A Present for the Future
1987 studio album by Frank Gambale
A Present for the Future | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Gambale | ||||
Released | 1987 (1987) | |||
Recorded | 11–13 May, 26–30 June 1987 | |||
Studio | Silverlake Sound Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
Length | 44:04 | |||
Label | Legato | |||
Producer | Frank Gambale, Mark Varney | |||
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A Present for the Future is the second studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1987 by Legato Records and reissued in 2000 by Wombat Records. The third track, "Stephanie", is renamed "Serenity" on the reissue. Harpist Stephanie Bennett was Gambale's ex-wife and was mentioned in the liner notes of all his albums until Passages (1994).
Track listing
All music is composed by Frank Gambale
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lazy Passion" | 6:04 |
2. | "Spike's Song" | 5:39 |
3. | "Stephanie" | 6:13 |
4. | "Resident Alien" | 5:39 |
5. | "The Natives Are Restless" | 5:57 |
6. | "Legends" | 9:11 |
7. | "The Tardis" | 5:21 |
Total length: | 44:04 |
Personnel
- Frank Gambale – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard (tracks 1, 4), strings, bass (track 5), mixing, production
- Kei Akagi – keyboard (tracks 2, 7), Rhodes piano
- Tom Coster – keyboard (track 3), synthesizer
- Jack Kelly – drums (except track 6)
- Steve Smith – drums (track 6)
- Steve Reid – percussion
- Steve Kershisnik – bass (except track 5)
- John Patitucci – bass solo (track 6)
- Steve Tavaglione – Steinerphone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Stephanie Bennett – electric harp
- Alan Hirshberg – engineering, mixing (track 6)
- Jon Googenheim – engineering
- Robert M. Biles – mixing (except track 6)
- Jeff Sanders – mastering
- Mark Varney – executive production
References
- ^ "Present for the Future". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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