Soft Space

Soft Space
Soft Space
Studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	ABC Recording Studios (Hollywood, California); Ripcord Studios (Vancouver, Washington);
Genre	Jazz fusion; Smooth jazz; Funk;
Length	37:28
Label	Inner City Records
Producer	Jeff Lorber ; Marlon McClain;
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology

Soft Space is the second album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion. Released in 1978, this album featured special guest artists Chick Corea and Joe Farrell. This was the group's last effort for Inner City Records before moving on to Arista Records the following year.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
DownBeat	^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Lorber.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Samba"	5:13
2.	"Katherine"	5:50
3.	"Black Ice"	5:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Curtains"	6:00
2.	"Proteus"	4:42
3.	"Soft Space"	4:05
4.	"Swing Funk"	5:56

Personnel

The Jeff Lorber Fusion

Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim Four Voice
Lester McFarland – electric bass
Dennis Bradford – drums
Terry Layne – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

Special guests

Chick Corea – Minimoog solo (1), Minimoog (5)
Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone (2), flute (3)

Additional musicians

Dean Reichert – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Bruce Smith – congas, percussion
Ron Young – congas, percussion

Production

Jeff Lorber – producer
Marlon McClain – producer
Dave Dixon – engineer
Reggie Dozier – engineer
Gilbert Kong – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
Mathew Cohen – cover design, cover artwork
Leo Bliok – liner design
Ancil Nance – photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums^[4]	13

References

↑ Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Soft Space > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Stern, Chip (February 8, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat. 46 (3): 24.
↑ "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

External links

Jeff Lorber-Soft Space at Discogs

[1] Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Soft Space > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[:0-3] Stern, Chip (February 8, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat. 46 (3): 24.

[allmusic_albums-4] "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

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