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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Politics
| name = Politics
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Yellowjackets]]
| artist = [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]]
| Cover =
| cover = Yellowjackets_Politics.jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = 1988
| released = 1988
| Recorded = ???
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| venue =
| studio = Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
| Length = 49:20
| Label = [[MCA]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=20}}
| Producer = [[Yellowjackets]] and [[David Hentschel]]
| Reviews =
| label = [[GRP Records|GRP]]
| producer = [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]], [[David Hentschel]]
| Last album = '''''Four Corners''''' <br>(1987)
| prev_title = [[Four Corners (album)|Four Corners]]
| This album = '''''[[Politics]]''''' <br>(1988)
| prev_year = 1987
| Next album = '''''[[The Spin]]''''' <br>(1989)
| next_title = [[The Spin]]
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r150588 |tab=review |label=Yellowjackets: ''Politics'' > Review |first=Dave |last=Connolly |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Politics''''' (1988) is the sixth studio album from the jazz group [[Yellowjackets]], and their third for the [[MCA]] label. The album was awarded "Best Jazz Fusion Performance" at the [[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]] [[Grammy Awards]].
'''''Politics''''' (1988) is the sixth studio album from the jazz group [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]]. The album was awarded [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance|"Best Jazz Fusion Performance"]] at the [[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]] [[Grammy Awards]].<ref name="GR">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=16 |title=Past Winners Search | publisher=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
#"Oz" (Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy) – 4:44
| title1 = Oz
#"Tortoise & The Hare" (Ferrante, Haslip, Russo) – 5:32
#"Local Hero" (Russo, Ferrante, Haslip) – 4:38
| writer1 = [[Russell Ferrante]], [[Jimmy Haslip]], Marc Russo, Will Kennedy
| length1 = 4:44
#"Galileo (for Jaco)" (Haslip) – 5:05
| title2 = Tortoise & the Hare
#"Foreign Correspondent" (Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy) – 5:43
#"Downtown" (Ferrante) – 4:02
| writer2 = Ferrante, Haslip, Russo
| length2 = 5:32
#"Helix" (Ferrante, Kennedy) – 4:57
| title3 = Local Hero
#"Avancé" (Ferrante) – 5:17
| writer3 = Russo, Ferrante, Haslip
#"One Voice" (Ferrante) – 3:58
| length3 = 4:38
#"Evening Dance" (Ferrante) – 5:10
| title4 = Galileo
| note4 = for Jaco
| writer4 = Haslip
| length4 = 5:05
| title5 = Foreign Correspondent
| writer5 = Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy
| length5 = 5:43
| title6 = Downtown
| writer6 = Ferrante
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = Helix
| writer7 = Ferrante, Kennedy
| length7 = 4:57
| title8 = Avance
| writer8 = Ferrante
| length8 = 5:17
| title9 = One Voice
| writer9 = Ferrante
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = Evening Dance
| writer10 = Ferrante
| length10 = 5:10
}}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
[[Yellowjackets]]:
*[[Russell Ferrante]], all keyboards
*[[Jimmy Haslip]], 5-string bass
*[[Marc Russo]], saxophones
*[[William Kennedy]], drums


'''Yellowjackets'''
Guest Musicians:
* [[Russell Ferrante]] – keyboards
*[[Alex Acuna]], percussion
* [[Jimmy Haslip]] – 5-string bass
*[[Steve Croes]], synclavier
* Will Kennedy – drums
* Marc Russo – saxophones

'''Guest Musicians'''
* Steve Croes – [[Synclavier|Synclavier programming]]
* [[Alex Acuña]] – percussion


== Production ==
== Production ==

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

*Recorded at: Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA, USA
'''Studios'''
*Mixed at: The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* Recorded at [[Bill Schnee|Schnee Studios]] (North Hollywood, CA).
*Mastered at: Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
* Mastered at Precision Lacquer, (Los Angeles, CA).

==Awards==
'''1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards'''<ref name="GR"/>
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Category
|-
|''Politics''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance|Best Jazz Fusion Performance]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Yellowjackets}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Yellowjackets albums]]
[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by David Hentschel]]
[[Category:MCA Records albums]]
[[Category:1980s instrumental albums]]

Latest revision as of 05:04, 21 July 2024

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[1]

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.[2]

Track listing

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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

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Yellowjackets

Guest Musicians

Production

[edit]
  • 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

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1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards[2]

Title Category
Politics Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

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