Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets - Club Nocturne (1998)

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Genre: Fusion



For their fourteenth album as a band, the Yellowjackets announced the desire to go in a different direction from their previous outings. The difference on Club Nocturne is the inclusion of four vocal tracks. Fortunately, there is no difference here in the high level of musicianship and compositional quality long associated with this quartet. In fact, Club Nocturne is very much of a piece with its immediate predecessors, Dreamland and Blue Hats. "Spirit of the West" and "Stick_to_it_ive_ness" kick the CD off in a buoyant mood, emphasizing Russell Ferrante's inventive songwriting, Jimmy Haslip's nimble-fingered, melodic basswork, and Bob Mintzer's soprano saxophone mastery. The groove is solid, unmistakably Yellowjackets. Track three, the ultra-funky "Up From New Orleans," is a diversion for the band only because it features Kurt Elling singing Mintzer's homage to the Crescent City. The music itself is pure Mintzer-Yellowjackets, fortified with a brass band-inspired, crawfish-fed N'Orleans backbeat. "The Evening News" moves in a syncopated groove laid down by Haslip and drummer William Kennedy, who delivers his usual polyrhythmic virtuoso performance throughout the disc. The two most surprising tracks here are "Even the Pain," featuring a vocal by Jonathan Butler, and "Love and Paris Rain," with Brenda Russell carrying the vocal duty.


TRACKLIST
01. Spirit Of The West 5:08
02. Stick_To_It_Ive_Ness 5:33
03. Up From New Orleans 5:35
04. The Evening News 4:16
05. Even The Pain 5:28
06. Love And Paris Rain 5:06
07. The Village Church 4:51
08. Twilight For Nancy 5:26
09. Automat 6:59
10. All Is Quiet 5:44



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Yellowjackets - Yellowjackets (1981)

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Genre: Fusion,Jazz Funk


The Yellowjackets made a splash with their first record, an accessible mixture of jazz, rock, and funk bearing the unmistakable mark of the L.A. session scene that spawned them. In fact, the Yellowjackets had their roots in the sessions for Robben Ford's 1979 album The Inside Story. Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, and Ricky Lawson all appeared on that album and reenlisted Ford's help for their own debut, with the guitarist's fluid soloing often taking the lead role.


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01. Matinee Idol 5:12
02. Imperial Strut 5:29
03. Sittin' In It 5:12
04. Rush Hour 5:18
05. The Hornet 5:35
06. Priscilla 5:16
07. It's Almost Gone 6:00


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Yellowjackets - Shades (1986)

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Genre: Fusion


Out of print in the U.S.! Originally released in 1986, Shades was the cross-over Smooth Jazz band's fourth album overall. With guitarist Robben Ford's departure, the band displayed a slight Pop sensibility that enhanced their melodies and expanded their audience beyond the Jazz world.


TRACKLIST
01. And You Know That
02. New Shoes
03. One Family
04. Revelation
05. Oasis
06. Regular Folks
07. Black Tie
08. Sonja's Sanfona
09. Shades
10. Wildcats And Cougars


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Yellowjackets - Peace Round (2003)

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Genre: Fusion


This progressive jazz supergroup had previously contributed tracks to three high-profile holiday jazz recordings (including a GRP collection and Take 6's He Is Christmas), but never took the full plunge into the stocking stuffer realm until now. There's definitely a sense of spunk and spontaneity as the quartet does its first and second takes, but most of the arrangements are pretty standard jazz hipster stuff, allowing for saxman Bob Mintzer, pianist Russ Ferrante, and bassist Jimmy Haslip to impress listeners with cool solos.



