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Firefly is an album by American flautist Jeremy Steig recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.[1][2]

Firefly
Studio album by Jeremy Steig
Released	1977
Recorded	March 4 & 22 and April 11, 1977
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:29
Label	CTI CTI 7075
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jeremy Steig chronology
Outlaws (1977) Firefly (1977) Lend Me Your Ears (1978)

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Jeremy Steig's jazz-funk throwdown, Firefly, is one of the great forgotten masterpieces of the genre... Firefly was designed for the purpose of being a hit in the dance clubs, and it should have been, because it kicks ass on that level as well as on the jazz-funk beam... This is burning".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Firefly" (Googie Coppola, David Matthews) - 11:55
2. "Living Inside Your Love" (Dave Grusin, Earl Klugh) - 5:48
3. "Everything Is Coming to the Light" (Coppola) - 2:59
4. "Hop Scotch" (Joe Chambers) - 7:26
5. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (Traditional) - 2:04
6. "Grasshopper" (Jeremy Steig) - 5:17

• • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on March 4 (tracks 1, 2 & 6), March 22 (track 3) and April 11 (tracks 4 & 5), 1977

Personnel

• Jeremy Steig - flute
• Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley, Lew Soloff - trumpet
• Sam Burtis, Jerry Chamberlain, Tom Malone - trombone
• Dave Taylor - bass trombone
• Richard Tee - keyboards
• Richie Beirach - piano
• Clifford Carter - synthesizer
• Hiram Bullock, Eric Gale, John Scofield - electric guitar
• Gary King - bass
• Steve Gadd, Allan Schwartzberg - drums
• Ray Mantilla - congas
• Googie Coppolla - vocals
• Sue Evans - percussion
• David Matthews - electric piano, arranger

References

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