Track Listing

1. Piktor's Metamorphosis
2. Sky Church Hymn, No. 9
3. Play and Display of the Heart
4. Transformation (The Speed of Love)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32766 in Music
• Released on: 2003-04-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
David Sancious is a jazz/fusion keyboardist who, with his group Tone, released a few classic cult favorites during the 70's. One of those was Transformation (The Speed Of Love), which features an 18-minute version of the title track. This album was originally issued on Epic Records in 1976. Fusion fans will scarf this one up! Wounded Bird. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Sublime and life changing
Everyone can list off a handful of albums that has changed the course of his or her life. Transformation is one of those profound moments for me.

I first listened to Sancious in my early teens, a time when I stumbled upon many of the landmark works that have shaped my taste in music: King Crimson's Discipline, Brian Eno's Another Green World, among others.

Transformation stands apart from the pack in its genius. It is one of the smartest works of jazz-rock exoticism in existence. Sancious's musicality isn't bound up in sterile digital sequencing. His spirit isn't held back by his fingers. Almost orchestral in its scope, the music still emerges as both intimate and spontaneous.

In my opinion this recording is one of the most immediate transfers of a musician's soul to tape that has ever been recorded. All home-studio enthusiasts, in my opinion, would do well to study Transformation and aspire to the organic "technology-less" sound that was captured.

This album is a masterpiece. And it taught me how to listen to music in an entirely new way.

It may sound like a cliché. But it is true for me, nonetheless!

Timeless Music
I've waited a long time for this to be released on CD,and it's not even listed on David's Website as being reissued.Gee where do I begin?Masterpiece?,his greatest work?(IMHO).I guess I consider this to be the greatest rock fusion album I've ever heard.This CD ranks up with Beck's"Blow By Blow",Paul Winter's"Icarus",and Full Moon's S/T debut as a stand alone,timeless,definative Masterpiece.Anyone I've ever known who had the pleasure of hearing this album agreed that it is a Classic.I don't know what more I can say.If you like astounding musicianship that lets you see a glimpse of an artists soul then pick up this CD today.You won't be sorry.Till next time.

Jazz-Fusion At It's Best
In order to best appreciate this album, you have to understand about the time in which it was done - the 70s. To listen to it now it would be hard to guess that this was done in the 70s. It sounds much more modern in composition and instrumentation than 90% of the music that came out in the 70s.

David Sancious wrote and performed the entire album. This was not done as much back then as it is today. Recording techniques were much more primitive back then and to do this kind of recording was a feat in itself. He also wrote the album. Nothing was sampled or redone as it is today. Comparisons to modern music make this album definitely stand out as one of the shining stars.

Now, forget all about that... just listen to the music. "Transformation: Speed Of Love" is an audio journey in itself. They dynamics, the changes from soft to hard, and the flow it takes is genuinely brilliant. "The Play and Display of the Heart" is a beautifully done acoustic piece. The interaction of acoustic guitar and piano shows the finesse and creativity of David Sancious' musicianship.

The dynamics and instrumental colorings of this album make it one of my favorites. I'm very happy for this re-release - a deep and wonderful memory from my childhood that inspired me in my own musical writing.