Band: Title: Now Is The Time Release Date: January 1, 2010 Jeff Lorber Fusion/Now Is The Time 2010 Heads Up International Produced by Rex Rideout and Jeff Lorber Executive Producers: Andi Howard and Mark Wexler Produced by Jeff Lorber, Bobby Colomby and Jimmy Haslip Engineered by Jeff Lorber at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades CA Drums engineered by Derek Jones IreneB vocals produced and engineered by Frankie Biggz at Tempo Studios, Orlando FL Drums on Dr. Moy recorded by Dave Rideau Drums on Chinese Medicinal Herbs recorded by Dave Weckl at the Garage The BS+T horns section are: Tom Timko: Sax Steve Jankowski: Trumpet & BS&T Musical Director Jens Wendelboe: Trombone Teddy Mulet: lead Trumpet 01. Rain Dance/ Wanna Fly by Jeff Lorber, Irene Bauza lyrics by Frankie Biggz Jeff Lorber: keyboards Vinnie Caliuta Drums, Jimmy Haslip Bass, Paul Jackson Jr. Guitar, Randy Brecker: Flugelhorn IreneB: Vocals Irene + Frankie: BG’s BS+T horns, arrangements by Jerry Hey, Jimmy Branley: Percussion 02. Moy by Jeff Lorber, Steve Dubin and Bobby Colomby Jeff Lorber: Keyboards and guitar Lil’ John Roberts: Drums Alex Al: bass Tony Maiden: guitar Lenny Castro: percussion Eric Marienthal: Alto Sax 03.

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Pixel by Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Halsip and Bobby Colomby Jeff Lorber: keyboards Vinnie Caliuta: Drums, Jimmy Haslip: bass, Paul Jackson Jr.: guitar BS+T horns, arr by Jerry Hey Eric Marienthal: alto saxophone 04. Sugar Free by Jeff Lorber, Irene Bauza lyrics by Frankie Biggz Jeff Lorber: Keyboards and Synth Bass Vinnie Caliuta: Drums IreneB Vocals, Paul Jackson Jr.: guitar 05.

Mysterious Traveller by Wayne Shorter Jeff Lorber: keyboards Vinnie Caliuta: Drums, Jimmy Haslip: Bass, Michael Thompson guitar, Eric Marienthal: Soprano Sax Jimmy Branley, Jimmy Haslip: percussion 06. Curtains/Before We Go Jeff Lorber, Irene Bauza lyrics by Frankie Biggz Jeff Lorber: keyboards Jimmy Branley: drums, Jimmy Haslip Bass, Michael Thompson: guitar Vocals: IreneB Eric Marienthal: tenor saxophone 07. Black Ice by Jeff Lorber Jeff Lorber: keyboards Vinnie Caliuta drums, Jimmy Haslip: bass, bass solo, Paul Jackson Jr.: guitar Eric Marienthal: soprano sax Jimmy Branley: timbales, shaker 08. Las Rosas by Jeff Lorber, Bobby Colomby Jeff Lorber: keyboards, guitar Vinnie Caliuta: drums, Jimmy Haslip: bass, Michael Thompson: guitar Eric Marinthal: soprano sax 09.

Chinese Medicinal Herbs by Jeff Lorber Jeff Lorber: keyboards Dave Weckl Drums, Jimmy Haslip Bass, Larry Koonse: guitar Eric Marienthal: Soprano Sax Jimmy Branley: Percussion Tom Timko: Flute, Steve Jankowski Fluglehorn 10. Water Sign by Jeff Lorber, Irene Bauza lyrics by Frankie Biggz Jeff Lorber: keyboards Vinnie Caliuta Drums, Jimmy Haslip Bass, Paul Jackson Jr. Guitar IreneB: Vocals, Eric Marienthal: tenor sax 11. Sumatra by Jeff Lorber Jeff Lorber: Keyboards and Synth Bass Jimmy Branley: Drums Eric Marienthal: Alto Sax BS+T horns arranged by Jerry Hey guitar and solo: Michael Thompson.

” This version of The Fusion includes Lorber on,, and with Jimmy Haslip,,,, and drummers and. The album also features the, Tom Timko, Steve Jankowski, Jens Wendelboe, and Teddy Mulet, on two tracks, 'Pixel' and 'Sumatra' and vocalist IreneB on four tracks, 'Water Sign', 'Rain Dance/Wanna Fly', 'Sugar Free', and 'Curtains/Before We Go'.

The album was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album but lost to the album. The other nominees were by, by, and.

Tracks [ ] The opening track, 'Rain Dance/Wanna Fly', is one of several new versions of old Jeff Lorber Fusion tracks, this one was originally on the 1979 album Water Sign. The original, an instrumental, has been sampled by on '. This version has lyrics written and sung by IreneB. 's touring drummer, Lil' John Roberts, plays on the album's second track, 'Dr. 'Pixel' was penned by Lorber along with Bobby Colomby from Blood, Sweat & Tears and Jimmy Haslip from the and features the Blood, Sweat & Tears horn section. 'Sugar Free' features IreneB on vocals.

'Mysterious Traveller' is a new arrangement of the penned song from the 1974. This version highlights saxophonist Eric Marienthal. 'Curtains/Before We Go' is a new version of another old Jeff Lorber Fusion track that has been sampled by on '.

This ballad features IreneB on vocals. 'Black Ice', a remake from the 1978 album Soft Space, is highlighted with a bass solo. 'Las Rosas' is another track co-written by Colomby and features Lorber on piano. 'Chinese Medicinal Herbs' is new version of old Jeff Lorber Fusion track from their first release. 'Water Sign' is another track that was previously released as an instrumental that has been updated with lyrics by IreneB.

The album's closing track, 'Sumatra', features the Blood, Sweat & Tears horn section. Reception [ ] Reviewer Howard Dukes called Now Is the Time a 'listener's album' 'with its radio friendly R&B songs and instrumentals that cover the scope of electrified jazz'. He also commented that it is 'refreshing to see how Lorber is willing to kick up the jazz quotient on [these] R&B influenced tunes'. Professional ratings Now Is the Time Review scores Source Rating In, Eugene Holley, Jr.

Writes how the musicians 'serve up a pleasing disc'. Also from All About Jazz, James Nadal calls the music 'easy on the ears and accessible to a broad audience'. He comments how the album 'offers a variation of tempos' and that the songs '[flow] seamlessly from one to the next'. Marvin Leon Lake, of The Virginian-Pilot calls the album 'a successful endeavor' that 'captures the improvisational energy of fusion, while infusing more jazz and R&B into Lorber’s tunes'. In, Alex Henderson wrote that the album is not 'the work of a jazz purist or a bop snob, but.has a jazz improviser's mentality' and called it 'a fine album'. Track listing [ ] • 'Rain Dance/Wanna Fly' (Irene Bauza,, ) 5:23 • 'Dr.

Moy' (, Steve Dubin, Lorber) 4:22 • 'Pixel' (Colomby,, Lorber) 4:13 • 'Sugar Free' (Bauza, Biggz, Lorber) 4:00 • 'Mysterious Traveller' () 3:56 • 'Curtains/Before We Go' (Bauza, Biggz, Lorber) 4:55 • 'Black Ice' (Lorber) 4:17 • 'Las Rosas' (Colomby, Lorber) 3:07 • 'Chinese Medicinal Herbs' (Lorber) 4:49 • 'Water Sign' (Bauza, Biggz, Lorber) 4:24 • 'Sumatra' (Lorber) 4:11 Personnel [ ]. • ^ Lake, Marvin Leon (23 July 2010)... Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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