Jeff Berlin - Pump It! (1986)
Jeff Berlin - Pump It! (1986)
Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 39:04 | 278,93 Mb
Label: Passport Jazz/Bellaphon Records (W.-Germany) | Cat.# PJCD 88017 | Released: 1986
Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 39:04 | 278,93 Mb
Label: Passport Jazz/Bellaphon Records (W.-Germany) | Cat.# PJCD 88017 | Released: 1986
Like Stuart Hamm, Jeff Berlin finds himself to be neither a fusion player or a rock player, but rather somewhere uncomfortably in between. His chops are unmatched; however, like Al Di Meola, this has always presented the issue of musical integrity. His importance to aspiring bass players cannot be overstated; however, to the casual listener this session will sound too uneven. The opening track, "Pump It!," featuring Buddy Miles on lead vocals, sounds stiff and contrived. He does redeem himself though on "Joe Frasier (Round 2)," an expansion of a song he wrote while with Bill Bruford. His tribute to Rush "All The Greats" and to J.S. Bach "Bach" contain impressive playing, but are far too repetitive to sustain any interest beyond his solos. Buddy Miles does a better job of leading the band on "Crossroads," although it sounds silly compared to Mr. Clapton's version. The disappointment here is that guitar shredder Paul Gilbert is not given any significant space. Frank Gambale, on the other hand, does get a fair amount of space to showcase his sweep picking technique in one of his first recorded appearances. The highlight of this inconsistent recording is "Manos De Piedra" on which Berlin plays a blistering solo that surely padded his already established legend in the bass playing community.
~Review by Robert Taylor
Jeff Berlin - Pump It! (1986)
Jeff Berlin - Pump It! (1986)
Release of this album: 1986 [LP Passport Jazz, Cat.# PJ 88017, USA]
Release of this CD: 1986 [CD Passport Jazz/Bellaphon Records (W.-Germany), Cat.# PJCD 88017 / UPC: 4003098801722]
℗ 1986 Passport Jazz.
Manufactured and Marketed by Bellaphon Records, West Germany
Made in West Germany by Interpress
Credits:
Artwork – Daved Levitan
Co-producer – Jeff Berlin
Design, Art Direction – Kathleen Covert
Executive-Producer – Jim Snowden
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Allan Hirshberg
Mixed By [Assistant] – John Kearns
Producer – Jeffrey Weber
Recorded By – Gary Wagner, Gerry Brown, Rik Pekkonen
Recorded By [Assistant] – Larry Mah
Tracklist:
01. Pump It! (05:56)
(Jeff Berlin)
02. Joe Frazier (Round Two) (06:14)
(Jeff Berlin)
03. All The Greats (06:42)
(Jeff Berlin)
04. Bach (04:48)
(Jeff Berlin)
05. Crossroads (05:47)
(Robert Johnson)
06. Freight Train Shuffle (04:54)
(Jeff Berlin)
07. Manos De Piedra (04:43)
(Jeff Berlin, Ron Reinhardt)
Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA in May 1986.
Mixed at Studio Sound, North Hollywood, CA in July 1986.
Mastered at Future Disc Digital Equipment.
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Analyzed: Jeff Berlin / Pump It
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