Bruce Gertz 5et - Discovery Zone (1996)

Tracklist

01. To Boldly Go Where Everyone Has Gone Before
02. The Reach
03. People from the Past
04. Traffic on the Bridge
05. Inner Urge
06. Days of Wine and Roses
07. Soultrane
08. Mileage
09. My Romance
10. Discovery Zone
11. Blues for Ram

Following the success of Third Eye, RAM Records commissioned Gertz to record another album with his quintet, which became Discovery Zone. This album received 5 stars in Downbeat Magazine. Gertz plays electric bass guitar on three of the tracks, drawing influence from by Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, and Jack Bruce. The 5et features John Abercrombie (guitar), Jerry Bergonzi (saxophone), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Adam Nussbaum (drums), and Bruce Gertz (bass). The 11 tracks include five standards, and six Gertz originals.

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Bruce Gertz
Tenor Saxophone – Jerry Bergonzi
Guitar – John Abercrombie
Drums – Adam Nussbaum
Piano – Joey Calderazzo

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