Dreamland (Yellowjackets album)

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Dreamland
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1995
Studio O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre Jazz
Length52:59
Label Warner
Producer Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Run for Your Life (Yellowjackets album)
(1995)
Dreamland
(1995)
Blue Hats
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dreamland is an album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1995. The album reached a peak position of number twelve on Billboard 's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Chosen" Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip 4:59
2."Blacktop"Ferrante, Haslip, Bob Mintzer 5:02
3."Summer Song"Ferrante, Haslip6:35
4."Small Town"Ferrante, Haslip6:31
5."A Walk in the Park"Mintzer5:21
6."Turn in Time"Ferrante, Haslip5:05
7."Father Time"Mintzer4:39
8."New Lullaby" (for Gabriela)Haslip, Ferrante4:34
9."Dreamland"William Kennedy, Haslip, Ferrante5:42
10."Take My Hand"Kennedy, Ferrante4:31

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Guest Musicians

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2] 12

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References

  1. Newsom, Jim. Yellowjackets: Dreamland > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved August 1, 2011.