TRACKLIST
01. Little Drummer Boy
02. Silent Night
03. Deck The Halls
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
05. Peace Round
06. The First Noel
07. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
08. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
09. Winter Wonderland
10. In A Silent Night


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Yellowjackets - Samurai Samba (1985)

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Genre: Fusion


Keyboardist Russell Ferrante chooses soft keyboard textures, the rhythm section of Haslip and Lawson keep things funky, and Russo’s saxophone comments on the action but doesn’t drive it the way he would on Shades. Otherwise, there’s not much that separates this Samba from their other moves: you have the crossover pop song (“Lonely Weekend”), intoxicating grooves (“Homecoming,” “Deat Beat”) and soulful, smooth jazz (“Daddy’s Gonna Miss You,” “Silverlake”). Since I’m naturally distrustful of jazz, I tend to watch a band that will slip a “Sylvania” and “Silverlake” onto the same album with a raised eyebrow.



TRACKLIST
01. Homecoming
02. Deat Beat
03. Daddy's Gonna Miss You
04. Sylvania
05. Silverlake
06. Lonely Weekend
07. Los Mambos
08. Samurai Samba



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Yellowjackets: Like A River (1993)

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01. Man Facing North
02. My Old School
03. River Waltz
04. Dewey (A Tribute to Miles Davis)
05. Memoirs
06. Azure Moon
07. Sueños
08. 1998
09. Sandstone
10. Solitude

Other than the easy-listening pieces that appear near the beginning of the program, this is one of The Yellowjackets' strongest jazz dates. Bob Mintzer's creative reeds (switching between tenor, bass clarinet, soprano and the EWI) keep the music stimulating and keyboardist Russell Ferrante has come a long way as both an improviser (where he is most influenced by Herbie Hancock) and as the band's main composer. With bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer William Kennedy in strong supporting roles, the ensemble plays intelligent funk grooves, some mood music and occasional sections of straightahead jamming. The inclusion of the Miles Davis-influenced trumpeter Tim Hagans on half of the selections adds variety to a particularly enjoyable set. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California in April 1992.

Yellowjackets:
Bob Mintzer (soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI);
Russell Ferrante (piano, synthesizers); Jimmy Haslip (bass); William Kennedy (drums).

Additional personnel:
Bill Gables (vocals);
Tim Hagens (trumpet);
Steve Cross (Synclavier);
Nana Vasconcelos






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Yellowjackets - Live Wires (1992) {GRP GRD9667}
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Genre: Fusion

01. Homecoming 5:35
02. Bright Lights 6:53
03. The Dream 5:08
04. Freedomland 6:26
05. Downtown 4:51
06. Claire's Song 7:41
07. Geraldine 7:20
08. The Spin 9:46
09. Wildlife 9:25
10. Revelation 6:23

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Yellowjackets - Mirage A Trois (1983) {Warner Bros.}
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01. Claire's Song 5:10
02. Top Secret 6:10
03. I Got Rhythm 4:33
04. Pass It On 6:14
05. Goin' Home 5:38
06. Man In The Moon 4:37
07. Elamar 4:10
08. Nimbus 4:45

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Yellowjackets - Timeline (2011) {Mack Avenue}
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01. Why Is It 5:04
02. Tenacity 6:07
03. Rosemary 4:54
04. Timeline 5:11
05. Magnolia 4:36
06. A Single Step 7:05
07. Indivisible 5:22
08. Like Elvin 5:32
09. My Soliloquy 6:22
10. Numerology 5:56
11. I Do 6:00

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Yellowjackets - Blue Hats (1997) {Warner}
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Genre: Fusion,Smooth Jazz


01. Capetown 5:38
02. With These Hands 6:57
03. Prayer For Peace 6:48
04. Statue Of Liberty 6:12
05. Coal Minor Blues 5:57
06. Savanna 7:10
07. New Rochelle 6:09
08. Coquimbo 4:32
09. Angelina 7:15

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Jazz, Fusion | Mp3 VBR ~190 Kbps | 01:02:47 | 85 MB
Label: Heads Up | Year Of Release: May 20, 2008

01.Falken's Maze
02.Country Living
03.Double Nickel
04.Dreams Go
05.Measure of a Man
06.Yahoo
07.I Wonder
08.3 Circles
09.Claire's Closet
10.Lazaro

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