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Soft Space
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
GenreJazz Fusion
Smooth Jazz
Funk
LabelInner City Records
ProducerJeff Lorber
Marlon McClain
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
(1977)
Soft Space
(1978)
Water Sign
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jeff Lorber

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Samba"5:13
2."Katherine"5:50
3."Black Ice"5:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Curtains"6:00
2."Proteus"4:42
3."Soft Space"4:05
4."Swing Funk"5:56

Personnel

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The Jeff Lorber Fusion

Special guests

Additional musicians

  • Dean Reichert – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
  • Bruce Smith – congas, percussion
  • Ron Young – congas, percussion

Production

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  • Jeff Lorber – producer
  • Marlon McClain – producer
  • Dave Dixon – engineer
  • Reggie Dozier – engineer
  • Gilbert Kong – mastering
  • Mathew Cohen – cover design, artwork
  • Leo Bliok – liner design
  • Ancil Nance – photography

Studios

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Soft Space > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 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.
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