Smiles Ahead

by Michal Urbaniak's Fusion

Smiles Ahead cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: MPS
  • Country: Poland
  • Length: 43:45
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Led by the acclaimed Polish violinist, Michal Urbaniak's Fusion delivers an energetic and technically dazzling performance on 'Smiles Ahead'. The album perfectly balances the rhythmic drive of rock with highly complex avant-garde jazz improvisations. It is celebrated as a high watermark for Urbaniak's distinct approach to violin-led jazz-rock.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion

Tracklist

  1. Smiles Ahead (4:00)
  2. From Smiles To Smiles (2:09)
  3. More Smiles Forever (4:51)
  4. Hymn Of The Uranian Sequels (7:04)
  5. Piece For 15 Strings (4:40)
  6. In The Wake Of Awakening (6:36)
  7. Aflatus (5:11)
  8. Schwarzwald Vibes (3:00)
  9. Sunday Melody (1:20)
  10. Autobahn (4:54)

Credits

  • Michal Urbaniak's Fusion - primary artist
  • Basil Fearrington - bass
  • R. Anthony Bunn - bass
  • Emmett Chapman - chapman stick
  • Steve Jordan - drums
  • Sonship Theus - drums, percussion, voice
  • Joe Caro - guitar
  • Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards

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