Stepps – Waltz For Tiger Joe (1976 Jazz Rock/Fusion • Australia)Full Album

Stepps biography Stepps are a five-piece band from Sydney, Australia, who released a rare record in the 70s. The music is jazz-rock, displaying excellent musicianship with a female vocalist. They played dreamy yet intense jazz with Canterbury edges, similar to NATIONAL HEALTH. The band had begun its life as Steps (single 'p') and didn't initially include percussionist/vocalist Bernadine MORGAN. As a result of collectors' interest in their former band SNAKES ALIVE, "the Waltz For Tiger" Joe album was finally issued commercially in November 2022 via the South Korean label Merry Go Round Records, with the release adding four instrumental bonus tracks recorded by the band's initial line-up. One of these bonus tracks, "Charred Ducks", was also included as a bonus track on the Snakes Alive album, which Merry Go Round had also reissued back in 2020. Oleg Ditrich and bassist Michael VIDALE had begun their recording partnership in 1973 with the band ARAGORN and briefly followed that with Bedtime Story, though no material was apparently ever released by them. Then came Snakes Alive, the original Steps, Stepps, and finally Stepps2. In just five years of evolution, the band's name was effectively changed six times, and musically they shifted from progressive rock to quite heavy jazz rock and finally to a much lighter and more sophisticated Canterbury-like style of jazz rock. Studio Album, released in 1976 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Kolour Kode 00:00 2. If I Knew 07:00 3. Kryptonite 14:12 4. Make Me 22:06 5. Flowers 26:38 6. End Of Play 29:34 7. Cumulus 36:08 Line-up / Musicians - Alex 'Oleg' Ditrich / electric piano, acoustic piano, synthesizers - Bernie Morgan / vocals, congas, percussion - Ian Hildebrand / electric guitar, classical guitar - Michael Vidale / bass - Ralph Cooper / drums, gongs