Five of the leading lights of contemporary jazz fusion -- Michael Brecker on sax, Mike Stern on guitar, Mike Mainieri on vibraphone and keyboard, Daryl Jones on bass, and Steve Smith on drums -- pool their talents in the supergroup Steps Ahead. This home video release captures the band on stage during a rare concert tour of Japan in 1986; the group performs 12 songs, including Beirut, Safari, Trains, Sumo, and In a Sentimental Mood. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide