Steve Reid - Passion in Paradise

Although Steve Reid left his longtime gig with The Rippingtons early this year to focus on his burgeoning solo career, the veteran percussion and soundscape master still draws joyfully from the Russ Freeman school of pop-jazz composing and producing. Not to mention Freeman's love for exotic imagery, as the title of Reid's latest, Passion In Paradise, might indicate. While the liner notes list of all his "toys" are a blast to read-what is a jaycall Chinese bell treeNULL Seed PodsNULL KokirikoNULL-he pretty much lays back, providing a solid and steady percussion foundation for the lead instruments to frolic in. Read More