Jeff Lorber HEARD THAT

Personnel: Jeff Lorber (guitar, wah-wah guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, bass synthesizer, electric bass, bass guitar); Darrell Crooks (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Lauren Evans (vocals); Paul Rayner-Brown, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Gary Meek (flute, tenor saxophone); Rex Rideout (keyboards, bass guitar, drums); Mike White, Dave Weckl, Tony Moore , Lil John Roberts, Tony Moore (drums).
Additional personnel: Phillip "Taj" Jackson (vocals); Gerald Albright (saxophone, alto saxophone); Rick Braun (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ron King (trumpet); Alex Al (bass guitar); Chelsea Nicole (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Paul Rayner-Brown; Ray Bardani.
Recording information: Bright Music Studios, Castle Rock, CO; JHL SOund, Pacific Palisades, CA; Kar Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA; The Garage, Canoga Park, CA; White Lightning Studio, Sylmar, CA.
Photographer: Vikki Hart.
Keyboardist Jeff Lorber was one of the performers who defined the smoother side of jazz's fusion sector in the 1980s. Lorber is still at it, refining his melodious, easygoing style in the company of ace musicians and adding new ingredients. Thanks to guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., Lorber works some of the classic '60s/'70s soul-jazz style into the mix, and, on the other side, guest saxophonist Gerald Albright is a notable emissary from the seductive Quiet Storm front. While not a major departure from his previous discs, HEARD THAT should please longtime fans and perhaps attract a few new ones.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Jazz