Yet in that place is that special touching on that solely Steve Khan tin add together that makes his releases a signature audio on each outing. If you lot hear closely, you lot volition hear Larry Coryell-ian riffs together with stylings (as Khan together with Coryell used to jam together, together with did tape together).
Much ado is made almost Mike Stern's guitar run inward the '80s together with '90s, only 1 hear to Khan together with you lot volition at nowadays hear who his big inspiration was. Next fourth dimension you lot selection upwardly an onetime Stern free you lot stand upwardly a adept gamble of seeing the words "produced yesteryear Steve Khan."
You tin totally nation that this is a Bob James production. It's non bad at all, together with don't instruct me wrong, James has done about bully stuff. But you lot tin also encounter why Steve Khan made no to a greater extent than Tappan Zee records, fifty-fifty though staying in that place in all probability would bring guaranteed him to a greater extent than commercial success.
Being a Bob James production, it's far to a greater extent than dated than whatever other Khan record. It's also got a tighter, to a greater extent than pop-oriented sound, consummate amongst goofy melodies together with disco beats. Khan's signature guitar audio is there, only it seems to last less center-stage than his other recordings.
With the back upwardly of Bobby Colomby, I was signed yesteryear Bob James to Columbia Records inward 1977. It was a tremendous thrill to last on the same label amongst about of the greatest jazz together with jazz-fusion artists, 1 solely has to start out amongst the name, Miles Davis.
At the time, I suppose I felt it was my 'mission' to somehow hold the master audio together with line-up of the Brecker Bros. Band, solely featuring my guitar a petty more. Of the bully jazz-fusion groups from the early on '70s (Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, together with Return to Forever), the Brecker Bros. Band was the solely grouping to characteristic a 'mini' horn section, together with what a horn department it was: Randy Brecker(Trumpet); Michael Brecker(Tenor Sax); together with David Sanborn(Alto Sax). Along amongst Randy's brilliant, unique together with underappreciated compositions, this horn trio created a style, sound, together with approach to phrasing which has influenced all genres of music together with players together with arrangers from all over the world.
When Dave left the band to pursue his solo career, Michael together with Randy decided to make without a tertiary horn. On "TIGHTROPE," the horn department is featured on the championship rail every bit good every bit the Randy Brecker original, "The Big Ones," together with their playing together remains a highlight for me. During these years(through '79), I was however playing my beefed-up, customized Fender Telecaster together with in all probability solely using a Fender Super Reverb.
Other highlights for me include: the drumming of Steve Gadd(especially on "Tightrope"); Michael Brecker's harmonizer-colored solo(his thought together with his setting) on "Some Punk Funk"; Dave Sanborn's solos on "The Big Ones" & "Darlin' Darlin' Baby"; together with the back upwardly of Don Grolnick, Bob James, together with Will Lee throughout. On each of the iii Columbia recordings, I featured 1 acoustic steel-string solo amidst an electrical texture, the initiatory of all of these features was on the tune, "Star Chamber."
"TIGHTROPE" is the best selling recording I've e'er made, together with is in all probability request attributable to the inclusion of the Gamble & Huff aforementioned tune, "Darlin' Darlin' Baby," originally recorded yesteryear the O'Jays. Bob James wrote the gorgeous organisation the morning time of the session. This recording also marked the kickoff of my friendship together with link via album encompass artwork to Jean-Michel Folon, all thank you lot to Paula Scher.
[1] Some Punk Funk(Steve Khan)(5:20)
[2] Darlin' Darlin' Baby(Sweet Tender Love)(Gamble-Huff)(6:29)
[3] Tightrope(Steve Khan)(5:44)
[4] The Big Ones(Randy Brecker)(6:02)
[5] Star Chamber(Steve Khan)(5:19)
[6] Soft Summer Breeze(Spencer-Heywood)(5:00)
[7] Where Shadows Meet(Steve Khan)(3:40)
Personnel:
Steve Khan - guitar & twelve-string electrical guitar
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Dave Sanborn - alto saxophone
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Bob James - Fender Rhodes & synthesizer
Don Grolnick - Fender Rhodes & acoustic pianoforte (1), clavinet
David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov - guitar
Will Lee - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
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