A blend of fusion and west coast music…
They had their first live performance at the legendary club “Baked Potato” in 1980 in Los Angeles. The “original” band consisted of Abraham Laboriel on bass, Bill Maxwell on drums, Harlan Rogers on keys, Hadley Hockensmith and Dean Parks on guitar, John Phillips on woodwinds and Alex Acuna on percussion. At some stage Dean Parks left, and they replaced John Phillips with Justo Almario.
With 4 albums they became the first christian group that combined fusion with touch of west coast.
All members are highly rated as some of the best musicians at their individual instruments and they have been recorded thousands of albums as studio musicians.
After the split up Alex Acuna & Justo Almario continued to work together and formed a latin group called Tulu.
Discography
All The Best
MEP Records 2010
Tracks: CD1: More Than A Fellin´, Rescue, Graceful, Cuando, Divina, Give Your Love, Valentine, Funky Bumpkins & On My Way Home. CD2: Pilgrim´s Progression, Hidden Beauty, Agapao, Celebration, Countin´The Cost, Sno-Cone, From You, Goodbye Means God Be With You, All The Time & Miracle. CD3: Gazoot, Chuncho, Greatest Love, Frontline, Senor, You Can´t Hide, Around The Corner (Runt Hörnet), Easy Morning & Making Room. CD4: Talk About It, We Know The Way By Heart, Alegria, Is It Too Late, Mistral, We´re All In This Together, Come Share My World, You Are My Love, Straight To Paradise & Lyn. DVD1: Live In Sweden. DVD2: Live In Montreux.
Musicians on the You´re Are The One album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Dean Parks, John Phillips, Harlan Rogers and others.
Pilgrim´s Progression
Maxus Records 1991
Tracks: Funky Bumpkins, Frontline, Divina, Pilgrim´s Progression, Goodbye, You Can´t Hide, Gazoot, Sno Cone, Chuncho, Senor, Agapao, Celebration & On My Way Home.
Musicians on the You´re Are The One album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Dean Parks, John Phillips, Harlan Rogers and others.
Compact Favorites
Sparrow Records 1989
Tracks: Gazoot, Frontline, On My Way Home, Divina, Celebration, Greatest Love, Cuando, Pilgrim´s Progression, Valentine, Around The Corner (Runt Hörnet), Making Room & Miracle.
Musicians on the Compact Favorites album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Justo Almario, Harlan Rogers and others.
Koinonia
Royal Music 1989
Tracks: Talk About It, We Know The Way By Heart, Alegria, Is It Too Late, Mistral, We´re All In This Together, Come Share My World, You Are My Love, Straight To Paradise & Lyn.
Musicians on the Koinonia album: Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Bill Maxwell, Harlan Rodgers, Lou Pardini, Michael Landau, Michael Fisher, Dean Parks, Rose Banks, Alfie Silas, Jeff Pescetto, Patti Henely & Brenda Eager.
Frontline
Pony Canyon Records 1986
Tracks: Gazoot, Chuncho, Greatest Love, Frontline, Senor, You Can´t Hide, Around The Corner (Runt Hörnet), Easy Morning, Making Room & Lovely One.
Musicians on the Frontline album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Harlan Rogers, Justo Almario, Tata Vega, Howard Smith & Diana Acuna.
Frontline
Sparrow Records 1986
Tracks: Gazoot, Chuncho, Greatest Love, Frontline, Senor, You Can´t Hide, Around The Corner (Runt Hörnet), Easy Morning & Making Room.
Musicians on the Frontline album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Harlan Rogers, Justo Almario, Tata Vega, Howard Smith & Diana Acuna.
More Than A Feelin´
Pony Canyon Records 1985
Tracks: More Than A Fellin´, Rescue, Graceful, Cuando, Divina, Give Your Love, Valentine, Funky Bumpkins & On My Way Home.
Musicians on the More Than A Feelin´album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Dean Parks, John Phillips, Harlan Rogers, Justo Almario, Michael Omartian & Russ Taff.
Celebration
Breaker Records 1984
Tracks: Pilgrim´s Progression, Hidden Beauty, Agapao, Celebration, Countin´The Cost, Sno-Cone, From You, Goodbye Means God Be With You, All The Time & Miracle.
Musicians on the Celebration album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Harlan Rogers & Justo Almario.
More Than A Feelin´
Breaker Records 1983
Tracks: More Than A Fellin´, Rescue, Graceful, Cuando, Divina, Give Your Love, Valentine, Funky Bumpkins & On My Way Home.
Musicians on the More Than A Feelin´album: Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Hadley Hockensmith, Bill Maxwell, Dean Parks, John Phillips, Harlan Rogers, Justo Almario, Michael Omartian & Russ Taff.