John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).Dennis Springer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone.But early in his career, the electric keyboardist specialized in very accessible yet free-spirited and creative jazz/funk/R. Jay Koder – jazz guitar, acoustic guitar The Jeff Lorber Fusion - Water Sign (1979) By the mid-'80s, Jeff Lorber placed improvisation on the back burner and took a highly commercial, radio-oriented approach that offered little evidence of his skills as a soloist.Jeff Lorber – Fender Rhodes, Yamaha electric grand piano, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Oberheim 4 Voice, Prophet-5.It has been featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments.Īll tracks are written by Jeff Lorber. The Jeff Lorber Fusion Water Sign 1979 Arista Records ARISTA AB 4234 Reissued on CD in 2004 in Japan BVCJ-37355 Reissued on CD in 2013 by Wounded Bird. The song Toad's Place was written during a sound check at the nightclub Toad's Place and performed that night. But early in his career, the electric keyboardist specialized in very accessible yet free-spirited and creative jazz/funk/R&B stressing improvisation and. Lorber re-recorded the song, this time with vocals by Irene Bauza, as the song "Rain Dance/Wanna Fly" on his 2010 album Now Is the Time. By the mid-80s, Jeff Lorber placed improvisation on the back burner and took a highly commercial, radio-oriented approach that offered little evidence of his skills as a soloist. The backing track for the song "Rain Dance" has been sampled most notably for the 1997 Lil' Kim song " Crush on You", but also for the 1996 Tha Dogg Pound holiday song "I Wish," the 1997 SWV song " Love Like This", the 2013 Ariana Grande song " Right There" and the 2018 Mariah Carey song " A No No", from Caution. Released in 1979, this was Lorber's first album on Arista Records. Water Sign is the third album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion". Jeff Lorber Fusion Water Sign -1979- Jazz, Funk (vinyl) stock photo only Label:Arista AB 4234 Format:Vinyl, LP, Album Country:Canada Released:1979. Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA)