2 track ids please help!

[afromania]

Hi,everyone.
I am looking for these songs.
Please listen and help me.

soundclip
No.1 zSHARE - 1.mp3
No.2 zSHARE - 2.mp3

Thanks

[DJ Jimmy M]

track 2 sounds like it could be grover washington jr, the crusaders or tom browne...sorry i didnt know it, but the sound is that of those 3 artists.

[boogyjuice]

In the 1rst track you can hear the Japanese flute , so it could be from Kazu Matsui , John Kaizan Neptune , or perhaps Hiroshima.
I have a few albums of them , so i'll have to check those.

The 2nd one sounds SO familiar ... i have it , and once mixed it on a tape ... wow ... it's on the tip of my tongue ... could indeed be the Crusaders , but also tracks from the debut-album ( 1979 ) of guitarist Robben Ford , Yellowjackets and keyboardist Tom Grant come to mind ... hope to find it soon.

Now that i'm thinking again of the 2nd track ... i'm getting a strong feeling that it's from keyboardist Neil Larsen , who recorded 2 albums in the late 70's on A&M's sub-label , Horizon Records ( Seawind released on that label too ).
Neil Larsen's albums are titled "Jungle Fever" and "High Gear".
I'll let you know once iv'e checked the records.

Greetings,
BoogyJuice

[boogyjuice]

(double post edit)

10/02/08 :

Just checked both albums of John Kaizan Neptune for the 1rst track ... it's not on them unfortunately

[SandraDee]

That 2nd track sounds to my ears like something produced by either Bob James or Dave Grusin. I'll be interested to find out as I love jazz-fusion.

[boogyjuice]

Jazzfusion is cool indeed
The 2nd track is "Emerald City" , from Neil Larsen's "Jungle Fever"-album.
I re-listened this sphereful album today , after not having heard it for a long time.
Hope to find out the 1rst track as well

JazzRock World: Neil Larsen Jungle fever 1978 (@320) jazzrock

neil larsen jungle fever, Records, Music items on eBay.com

Greetings , ;)
BoogyJuice

[afromania]

Thank you very much!!

[boogyjuice]

You're welcome afromania ;)
And thank you for reminding me of this album ... enjoyed hearing it again.
Incredible saxophone-solo in "Emerald City" , by the late & great Michael Brecker ...

I dig that brief mention of the radio-station by the dj ("izzi com tona Radio Zurra !" (lol) ) ... kinda gives an atmosphere to the broadcast-show ... the voice of the dj sounds somewhat from Eastern-Europe ( Russian , Polish , etc ... )

Greetz ,
BJ