Description
Step It Up, the fourth offering from the revamped Jeff Lorber Fusion, picks up almost exactly where 2014’s Grammy-nominated Hacienda left off — with a couple of twists. Keyboardist Lorber and bassist Jimmy Haslip co-produced the 57-minute, 11-track set of originals. The pair got help from their regular stable of sessionmen including guitarists Paul Jackson, Jr. and Michael Thompson, saxophonist Gary Meek, percussionist Lenny Castro, and a slew of drummers including Vinnie Colaiuta. The groove quotient on Step It Up is exceptionally high, refracted through the prism of focused, precise compositions.
