09/02/2021

Mezzoforte "Playing For Time" (1989) -Westcoast Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Steinar Records



Norvège 01 - Playing For Time (Eythor Gunnarsson & Fridrik Karlsson)
02 - Expressway (Fridrik Karlsson & Gulli Briem)
03 - Magic (Eythor Gunnarsson)
04 - Take A Breath (Eythor Gunnarsson)
05 - Prime Time (Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson, Gulli Briem, Johann Asmundsson & Rolf Graf)
06 - Hitchhiker (Fridrik Karlsson
07 - High Season (Fridrik Karlsson)
08 - Quick Step (Fridrik Karlsson & Eric Persing)
09 - In A Word (Eythor Gunnarsson)


Engineered by Nicholas Anthony Cathcart-Jones & Sverre Erik Henriksen ("Expressway")
Mixed by Erik Zobler at Mama Joe's Recording Studios, L.A.
Recorded at MF Studio 7 in Reykjavik
Additional Recordings at Red Zone & The Mad Hatter Recording Stuidos, L.A. 
Los Angeles Overdubbs by Hal Sachs
2nd Engineers : Darren Mora, Gil Morales & Scott Lovelis
Los Angeles Sessions Organizd by Eric Persing

Mezzoforte :
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards
Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drums & Percussion
Johann Asmundsson : Bass & Fretless Bass


01 - Playing For Time

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitar
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drum Programming, Hi-Hat & Cymbals
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Rolf Graf : Drum & Synthesizer Programming
Roby Duke : Vocal 
Produced & Arranged by Rolf Graf, Svein Dag Hauge & Mezzoforte

02 - Expressway

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drums & Percussion
Rolf Graf : Synthesizer Programming
Produced & Arranged by Rolf Graf, Svein Dag Hauge & Mezzoforte

03 - Magic

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitar
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Drum & Synthesizer Programming
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Jazzdrums, Hi-Hat & Cymbals
Steve Tavaglione : Saxophone
Efrain Toro : Percussion
Eric Persing : Additional Synthesizer Programming
The Horns :
Larry Williams : Saxophone
Jerry Hey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Gary Grant : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Produced by Eric Persing & Eythor Gunnarsson
Arranged by Eythor Gunnarsson, Eric Persing & Mezzoforte
Horn Arranged by Jerry Hey

04 - Take A Breath

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drums, Electronics
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Efrain Toro : Percussion
Eric Persing : Synthesizer Programming
Produced by Eric Persing & Mezzoforte

05 - Prime Time

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Synthesizers & Programming
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Electronic Drums & Drum Programming
Steve Tavaglione : Saxophone Solo
Efrain Toro : Percussion
The Horns :
Larry Williams : Saxophone
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Produced & Arranged by Mezzoforte
Horn Arranged by Larry Williams

06 - Hitchhiker

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Synthesizers
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Electronic Drums
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Efrain Toro : Percussion
Eric Persing : Synthesizer Programming
The Horns :
Larry Williams : Saxophone
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Produced by Eric Persing & Mezzoforte
Horn Arranged by Jerry Hey

07 - High Season

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Acoustic Piano
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Electronic Drums
Steve Tavaglione : Saxophone
Efrain Toro : Percussion
Jon Kjell Seljeseth : Additional Synthesizer Programming
Produced & Arranged by Mezzoforte

08 - Quick Step

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Synthesizers
Johann Asmundsson : Bass, Fretless Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Electronic Drums
Steve Tavaglione : Saxophone
Eric Persing : Additional Keyboards & Synthesizer Programming
Produced by Eric Persing & Mezzoforte

09 - In A Word

Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards, Acoustic Piano
Johann Asmundsson : Fretless Bass
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drums
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Efrain Toro : Percussion
Produced by Eythor Gunnarsson & Mezzoforte