Fresh Aire II

by Mannheim Steamroller

Fresh Aire II cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: American Gramaphone
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:45
  • Community rating: 3.06/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Miriam Duffelmeyer, Gene Badgett, Merton Shatzkin, Dorothy Brown, Joe Landes, Alex Sokol, Walt Meskell, Melody Malec, Don Sears, Jean Hassel, Mortimer Alpert, Beth McCollum, Eric Hansen, James Hammond, Bobby Jenkins, Ginni Eldred, David Kappy, Jackson Berkey, Chip Davis, Hugh Brown, Lucinda Gladics

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Chip Davis continues his highly successful 'Fresh Aire' series, further blending classical instrumentation with modern synthesizers and rock rhythms. The album serves as a prominent early example of neoclassical new age music, emphasizing pristine audiophile production and melodic accessibility. It laid significant groundwork for the commercial adult contemporary instrumental market.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive

Tracklist

  1. Fantasia/Chorale (0:36)
  2. Fantasia/Interrupted Thought (Door 1) (1:26)
  3. Fantasia/The Ugly Head of Greed (Door 2) (2:02)
  4. Fantasia/Pride (Door 3) (2:30)
  5. The Fourth Door (3:50)
  6. Fantasia/Frenetic Energy (Door 5) (2:59)
  7. Fantasia/Nostalgia (Door 6) (1:28)
  8. Fantasia/Thermal Inversion (Door 7) (1:57)
  9. Fantasia/Fantasy (1:24)
  10. Interlude 5 (3:37)
  11. Velvet Tear (2:44)
  12. A Shade Tree (4:57)
  13. Toota Lute (2:50)
  14. Going to Another Place (3:20)

Credits

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