Ronnie Foster - The Racer (1986) [2014 Electric Bird The Best 1000 Series]

Reissue with the latest 24-bit remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. Ronnie Foster cut plenty of sweet fusion sides for Columbia Records at the start of the 80s – but this set's from the second half of the decade, and was initially an album that was only issued for the Japanese market! Foster arranged the whole record himself, and works with a nice lean lineup that includes Phil Upchurch on guitar, Harvey Mason and Ndugu on drums, and Paulinho Da Costa on additional percussion – all in a groove that's kind of a mid 80s update of Foster's earlier mode, still delivered with just the right sense of space and soul! Titles include "Ipanema Walk", "Festival Do Brasil", "Squirt", "Night Life", "Europe", and "The Racer".

Tracks:

01. Europe (5:01)
02. The Racer (4:01)
03. Linne's Theme (4:23)
04. Squirt (5:01)
05. Night Life (3:08)
06. Festival Do Brasil (5:53)
07. Love Will Last (4:14)
08. Ipanema Walk (4:03)

Personnel:

Ronnie Foster - keyboards, vocal, linn drum, drums, FX-20 YAMAHA organ
Jonathan "Foot" Moffett - drums
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Ndugu - drums
Mike O'Neil - guitar
Harvey Mason - drums
Phil Upchurch - guitar