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1988 studio album by Yellowjackets
Politics
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released1988
StudioSchnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
GenreJazz
Length49:20
LabelGRP
ProducerYellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Four Corners
(1987)
Politics
(1988)
The Spin
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Politics (1988) is the sixth studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets. The album was awarded "Best Jazz Fusion Performance" at the 1989 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oz"Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy4:44
2."Tortoise & the Hare"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo5:32
3."Local Hero"Russo, Ferrante, Haslip4:38
4."Galileo" (for Jaco)Haslip5:05
5."Foreign Correspondent"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy5:43
6."Downtown"Ferrante4:02
7."Helix"Ferrante, Kennedy4:57
8."Avance"Ferrante5:17
9."One Voice"Ferrante3:58
10."Evening Dance"Ferrante5:10

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Guest Musicians

Production

  • Yellowjackets – producers
  • David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
  • Ricky Schultz – executive producer
  • Bart Stevens – assistant engineer
  • Sharon Rice – mix assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Gary Borman – artist management
  • Jeff Lancaster (L-Shape Ltd.) – art director
  • Lou Beach – illustration
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered at Precision Lacquer, (Los Angeles, CA).

Awards

1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Title Category
Politics Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

  1. Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Politics > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
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