Steve Grossman Some Shapes

Steve Grossman - Some Shapes to Come (1974/1994) Music

Posted by Domestos at June 21, 2019

Steve Grossman - Some Shapes to Come (1974/1994)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 227.60 Mb | 42:50 | Covers
Hard Bop, Fusion | Label: One Way Records - OW 30329

By the time Steve Grossman released this debut, he and percussionist Don Alias had spent several years recording and touring with Miles Davis. Of course this time spent with the vanguard band of jazz fusion and music, in general, had a profound effect on the musicians and, thus, this album. Some Shapes to Come is an album you can stand up against almost any of the jazz fusion standouts of the '70s. No, it can't go toe to toe with that era's seminal landmark albums (Bitches Brew, Multiple, Black Market, Emergency!, etc), but in terms of artistry, musicianship, and ambition it is among the next tier of thoroughly excellent works.

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Stone Alliance - Stone Alliance (1976) [Reissue 2013] Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 1, 2018

Stone Alliance's eponymous debut album begins with percussionist Don Alias and bassist Gene Perla setting the table with a subtle Afro-Cuban rhythm and then, before the album is even 90 seconds in, the rhythm catches fire and in comes saxophonist Steve Grossman with a torrential solo. The power trio rarely lets up from there. Whether it's the breakneck, white-flame burn on tracks like the aforementioned "Vaya Mulatto" or "Duet" or "Samba De Negro," Stone Alliance is like a sonic hurricane. Yeah, it slows down for a hip rendering of Stevie Wonder's "Creepin'," but that's about the only breather you get. "Sweetie Pie" - probably the album's best know song, sampled for '90s rap group Original Flavor's "Blowin Up the Spot" - might not feel like an assault, but the funk is so nasty it makes you scowl…

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