Track 1 from their second album “Morning Dance” released in 1979 copyright Infinity/ MCA Records. The band with a jazz fusion sound was formed in Buffalo, New York in 1974. This was their most successful album, reaching No. 27 on the Billboard chart and No. 11 in the U.K. It featured some of the best session musicians of the time including the Brecker brothers on horns and drummer Steve Jordan from the SNL house band, later the Blues Brothers Band and David Letterman’s The World’s Most Dangerous Band. Bassist Will Lee also went on to be a long-time member of The World’s Most Dangerous Band and is spectacular on “Jubilee.” It achieved Gold status the same year and was certified Platinum in 1987. The band has released twenty-nine studio albums and two live albums and since 1980 have won a total of twelve Grammy Awards, including five for best Jazz Fusion Performance. The album received above average reviews. Recorded from the original vinyl. Written by Jay Beckenstein and produced by Jay Beckenstein & Richard Calandra. RIP Jim Kurzdorfer, Ted Reinhardt, Michael Brecker, Rubens Bassini & Dave Samuels. Featuring:

Jay Beckenstein – Alto, soprano & tenor saxes, boobams & percussion, horn arrangement on “Heliopolis”
Jeremy Wall – Acoustic & electric pianos, synthesizers, string & horn arrangements, percussion on “Little Linda”
Tom Shuman – Acoustic & electric pianos, Fender Rhodes solo on “Heliopolis” and synthesizer solos on “End of Romanticism”
Jim Kurzdorfer – Bass
Ted Reinhardt – Drums
Special Guests:
John Tropea – Rhythm & acoustic guitars on “Morning Dance,” rhythm guitars on “Jubilee,” “Starburst” & “Heliopolis”
Rick Strauss – Rhythm guitar on “Rasul,” lead, rhythm & 12-string guitars on “End of Romanticism”
Chet Catallo – Rhythm guitar on “Song for Lorraine” & lead & rhythm guitars on “It Doesn’t Matter”
Suzanne Ciani – Synthesizers on “Song for Lorraine”
John Clark – French horn on “Rasul” & “End of Romanticism”
Horn Section:
Lew Del Gatto – Flute
Jay Beckenstein – Alto sax
Michael Brecker – Tenor sax, solo on Starburst”
Tom Malone - Trombone
Randy Brecker – Trumpet, solo on “Jubilee”
Will Lee – Bass on “Jubilee,” “Starburst” & “Heliopolis”
Dave Samuels – Marimba & steel drums on “Morning Dance,” marimba on “Jubilee,” “Heliopolis” & “End of Romanticism,” vibraphone on “Little Linda”
Rubens Bassini – Congas & percussion on “Morning Dance” & “Jubilee”, congas, timbales & percussion on “Starburst” & “Heliopolis”, bongos & percussion on “Little Linda”
Gerardo Velez – Bongos, congas & percussion on “Song for Lorraine,” congas on “It Doesn’t Matter”
Steve Jordan – Drums on “Jubilee,” “Starburst” & “Heliopolis”
Eli Konokoff – Drums on “Song for Lorraine” & “It Doesn’t Matter”
Lani Groves – Vocal on “It Doesn’t Matter”
Diva Gray – Vocal on “It Doesn’t Matter”
Gordon Gordy – Vocal on “It Doesn’t Matter”
String Section:
Charles McCracken – Cello
Alfred Brown – Viola
Harry Cykman – Violin
Charles Libove – Violin
Harry Lookofsky – Violin & concertmaster
Matthew Raimondi – Violin

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