Politics (Yellowjackets album)

Politics
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released 1988
Genre Jazz
Length 49:20
Label MCA
Producer Yellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Four Corners
(1987)
Politics
(1988)
The Spin
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

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.[2]

Contents

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:

Guest Musicians:

Production

Awards

1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards[2]

Title Category
Politics Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Politics > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=16. Retrieved December 1, 2011.