Steps Ahead "Magnetic" (1986) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Trains (Mike Mainieri)
02 - Beirut (Victor Bailey, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Chuck Loeb & Mike Mainieri)
03 - Cajun (Michael Brecker)
04 - In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)

Side Two

01 - Magnetic Love (Mike Mainieri & Scott Martin)
02 - Sumo (Michael Brecker)
03 - All The Tea In China (Peter Erskine)
04 - Something I Said (Peter Erskine)
05 - Reprise (Magnetic Love) (Mike Mainieri & Scott Martin)


All Songs Produced by Steps Ahead except "Magnetic Love" produced by George Duke, Mike Mainieri & Scott Martin
Production & Technical Co-ordination : Dennis Alichwer
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi

Steps Ahead : Mike Mainieri, Michael Brecker, Chuck Loeb, Victor Bailey, Peter Erskine 


Side One

01 - Trains

Victor Bailey : Bass

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI & Tenor Saxophone

Hiram Bullock : Guitar

Peter Erskine : Acoustic & Electric Drums, Percussion

Robby Kilgore : Synthesizer Programming

Kenny Kirkland : Synthesizers

Chuck Loeb : Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Synthesizer

Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes & Keyboards
Neil Dorfsman, Rick Kerr : Recording Engineers
Malcolm Pollack : Recording & Mix Engineer
Rick Begin, Ken Steiger, Jamie Chaleff : Assistant Engineers
Recorded at Bear Track Studios, Suffern, NY & Electric Lady Studios, NY
Mixed at Power Station, NY

02 - Beirut

Victor Bailey : Bass

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI & Oberheim Xpander

Peter Erskine : Acoustic & Electric Drums, Percussion
Robby Kilgore : Synthesizer Programming

Chuck Loeb : Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer

Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes & Keyboards
James Farber : Recording & Mix Engineer
Scott Ansell : Assistant Engineer
Recorded & Mixed at Skyline Studios, NY

03 - Cajun 

Victor Bailey : Bass

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI, Oberheim Xpander & Tenor Saxophone

Peter Erskine : Drums

Robby Kilgore : Synthesizer Programming

Chuck Loeb : Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer

Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes

Peter Schwimmer : Banjo

James Farber : Recording & Mix Engineer
Scott Ansell : Assistant Engineer
Recorded & Mixed at Skyline Studios, NY

04 - In a Sentimental Mood

Phil Ashley : Synthesizer Programming

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI & Oberheim Xpander
Mike Mainieri : Keyboards
Joe Barbaria : Recording Engineer

Michel Sauvage : Mix Engineer

Bridget Daly : Assistant Engineer
Recorded & Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NY

Side Two

01 - Magnetic Love

Phil Ashley : Synthesizers & Sequencing
Jimmy Bralower : Drum Programming
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Mike Mainieri, Scott Martin : Synthesizers
Andy Topeka : Synclavier Sampling
Dianne Reeves : Lead vocals
Diva Gray, Janis Pendarvis & Jocelyn Brown : Background vocals
Malcolm Pollack, Jay Rifkin, Joe Barbaria : Recording Engineers
Michael Brauer : Mixing Engineer
Bridget Daly, Jamie Chaleff, Robin Lane : Assistant Engineers
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.
Mixed at The Village Recorder, West

02 - Sumo 

Victor Bailey : Bass

Jimmy Bralower : Drum Programming

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI & Tenor Saxophone

Peter Erskine : Drums & Percussion

Robby Kilgore : Synthesizer Programming & Piano

Chuck Loeb : Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer

Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes
Neil Dorfsman : Recording Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge : Mixing Engineer
Rick Begin, Tim Purvis, Kevin Killian : Assistant Engineers
Recorded at Bear Track Studios, Suffern, NY & Electric Lady Studios, NY
Mixed at Unique Recording, NY

03 - All The Tea In China

Victor Bailey : Bass

Michael Brecker : Steiner EWI, Oberheim Xpander & Tenor Saxophone

Peter Erskine : Synthesizers & Percussion

Mitch Forman : Synthesizers
Robby Kilgore : Oberheim Xpander Programming

Chuck Loeb : Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer

Mike Mainieri : Vibes
Andrew Heermans : Recording Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge : Mixing Engineer
Tim Purvis : Assistant Engineer
Recorded at Planet Sound, NY
Mixed at Unique Recording, NY

04 - Something I Said

Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes

Victor Bailey : Bass
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizers

Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone

Peter Erskine : Drums & Synthesizers
Chuck Loeb : Guitar
Mike Mainieri : Synthi-vibes
James Farber : Recording Engineer
Malcolm Pollack : Mixing Engineer
Scott Ansell, Ken Steiger : Assistant Engineers
Recorded at Skyline Studios, NY
Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NY

05 - Reprise (Magnetic Love) 

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