1989 Mezzoforte – Playing For Time

Playing For Time (1989) é o nono álbum de estúdio da banda instrumental de jazz-funk fusion Mezzoforte . Eles são da Islândia e foram formados em 1977.

Tracks

1  Playing For Time (Eythor Gunnarsson; Fridrik Karlsson) 05:18
2  Expressway (Fridrik Karlsson; Gunnlaugur Briem) 04:27
3  Magic (Eythor Gunnarsson) 04:56
4  Take A Breath (Eythor Gunnarsson) 05:20
5  Prime Time (Eythor Gunnarsson; Fridrik Karlsson; Gunnlaugur Briem; Johann Asmundsson; Rolf Graf) 05:33
6  Hitchhiker (Fridrik Karlsson) 03:58
7  High Season (Fridrik Karlsson) 04:54
8  Quick Step (Fridrik Karlsson; Eric Persing) 04:10
9  In A Word (Eythor Gunnarsson) 03:47

Musicians

Bass	Johann Asmundsson
Fretless Bass	Johann Asmundsson
Drums	Gunnlaugur Briem
Guitar	Fridrik Karlsson
Keyboards	Eythor Gunnarsson
Percussion	Gunnlaugur Briem

Other Musicians

1 Playing For Time

Drum (programming)	Rolf Graf
Programming	Rolf Graf
Sax	Ernie Watts
Vocals	Roby Duke

2 Expressway

Programming

Rolf Graf

3 Magic

Programming	Eric Persing
Percussion	Efrain Toro
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Steve Tavaglione
Sax	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Gary Grant

4 Take A Breath

Programming	Eric Persing
Sax	Ernie Watts
Percussion	Efrain Toro

5 Prime Time

Percussion	Efrain Toro
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Steve Tavaglione
Sax	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Programming	Eric Persing

6 Hitchhiker

Programming	Eric Persing
Percussion	Efrain Toro
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Steve Tavaglione
Sax	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Gary Grant

7 High Season

Programming	Jon Kjell Seljeseth
Percussion	Efrain Toro
Sax	Steve Tavaglione

8 Quick Step

Keyboards	Eric Persing
Programming	Eric Persing
Sax	Steve Tavaglione

9 In A Word

Sax	Ernie Watts
Percussion	Efrain Toro

Liner Notes

Producer – Mezzoforte
Producer – Eric Persing, Eythor Gunnarsson (Track 3)
Co-Producer – Rolf Graf, Svein Dag Hauge (Tracks 1, 2)
Co-Producer – Eric Persing (Tracks 4, 6, 8)
Co-Producer – Eythor Gunnarsson (Tracks 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Wiliams (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 6)
Engineer – Nicholas Anthony, Cathcart-Jones, Sverre Erik Henriksen (Track 2)
Engineer (Overdubs) – Hal Sachs
Engineer (Second) – Darren Mora, Gil Morales, Scott Lovelis
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed by Erik Zobler

Design – Ernst J. Backman

Mixed At Mama Jo’s
Recorded At MF Studio 7
Recorded At Red Zone Studios
Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios
Phonographic Copyright BMG Ariola
Copyright Steinar Records (UK) Ltd