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Guitarist Daryl Stuermer's instrumental debut album, appropriately entitled 'Steppin Out', is an excellent display of sound technical performance, overall production and song writing proficiency. Primarily known for his work with Genesis and Phil Collins, this first release can be categorized as jazz fusion, though track(s) composition follows the much more structured format found in the rock/pop genre. Songs are well constructed and have an extremely polished feel. The work of the contributing musicians is also top-notch and plays as integral a part of the success of each track as Daryl's guitar play. I originally purchased this album since I am a fan of both Genesis and Phil Collins. I was not disappointed at all. The strong composition and variation of each track is excellent. This release reminds me of David Sanborne's album "Close-Up", but with much more substance. People who like the following artists/groups will probably like this: o Genesis o Phil Collins o Yes o David Sanborne o GTR o Asia o Trevor Rabin o Orange Lake Drive (Midwest USA only jazz fusion band) As alluded to in my opening paragraph, Daryl Stuermer truly does step out from the shadows of Genesis and Phil Collins to deliver an extremely upbeat, well written and excellently performed album.Read full review
Daryl Stuermer is a little known but outstanding guitarist. He has been a gutiarist for Genesis for years, Phil Collins, and Jean-Luc Ponty. Every guitarist that I've turned on to his music loves it. If you are familiar with Ponty, you'll know that he only works with the best - Holdsworth, Stuermer, and Lievano to name a few. His "Go" album is also terrific.
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