COME TOUCH TOMORROW

TRACKLIST 01: I Dream Too Much 02: Come Touch Tomorrow 03: Don't You Ever Take Your Love 04: Samba Para Mi 05: Boy What a Joy 06: The Camouflage 07: Naima INFO Following a yearly run of 4 albums self-released between 1979 and 1982, Nigerian-born saxophonist, flutist, and clarinettist Daoud Abubakar Balewa then took a few years off before returning with 1985's "Come Touch Tomorrow", the first of two albums issued under the updated name of Ambiance II Fusion. Combining the afro-spiritual jazz & be-bop inflected fusion of his earlier work as Ambiance, this record took the project into more modern & distinctly cosmic planes with the introduction of spacey pads and drum machines working alongside somewhat tighter arrangements and solid rhythm sectons. Of particular note here is the B1 track "Boy What a Joy" on which a sublimely funky synth & drum machine throwdown is presented in prophetically lo-fi fashion - recalling recent stylistic approaches from the likes of Dâm-Funk among others. Participating Musicians: AMBIANCE II FUSION Stanley Dominguez - Guitars Dr. Isacc Ford - Drums/Electric Drums Ralph Rodriguez - Percussion Juliian Breeton - Bass Jardin Wilson - Bass Lee Williams - Keyboards/Syntheziers Daoud Abubakar Balewa - Alto & Tenor Saxophone/Percussion Larry Dominguez - Alto Saxophone Suzanne Daniels - Vocal Sounds AMBIANCE II FUSION ENSEMBLE James "Kino" Cornwell - Keyboards Randy Landis - Basses Rick Smith - Percussion Jim Lum - Guitars Arnold Ramsey - Drums Daoud Abubakar Balewa - Soprano Saxophone/Percussion Recorded at Sound Images Recording Studios - Sound Images Entertainment Complex - North Hollywood, CA & Classic Sound Studios - Hollywood, CA. October/November 1984.