Steve Khan - Arrows

Name: Steve Khan
Album: Arrows
Year: 1979
Style: Jazz Fusion
Similar Bands: Brand X, Brecker Brothers Band
"One-Word" Review: Elevator Waiting Room 'Zac
Based Out Of: LA, CA
Label: Columbia, CBS,

Cover, Record

Back, Record

Arrows (1979)

1. City Suite 11:42
1. City Monster Pt 1 5:32
2. Dream City Pt 2 6:10
2. Candles 6:52 /
3. Daily Village 6:37
4. Some Arrows 5:45
5. Calling 6:23

Album Rating (1-10): 5.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Steve Khan - Composer, Electric Guitar, Producer, Mixing (Chantays, Friends of Distinction, Larry Coryell, Brecker Brothers, Ashford & Simpson, Rupert Holmes, Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Eyewtiness, Joe Zawinul's Weather Update, Caribbean Jazz Project, Atmospheres, Blood Sweat and Tears, Elements, Farberius, Flying Monkey Orchestra, Man Doki Soulmates, People, Steps Ahead, Mendoza/Mardin Project, NY All Stars, Players Association More)
• Michael Brecker - Sax (Black Light Orch, Bob Mintzer, Buddy Love, Don Grolnick, Dreams, Flying Monkey Orch, Hal Galper, Harris Simons, Harvie S & Eye Contact, Herbie Hancock, Man Doki Soulmates, Mke Mainieri, Mike Nock, People, Rainbow, Sax Summit, Stardrive, Steps Ahead, Brecker Brothers, NY All Stars, Players Assoc., SNL Band, White Elephant, Wolfgang Schalk Bandett, Ringo Starr, Roger Voudouris, Mongo Santamaria much more)
• Steve Gadd - Drums (Bill Watrous, Blicher Hemmer Gadd, Chuck Mangione, Clinque, David Matthews, Lalo Schifrin, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Mike Mainieri, Rainbow, Return to Forever, Stardrive, Steps, Stuff, Superfriends, Boys from Rochester, Chick Corea, Clams, Family of Mann, Gadd Gang, Gaddabouts, NY All Stars, NY-LA Dream band, White Elephant much more)
• Don Grolnick - Organ, Keys (Dreams, Steps, Steps Ahead, Bob Mintzer, James Taylor, Brecker Bros., 10 Wheel Drive, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Harry Chapin, Barry Manilow, BJ Thomas, Cleo Laine, Melissa Manchester, more)
• David Sanborn - Alto Sax (Bob Mintzer, Gil Evans, Chaos Choir, Domenic Troiano, NY All Stars, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Players Association, SNL Band, Worlds's Most Dangerous Band, Paul Schaffer, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Todd Rundgrend more)
• Elliot Scheiner - Producer, Engineer, Mixing 
• Christine Martin - Production Coordinator
• Doug Epstein - Engineer
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett - Percussion (Michel Legrand & Co. Salsoul Orch, Melba Moore, Betty Davis, Bill Withers, Peaches & Herb more)
• Randy Brecker - Trumpet (Andy LaVerne, Art Blakey, Black Light Orch, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bob Mintzer, Child is Father to the Men, Chroma, CTI All Stars, Dalia Faitelson, Das Pferd, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Groinick, Duke Pearson, Farberius, GRP All Stars, Hal Galper, Harlem River Drive, Jaco Pastorius, Kerry Strayer, Loren Schoenberg, Man Doki Soulmates, Marc Copland, Mike Mainieri, Milky Way, Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, NY All Stars, Pond Life, Renolds Jazz Orch, Roif Kuhn, Ron McClure, Brecker BrosDavid Liebman, Domenic Troiano, Eleventh House, Fisher Fidelity Standard Rock Band, George Gruntz, Horace Silver,  Jack Wilkins, Jamie Baum, Jazz Composers Orch, White Elephant, Woody Witt so much more)
• Will Lee - Bass (Band Of Other Brothers, BFD, Bob Mintzer, Child is Father to the Men, Eric Doney, Flying Monkey Orch, Gary Burton. Hiram Billock, John Blackwell, Metro, Paul Shaffer, The 24th St Band, Gary Schreiner, Worlds Most Dangerous Band more)
• Rick Marotta - Drums (Brethren, Noght, Ronin, Yesca, James Taylor, Al Kooper, Warren Zevon, Yoko Ono, Don McLean, Hall & Oates  more)
• Jeff Mironov - Guitar (Flying Monkey Orch, Writers, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Rush, Gloria Gaynor, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Frankie Valli, Peter Nero, Gary Glitter, Ben E King more)
• Rob Mounsey - Synth (Flying Monkey Orch, Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band, Spyro Gyra, Carly Simon, Michael Franks, Donny Osmond, Aaron Neville, Roberta Flack  more)
• Jean-Michel Folon - Art

Unknown-ness: Never heard of Steve Khan. I like the artwork, reminds me of native american art with a lot of energy thanks to the arrows. My guess is this is overthought, conceptual new wave, but an act that had a good sound at the same time.

Album Review: So this is jazz fusion, akin to Brand X or many dentist office soundtracks or elevators, even. Maybe some 80's tv shows that never made it out of pilot status. Khan is recognized for his groundbreaking expertise in Latin Jazz Guitar work and received two Grammy nominations. He called this album the last attempt to keep the sound of fellow contributors, the Breker Brothers' band going.

Stand Out Track: Some Arrows

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