor Bailey with Moon bass, what a combo

[@robertoloprencipe]

i was there, great, great remembers, sometimes i think i am really happy about my youth.. i was there and i had 20 yo!!!

[@antoniodalbosco8649]

Me too❤

[@lucacologno3830]

Io c'ero!!! Meraviglioso. I was there!! Amazing!!!

[@mariololli4523]

anche'io

[@antonioenricodeste]

@@mariololli4523 & Luca Cologno : Con Danillo Santilli qui sopra e con me siamo a 4 :-) ...

[@claudiostucchi6694]

anch'io ero presente. bellissimo.

[@claudiostucchi6694]

io ero tra i fortunati che hanno assistito a questo concerto. fantastico.

[@JoeFriciosa]

Anche io! un milione di anni fa o giù di lì

[@antonioenricodeste]

@@JoeFriciosa : Ma no, solo 35 ! :-D

[@thebreathalyzer]

Nice guitar synth solo by Chuck on Pools, yeah man!!!

[@robertoloprencipe]

Loeb is wonderfoul too, with guitar synth, old one roland 707?... really great, tha machine at the time was 1, or 2 sec delayed sorry my english i'm italian

[@edlotube]

I saw Step Ahead at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz in 1985 that was an incredible experience, I never forget, I felt elated then.

[@danos1011]

amazoid... these guys are too good to be real.. If i could play like a 5th like that I would be ultra accomplished.. need the next life time ha!

[@stevekatz4372]

WOW, never heard this andI just can't say anything But WOW! Great Lineup of Great Musicians on a Magic Performance!

[@claudiostucchi6694]

di sicuro è un dei piu bei concerti di tutti i tempi a umbria jazz. ed io ero presente.

[@j.p.lindsay6768]

Erskine's kicking some ass!! :)

[@picardbs]

Erano dei giganti nei giganteschi anni 80, l'età d'oro della fusion

[@fibboobbif]

I ve seen all of them in different bands in the last 30 years but never so powerful like here together.

[@dailon61]

I was there!

[@funklover24]

+danilo santilli You can be so lucky. I heard Steps Ahead live twice, but never with Michael Brecker. But at least I heard Michael live with the Brecker Brothers in the Nineties ... ;)

[@edlotube]

The best Michael Brecker I ve heard ! Absolutely !

[@kikomegias7570]

Me encanta este video por su tremenda formación!! Suenan de ensueño. Graicas

[@herrfriberger5]

The laid back and jazzy funk-rock passage ca 11:00 to ca 15:00 is Steps Ahead at it's best, imho, despite lacking the great Eliane Elias. Brecker plays in an unusually seeking and interesting way there and Chuck Loeb adds some nice open, almost Andy Summers-like harmonies.

[@rmoraespinto]

Good comment!

[@luisaohndorf155]

Herr Friberger o

[@sheriff2539]

Pop that collar Michael. LEGENDARY PLAYING. GENIUS.

[@dstol62]

Saw this incarnation of the band the week before at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

[@dagostinoification]

J'avais assisté a deux concerts du groupe a NICE , des musiciens exceptionnels ...

[@gaetanoconsiglio5353]

I miei preferiti

[@joeheid2776]

This fuckin rules!!!!

[@dstol62]

Saw the band the week prior at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

[@thejohnirvineband]

Enjoying Loeb's 80s look here.

[@Tfunkize]

Yeah me to - did not recornice him !

[@Tfunkize]

Have seen John Abercromby play on the guitar

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

cool

[@3lpid3]

Does anybody have a contact at RAI TV. They must have the master copy of this video somewhere!!!

[@milansouth]

They have "on demand section" on their website but nothing about "Umbria Jazz". I live in Italy.

[@kekkovillani]

Serpico on Vibes LOL mike was the exact copy

[@vadimislearningguitar4977]

Victor - magic fingers - like Jaco

[@w.jordanrobson2962]

11:50 - Coca-Cola!

[@greg55666]

No piano, for Self Portrait at least? Come on guys!

[@BlakeFoster050]

Is the vibraphone triggering the synths somehow?

[@evanjazzista]

Yes, it's a m.i.d.i. vibraphone. Chuck Loeb does the same on guitar here.

[@jampoles]

I was curious why the rhythm section sounds so weathereportish?

[@DM-nu9pk]

that's probably cause the rhythm&bass section were also Weather Report at one point :)

[@GermanoAntonini]

qualcuno conosce il nome dei brani eseguiti in questo live? ...

[@jiyujizai]

💙🙄🌾🌱

[@Idanbo]

I liked them better with don steve gadd and eddie gomez. what a group. also they have some fire shit with mike stern

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA AXÉ BOM DIA ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA AXÉ BOM DIA

[@vadimislearningguitar4977]

WIZARDS NOT MUSICIANS

[@milansouth]

Alla fine parte Pastorius! :O

[@claudiostucchi6694]

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[@milansouth]

@@claudiostucchi6694 Ho visto che il mio commento risale a 8 anni fa, forse c'era l'inizio di un concerto di Pastorius a fine "nastro", probabilmente è stato sistemato perchè adesso finisce in modo consueto. Saluti.

[@claudiostucchi6694]

ma no...solo 32..