Crossroads, Jeff Berlin, Music CD

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Crossroads


1	Crossroads 5:44
2	Bach 4:45
3	Joe Frazier, Pt. 2 6:11
4	Motherlode 5:30
5	Subway Music 3:53
6	Marabi 5:34
7	All the Greats 6:40
8	Pump It 5:54
9	Dixie 3:27
10	What I Know Now 5:12
11	Freight Train Shuffle 4:51
12	Three Nighter 5:18
13	20,000 Prayers 6:07
14	Manos de Piedra 4:40

Biography

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To most listeners, Jeff Berlin is utterly unknown as a musician and composer; to progressive rock enthusiasts, however, Berlin is a god, ranked alongside Jaco Pastorious and Victor Wooten as one of the most exciting virtuoso bassists ever. Crossroads compiles his first two albums, Pump It! and Champion, into a single-disc "greatest hits" of sorts, although neither album had much impact beyond jazz-rock circles. Splashy keyboards and '80s slickness date the recordings considerably, but the new track order plays well, with Buddy Miles, Neil Peart, Ronnie Montrose, and Neal Schon being a few of the musicians contributing master chops. The set also features the first recordings of guitarist extraordinaire Scott Henderson and presents Berlin, surprisingly, in more of a supporting than a starring role, although "Manos De Piedra," "Dixie," and the incredibly melodic "Bach" show off some of his fantastic virtuosic soloing. Jim Smith, All Music Guide

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Crossroads


1	Crossroads 5:44
2	Bach 4:45
3	Joe Frazier, Pt. 2 6:11
4	Motherlode 5:30
5	Subway Music 3:53
6	Marabi 5:34
7	All the Greats 6:40
8	Pump It 5:54
9	Dixie 3:27
10	What I Know Now 5:12
11	Freight Train Shuffle 4:51
12	Three Nighter 5:18
13	20,000 Prayers 6:07
14	Manos de Piedra 4:40

All Music Guide

To most listeners, Jeff Berlin is utterly unknown as a musician and composer; to progressive rock enthusiasts, however, Berlin is a god, ranked alongside Jaco Pastorious and Victor Wooten as one of the most exciting virtuoso bassists ever. Crossroads compiles his first two albums, Pump It! and Champion, into a single-disc "greatest hits" of sorts, although neither album had much impact beyond jazz-rock circles. Splashy keyboards and '80s slickness date the recordings considerably, but the new track order plays well, with Buddy Miles, Neil Peart, Ronnie Montrose, and Neal Schon being a few of the musicians contributing master chops. The set also features the first recordings of guitarist extraordinaire Scott Henderson and presents Berlin, surprisingly, in more of a supporting than a starring role, although "Manos De Piedra," "Dixie," and the incredibly melodic "Bach" show off some of his fantastic virtuosic soloing. Jim Smith

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 06/09/1998
Label: DENON RECORDS
Catalog No.: 18077
UPC: 795041807724
Sales Rank: 51,699

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Jeff Berlin		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Ronnie Montrose		Vocals, Background Vocals
Neal Schon		Guitar
Frank Gambale		Guitar
Scott Henderson		Guitar
T Lavitz		Keyboards
Steve Smith		Drums
Paul Gilbert		Guitar
Keith England		Vocals
Clare Fischer		Keyboards
Chris Hughes		Choir, Chorus
Tris Imboden		Drums
Paul Kingery		Background Vocals
Roger Love		Vocals
Jeff Porcaro		Drums, Tom-Tom
Neil Peart		Drums
Jeffrey Weber		Choir, Chorus
Ron Reinhardt		Keyboards
Bryan Rutter		Choir, Chorus
Walter Afanasieff		Keyboards, DX-7

Technical Credits
Ronnie Montrose		Producer
Jeff Berlin		Arranger, Producer, Liner Notes
Jeffrey Weber		Producer
Ron Reinhardt		Arranger
Dan Marx		Executive Producer