30/06/2020

Mezzoforte "Surprise Surprise" (1982) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-



Label : Steinar Records


Islande Side 1

01 - Surprise (Eythor Gunnarsson)
02 - Garden Party (Eythor Gunnarsson)
03 - Gazing At The Clouds (Kristin Svavarsson)
04 - Early Autumn (Fridrik Karlsson)
05 - Action Man (Eythor Gunnarsson)

Side 2

01 - Funk Suite No.1 (Eythor Gunnarsson, Johann Asmundsson, Fridrik Karlsson, Gunnlaugur Brien & Kristin Svavarsson)
02 - Easy Jack (Fridrik Karlsson)
03 - Fusion Blues (Fridrik Karlsson)
04 - The Old Neighborhood (Fridrik Karlsson)
05 - Surprise, Reprise (Eythor Gunnarsson)


Mezzoforte :
Fridrik Karlsson : Guitars
Eythor Gunnarsson : Keyboards
Gunnlaugur Briem : Drums, Percussion
Johann Asmundsson : Bass
Kristin Svavarsson : Saxophones, Percussion

Luis Jardim : Percussion
Winston Sela : OBX-A Programmer
Chris Hunter : Alto, Tenor Saxophones
Martin Dobson : Tenor Saxophone
Bill Eldridge : Trumpet
Stuart Brooks : Trumpet
Eirikur Ingolfsson : Percussion
Shady Calver : Vocals
Chris Cameron : Vocals

Arranged by Mezzoforte
Brass & Vocal Arrangements : Chris Cameron
Engineer : Geoff Calver
Assistant Engineer : Dai Reynolds

Steve Dawson : Flugelhorn Solo on "Garden Party"
Bill Eidridge & Kristinn Svavarsson : Brass on "Early Autumn"
Geoff Calver : Percussion on "Surprise"

Producer : Geoff Calver
Recorded in PRT Studios, London, 1982
Mixed in Red Bus Station, London, 1982