Rain Forest (Jeremy Steig and Eddie Gómez album)
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February and March 1980 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady Studios and Blank Tape Studios, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | CMP CMP 12 ST | |||
| Producer | Eddie Gomez, Jeremy Steig, Kurt Renker | |||
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Rain Forest is an album by the flautist Jeremy Steig and the double bass player Eddie Gómez recorded in New York in 1980 and released on the German CMP label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos says, "Virtuoso flute player. An improvisational tradition of various groupings."[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Jeremy Steig except where noted
- "Dugnafied" − 5:20
- "Rhumbline" (Gomez) − 6:20
- "Sacrifice" − 6:47
- "Rain Forest" (Gomez) − 4:48
- "Amazon Express" − 3:15
- "Rosa" (Gomez) − 3:44
- "Carnival Sonata" (Gomez, Steig) − 5:40
Personnel[edit]
- Jeremy Steig – flute, bass flute, digital delay Mu-Tron biphase, Mu-Tron octave divider
- Eddie Gómez − double bass
- Mike Nock − electric piano, synthesizer (tracks 2-4 & 6)
- Karl Ratzer − electric guitar (track 1)
- Jack DeJohnette (tracks 2 & 3), Steve Gadd (tracks 1 & 4) – drums
- Naná Vasconcelos − cuíca, berimbau, talking drum, shaker, cowbell, triangle, tambourine (tracks 3-5 & 7)
- Ray Barretto − congas (tracks 3 & 7)
References[edit]
- ^ Jazzlists: CMP discography: main series. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Jeremy Steig discography. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Eddie Gómez discography. Retrieved April 23, 2018. - ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Jeremy Steig: Rain Forest – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2018.