13/12/2023

Yellowjackets "The Best Of Yellowjackets" (1999) -Westcoast Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 01 - New Rochelle (Bob Mintzer)
02 - Spirit Of The West (Russell Ferrante)
03 - Daddy's Gonna Miss You (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Ricky Lawson & Marc Russo)
04 - Matinee Idol (Russell Ferrante)
05 - The Chosen (Russell Ferrante & Jimmy Haslip)
06 - Homecoming (Russell Ferrante)
07 - Imperial Strut (Russell Ferrante)
08 - Claire's Song (Russell Ferrante)
09 - Top Secret (Russell Ferrante & Jimmy Haslip)
10 - Up From New Orleans (Bob Mintzer)
11 - Summer Song (Russell Ferrante & Jimmy Haslip)
12 - Theme From Il Postino (Lui Enrique Bacalov)


Compilation Produced by Matt Pierson
Digital Mastering : Keith Blake


01 - New Rochelle

From 'Blue Hats' (1997)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded by Rich Breen
Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Tenor Saxophone, EWI : Bob Mintzer

02 - Spirit Of The West

From 'Club Nocturne' (1998)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Rich Breen
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer

03 - Daddy's Gonna Miss You

From 'Samurai Samba' (1985)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Alto Saxophone : Marc Russo
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

04 - Matinee Idol

From 'Yellowjackets' (1981)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded by Lee Herschberg, Al Schmitt & Stuart Gitlin
Mixed by Al Schmitt
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Guitar : Robben Ford
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts
Trumpet : Jerry Hey

05 - The Chosen

From 'Dreamland' (1995)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Trumpet : Chuck Findley
Percussion : Luis Conte

06 - Homecoming

From 'Samurai Samba' (1985)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Alto Saxophone : Marc Russo
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Fairlight Programming : Rory Kaplan

07 - Imperial Strut

From 'Yellowjackets' (1981)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded by Lee Herschberg, Al Schmitt & Stuart Gitlin
Mixed by Al Schmitt
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Guitar : Robben Ford
Percussion : Lenny Castro

08 - Claire's Song

From 'Mirage A Trois' (1983)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded & Mixed by Norm Kinney
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

09 - Top Secret

From 'Mirage A Trois' (1983)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded & Mixed by Norm Kinney
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitar : Robben Ford

10 - Up From New Orleans

From 'Club Nocturne' (1998)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Rich Breen
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Vocals : Kurt Elling

11 - Summer Song

From 'Dreamland' (1995)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded & Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Percussion : Luis Conte
Vocals, Percussion : Bobby McFerrin

12 - Theme From Il Postino

Previously Unreleased (1997)
Produced by Yellowjackets
Recorded by Rich Breen
Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy
Tenor Saxophone : Bob Mintzer