Friday 7 August 2009

Jeremy Steig - Firefly (1977)

Very different than Jeremy Steig's earlier records,but a great little session that's got a sweet soulful feel! The record features Steig's funky flute in front of some larger arrangements by David Matthews,and the style of the record is a blend of CTI electric and some of the choppier bits of earlier Steig albums, blended with some mellow soul lead vocals on three tracks by Googie Coppola, who sings in a manner that's almost like Minnie Riperton! Tracks include the funky groover "Hopscotch", plus the nice soul tracks "Firefly", "Living Inside Your Love", and "Everything Is Coming To The Light".


1.Firefly
2.Living Inside Your Love
3.Everything Is Coming To The Light
4.Hop Scotch
5.Sweet Hour Of Prayer
6.Grasshopper.


Bass - Gary King
Congas - Ray Mantilla (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Drums - Steve Gadd (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4)
Flute - Jeremy Steig
Guitar - Eric Gale (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , John Scofield (tracks: B2, B3)
Guitar [Solo] - Hiram Bullock (tracks: A1, B4)
Keyboards - Richard Tee (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Keyboards [Synthesizer] - Cliff Carter* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Percussion - Sue Evans (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Producer - Creed Taylor
Trombone - Jerry Chamberlain* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , Sam Burtis (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , Tom Malone (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Trombone [Bass] - Dave Taylor* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Trumpet - Burt Collins (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , Joe Shepley (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , Jon Faddis (tracks: A1 to B1, B4) , Lew Soloff (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Vocals - Googie Coppola (tracks: A1 to B1).


Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, March & April 1977.

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