Soft Space (album)

Soft Space is the second album by Keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion. Released in 1978, this album featured special guest artists, Chick Corea and Joe Farrell. This was the group's last effort for Inner City Records before moving on to Arista Records the following year.

Soft Space
Studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz Funk
Label	Inner City Records
Producer	Jeff Lorber Marlon McClain
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977) Soft Space (1978) Water Sign (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Lorber.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Samba"	5:13
2.	"Katherine"	5:50
3.	"Black Ice"	5:40

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Curtains"	6:00
2.	"Proteus"	4:42
3.	"Soft Space"	4:05
4.	"Swing Funk"	5:56

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Synthesizer, Voices
• Chick Corea – Keyboards, Mini Moog, Soloist
• Joe Farrell – Flute, Sax (Soprano), Saxophone
• Lester McFarland – Bass, Electric Bass
• Dennis Bradford – Drums
• Dean Reichert – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Terry Layne – Flute, Alto & Tenor Saxophone, WoodWind
• Ron Young, Bruce Smith – Percussion, Congas

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3]	13

References

1. Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Soft Space > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.

External links

• Jeff Lorber-Soft Space at Discogs