Mezzoforte – Forward Motion / BHM Productions Audio CD 2004 / BHM 1001-2

Name: Mezzoforte – Forward Motion / BHM Productions Audio CD 2004 / BHM 1001-2
SKU: 009020489963
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UPC 090204899630 / 009020489963

Mezzoforte is an instrumental jazz-funk fusion band from Iceland, formed in 1977.

They signed a record deal with Icelandic label Steinar. Their biggest hit single was "Garden Party" (1983), taken from their fourth album (second international release) Surprise Surprise. It peaked at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The solo that takes place two minutes into "Garden Party", was created and played on the flugelhorn by English trumpeter, Stephen Dawson. "Garden Party" was later covered by Herb Alpert, at a slower speed than the original, apparently as he had learned the track from the single played at the wrong speed. Another single, "Rockall" spent one week at number 75 in the same listing in June that year, and was used as a signature tune by several European radio chart shows.

The band was named after the traditional musical term mezzo forte, an instruction to play literally "moderately loud".

Label:	BHM Productions – BHM 1001-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Germany
Released:	2004
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist:

Tribute

Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson, Gulli Briem, Johann Asmundsson, Wolfgang Haffner

4:27
2		Nightfall Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson

4:45
3		Hard Wired Composed By – Johann Asmundsson

4:42
4		Forward Motion Composed By – Fridrik Karlsson

4:57
5		Beyond The Horizon Composed By – Fridrik Karlsson

5:08
6		Four Corners Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson, Gulli Briem, Johann Asmundsson

4:21
7		Cruisin' Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Gulli Briem, Johann Asmundsson

5:39
8		Quartier Latin Composed By – Fridrik Karlsson

5:04
9		Funky Staircase Composed By – Johann Asmundsson

5:20
10		Weather Ahead Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Gulli Briem, Johann Asmundsson

3:46
11		Sizzle Composed By – Johann Asmundsson

5:04
12		Gratitude Composed By – Eythor Gunnarsson

5:45

Arranged By [Horns] – Chris Cameron
Bass – Johann Asmundsson
Drums – Gulli Briem
Drums, Musician [Additional Musicians] – Wolfgang Haffner (tracks: 7)
Engineer – Jakob Meinert
Guitar – Fridrik Karlsson
Keyboards – Eythor Gunnarsson
Mastered By – Oskar Paul
Mixed By – Arnthor Orlygsson, Oskar Paul
Percussion, Musician [Additional Musicians] – Jacob Andersen (tracks: 10), Thomas Dyani
Photography By – Gwen Shabka
Producer – Mezzoforte, Wolfgang Haffner
Saxophone, Musician [Additional Musicians] – Jamie Talbot, Stan Suizman
Tenor Saxophone, Musician [Additional Musicians] – Andy Snitzer (tracks: 9), David Wilczewski (tracks: 11)
Trumpet, Musician [Additional Musicians] – Derek Watkins, Simon Gardener