Fuse One – Fuse One(1980 USA Jazz - Fusion )Full Album

An all-star band founded by producer Creed Taylor (CTI Records) in 1980. The original band (featuring Will Lee, Ronnie Foster, Jeremy Wall and Ndugu) did a sold-out tour in Japan, where their debut album sold over 150,000 copies and yielded the hit "Double Steal." The second incarnation recorded the acclaimed Silk album in 1981, featuring George Benson, Eric Gale, Stanley Turrentine, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Browne, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Sammy Figueroa, Dave Valentin. The third and last Fuse One project, Ice, recorded in 1984, included John Tropea, Larry Coryell, Steve Gadd, Dave Matthews (3), George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Cliff Carter, Will Lee et al. Tracks: 01. Grand Prix (Ronnie Foster) - 00:00 02. Sunshine Lady (Stanley Clarke) - 05:39 03. To Whom All Things Concern (John McLaughlin) - 09:42 04. Double Steal (Jeremy Wall) - 14:28 05. Friendship (John McLaughlin) - 20:54 06. Waterside (Bedřich Smetana, arr.by Jeremy Wall) - 27:06 07. Taxi Blues (Stanley Clarke) - 31:46 Personnel: - John McLaughlin - electric guitar (01,03,04), acoustic guitar (02,05) - Ronnie Foster - Fender Rhodes electric piano (01,02,04), synthesizer (01,04) - Jeremy Wall - synthesizer (01-04), piano (02,04,05), Yamaha electric piano (06), arranger, conductor - Stanley Clarke - bass (01-03,05), tenor bass (01,02,07) - Paulinho DaCosta - percussion (01-05) - Leon Ndugu Chancler - drums (01-04) - Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone (01,03,04), soprano saxophone (02), flute (05) - Victor Feldman - piano (02,03) - Will Lee - electric bass (04,06) - Larry Coryell - electric guitar (04,06,07), acoustic guitar (06) - Tony Williams - drums (05) - Don Grusin - Fender Rhodes electric piano (05) - Lenny White - drums (06,07) - Jorge Dalto - Fender Rhodes electric piano (06) - Roger Squitero - percussion (06,07) - Hugh McCracken - harmonica (07) - David Nadien, Jonathan Abramowitz, Gerald Tarack, John Pintaville, Charles Libove, Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Max Ellen, Richard Sortomme, Charles McCracken - strings (02,05,06) - Suzanne Cianni - synthesizer programming (01,03) - Creed Taylor - producer