Firefly (Jeremy Steig album) explained

Firefly
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jeremy Steig
Cover:	Firefly (Jeremy Steig album).jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	March 4 & 22 and April 11, 1977
Studio:	Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:29
Label:	CTI CTI 7075
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Jeremy Steig
Prev Title:	Outlaws
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Lend Me Your Ears
Next Year:	1978

Firefly is an album by American flautist Jeremy Steig recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Jeremy Steig's jazz-funk throwdown, Firefly, is one of the great forgotten masterpieces of the genre... Firefly was designed for the purpose of being a hit in the dance clubs, and it should have been, because it kicks ass on that level as well as on the jazz-funk beam... This is burning".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Firefly" (Googie Coppola, David Matthews) – 11:55
2. "Living Inside Your Love" (Dave Grusin, Earl Klugh) – 5:48
3. "Everything Is Coming to the Light" (Coppola) – 2:59
4. "Hop Scotch" (Joe Chambers) – 7:26
5. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (Traditional) – 2:04
6. "Grasshopper" (Jeremy Steig) – 5:17

• • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on March 4 (tracks 1, 2 & 6), March 22 (track 3) and April 11 (tracks 4 & 5), 1977

Personnel

• Jeremy Steig – flute
• Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley, Lew Soloff – trumpet
• Sam Burtis, Jerry Chamberlain, Tom Malone – trombone
• Dave Taylor – bass trombone
• Richard Tee – keyboards
• Richie Beirach – piano
• Clifford Carter – synthesizer
• Hiram Bullock, Eric Gale, John Scofield – electric guitar
• Gary King – bass
• Steve Gadd, Allan Schwartzberg – drums
• Ray Mantilla – congas
• Googie Coppolla – vocals
• Sue Evans – percussion
• David Matthews – electric piano, arranger

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 28, 2012
2. http://www.jeremysteig.info/discgoraphy-E.html Jeremy Steig discography
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2012