Transport - Transport

In the summer of 1979, a Chicago DJ started a riot that killed disco overnight. Inciting fans to blow up disco records during a nationally televised major league baseball game, the cultural impact of Disco Demolition Night was felt globally. It even made waves in Portland, Oregon. In the months to follow, clubs in the City of Roses were out to hire anything but disco. For Transport, hot nights as a stage-ready show band would fade to memory. First went the horns, then the vocalists, until all that remained was the rhythm section. The band's days were numbered or so it seemed. But keyboardists Jimmy and Johnny Sanders were fiercely experimental. Freed from the disco formula, the brothers' exchange over synthesizers and other keyed instruments was electric. With drummer Towner Galaher, the group bore songs in homage to the fusion music ever present in Portland. Inspired by the national success of local groups like the Jeff Lorber Fusion, Tom Grant, and Dan Siegel, the band was reborn. Months before signing a multi record deal with Geffen, Quarterflash's Marv and Rindy Ross offered Transport a shot at recording in their home studio. The group recorded over two...  more credits released July 15, 2022 Transport is: Jeff Bruce - Fretless Bass Towner Galaher - Drums Rob Manning - Guitar Jimmy Sanders - Keys, Synthesizer Johnny Sander - Keys Ronnie Young - Percussion All songs written and performed by Transport. Recorded by Marv and Rindy Ross at home, 1979. Executive Production by Bobby Smith for World Arts Foundation. Cassette Preservation and Mastering by Gus Elg. Photography provided by Rob Manning. Design by Eric W Mast. Project support by Jared White. Special thanks to Towner Galaher. license all rights reserved