Politics (Yellowjackets album)

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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 1989 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Yellowjackets:

• Russell Ferrante - all keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip - 5-string bass
• Marc Russo - saxophones
• William Kennedy - drums

Guest Musicians:

• Alex Acuña - percussion
• Steve Croes - Synclavier

Production

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

• Recorded at: Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA, USA
• Mixed at: The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Mastered at: Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Awards

1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Title	Category
Politics	Best Jazz Fusion Performance