Light Years (Chick Corea album)
| Light Years | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Mad Hatter Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 60:25 (CD) 41:06 (vinyl) | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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Light Years is an album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band. It features Chick Corea with guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Dave Weckl.[1] The album received the 1988 Grammy Award for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist).[2]
Release and reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
The album was released by GRP Records.[1] The first edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album its worst possible rating, describing it and other Elektric Band releases as "deeply horrid".[1] AllMusic's Scott Yanow concluded that it was "one of The Elektric Band's better releases".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written and arranged by Chick Corea, except where noted.
- "Light Years" (Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl)– 3:51
- "Second Sight" – 4:12
- "Flamingo" – 4:08
- "Prism" – 3:29
- "Time Track" – 5:02
- "Starlight" (Corea, Patitucci) – 3:51
- "Your Eyes" – 3:56
- "The Dragon" (Corea, Patitucci) – 5:31
- "View from the Outside" – 6:33
- "Smokescreen" – 4:24
- "Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40
- "Kaleidoscope" – 8:03
Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on CD reissues.
Chart performance[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 6[2] |
Personnel[edit]
The Chick Corea Elektric Band
- Chick Corea – Synclavier, Yamaha TX816 (1, 3-9, 11, 12), Kurzweil synthesizer (1-5, 7-9, 11, 12), Oberheim Xpander (1, 9, 11, 12), MIDI piano (2, 3, 7), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 10, 11), Rhodes electric piano (4, 5, 8, 9, 12), Minimoog (12), LinnDrum (12)
- Frank Gambale – electric guitars (1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
- John Patitucci – electric basses (1, 3-7, 9, 12), 6-string electric bass (2, 8, 9, 11), fretless bass (3, 11), double bass (8)
- Dave Weckl – Yamaha acoustic drums (1-9, 11, 12), Simmons drums, Yamaha PMC electronic drums (10)
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Additional musicians
- Bob Rice – Synclavier programming
- Carlos Rios – electric guitars (3, 7)
Production[edit]
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Ron Moss – executive album producer, album cover concept
- Sue Thompson – executive album production assistant
- Chick Corea – producer, mixing, album cover concept, liner notes
- Dave Weckl – associate producer, mixing, drum production
- John Patitucci – associate producer (6), mixing
- Jay Oliver – mixing, drum production assistant
- Bernie Kirsch – engineer, mixing
- Ira Rubnitz – additional engineer, assistant engineer
- Larry Mah – assistant engineer
- Evelyn Brechtlein – studio manager
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Mike Thompson – keyboard technician
- Shelly Miscavige – album title inspiration
- Hugh Symie – front cover photo illustration
- Glen Wexler – front cover photo illustration, album cover photography, album cover design
- Sandy Hesse – album photo coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover design
- Dave Gibb – album graphics
- Dave Kunze – album graphics
- Dan Serrano – album graphics
- Cindy Thompson – marketing & publishing
- Musicians Services – management
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ^ a b "Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
