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Steps Ahead Steps Ahead mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz Album: Steps Ahead Country: US Released: 2005 Style: Contemporary Jazz MP3 version RAR size: 1851 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1577 mb WMA version RAR size: 1719 mb Rating: 4.4 Votes: 465 Other Formats: TTA AUD ASF APE DXD XM WMA Tracklist Hide Credits Pools 1 11:15 Written-By – Don Grolnick Islands 2 6:23 Written-By – Mike Mainieri Loxodrome 3 5:25 Written-By – Eddie Gomez Both Sides Of The Coin 4 6:10 Written-By – Michael Brecker Skyward Bound 5 4:03 Written-By – Mike Mainieri Northern Cross 6 5:50 Written-By – Peter Erskine Trio (An Improvisation) 7 7:32 Written-By – Eddie Gomez, Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri Credits Bass – Eddie Gomez Drums – Peter Erskine Piano – Eliane Elias Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker Vibraphone [Vibes], Synthesizer [Synthivibe], Marimba – Mike Mainieri Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 90431 65452 1 Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Elektra 9 60168-1, Steps Steps Ahead Musician, 9 60168-1, US 1983 60168-1 Ahead (LP, Album, SP) Elektra 60168-1 Musician Steps Steps Ahead Elektra 96-0168-1 96-0168-1 Netherlands 1983 Ahead (LP, Album) Musician Steps Ahead Steps Elektra WPCR-27928 (CD, Album, WPCR-27928 Japan 2014 Ahead Musician Ltd, RE, RM) Steps Steps Ahead Elektra 9 60168-4 9 60168-4 US 1983 Ahead (Cass) Musician Steps Ahead Steps Elektra 7559-60168-2 (CD, Album, 7559-60168-2 Europe Unknown Ahead Musician RE) Related Music albums to Steps Ahead by Steps Ahead Mike Mainieri Quintet - Live At Seventh Avenue South Steps Ahead - Michael Brecker, Warren Bernhardt, Peter Erskine, Eddie Gomez, Mike Mainieri - Modern Times Steps Ahead - Live in Tokyo 1986 Steps Ahead - Magnetico 3 Steps Ahead - Drop It Mike Mainieri & Friends - White Elephant Vol. 1 Steps Ahead − Mike Mainieri, Bill Evans , Chuck Loeb, Tom Kennedy , Steve Smith , WDR Big Band Cologne Arranged & Conducted By Michael Abene - Steppin' Out Mike Mainieri - Wanderlust.

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