Four Corners (album)

Four Corners
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1987
StudioSchnee Studios
Music Grinder Studios
Producers Studio (all in Hollywood, CA)
GenreJazz
Length48:03
LabelMCA
ProducerYellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Shades
(1986)
Four Corners
(1987)
Politics
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Four Corners is the fifth studio album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1987. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2] This was the first Yellowjackets album to feature Will Kennedy on drums.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out of Town"Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip5:02
2."Wildlife"Ferrante, Haslip, Alex Acuña6:03
3."Sightseeing"Ferrante, Haslip5:52
4."Open Road"Ferrante3:37
5."Mile High"Ferrante, Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy, Bill Gable4:12
6."Past Ports"Ferrante5:29
7."Postcards"Ferrante, Haslip5:28
8."Room with a View"Ferrante4:28
9."Geneva"Haslip2:24
10."Indigo"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy5:28

Personnel

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Yellowjackets

  • Russell Ferrante – pianos, synthesizers
  • Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass, fretless bass, vocals (2)
  • Will Kennedy – drums, percussion
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Yellowjackets – producers
  • David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
  • Ricky Schultz – executive producer
  • Dan Garcia – second engineer
  • Andy Harper – second engineer
  • Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer
  • Sharon Rice – second engineer
  • Bart Stevens – second engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kathleen Covert – art direction
  • John Coulter – design
  • Lou Beach – front and back cover illustrations
  • Bonnie Schiffman – photography
  • Gary Borman (Kragen & Company) – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Schnee Studios, Music Grinder Studios and Producers Studio (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 3

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Four Corners > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.