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Ahead Of The Curve by Rick Keller

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Album Title: Heroes
Label: Vegas Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 01:10:00

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About the Album

Ahead Of The Curve: A musical Don Grolnick-inspired original composition from Rick Keller as a tribute to saxophone legend Michael Brecker and Mike Mainieri’s band Steps Ahead. Featuring Nick Mancini vibraphone, Dave Siegle keyboards, John Belzaguy Bass, and Djakubu Griffin drums. "Ahead of the Curve" is part of the Rick Keller "Heroes" August 2025 release. Each song is a tribute to some of Rick's favorite bands and artists.

Tracks

For Pat; Ahead of the Curve; Hope; Subterraneous; Slow It Down; Tell Me Now; Us Against the World; Distant Passage; Heartbeat; Playing; Awkward Adolescence; Fearless; Complexity; Hymn.

Personnel

Rick Keller

saxophone

Additional Personnel

Ramiro Nasello: trumpet;4,6,8 Danny Falcone: trumpet;7 Gil Kaupp: trumpet;7 Evan Taylor: trumpet;6 Joseph Ott: vocals;1 Gary Fowler: vocals;14 Alli Sta rr :vocals;5 Matt Seward: vocals; 5; Carmen Grillo: vocals: guitar; 8; Dave Siegel: keyboards; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8; Bill Zappia: keyboards, 5, 9. 10, 12, 14; Camilo Velandia: guitars 1, 8, 14; Sean Carbone: guitars 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; Steven Lee: guitars 6; Nick Mancini: vibraphone; 2; John Belzaguy: bass; 1, 2; Eric England: bass; 3; Alfredo Lopez: bass; 4, 6, 8; Dan Lutz; bass; 7; Dave Ostrem: Bass; 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Tim Sellars: percussion; 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 14; James Whiting: percussion; vibraphone; 1; Andy Sanesi: drums; 4, 6, 7,8; Alex Bailey: drums; bass; 1, 5. Jakubu Griffin: drums; 2, 4

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