Echoes of an Era

Echoes of an Era
Studio album by Chaka Khan et al.
Released	January 14, 1982
Recorded	1981–1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:56
Label	Elektra/Musician
Producer	Lenny White
Chaka Khan et al. chronology
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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Echoes of an Era is an album by American R&B/jazz singer Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, released in 1982 on Elektra Records.

On Echoes of an Era, the group interprets jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook. The album was originally credited to Echoes of an Era, with all six performers listed on the album cover and Khan getting top billing. ^[3]

The album was digitally remastered and re-released by the Warner Music Group's sublabel Rhino Entertainment in 2003. The final track of the reissue, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", included bonus audio of an interview with Chaka Khan and Freddie Hubbard in an interview lasting a little over 7 minutes.

In 2011, Corea, Clarke and White's group Return to Forever recorded "High Wire – The Aerialist" and "I Loves You Porgy" with Khan on vocals. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Them There Eyes"	Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey	3:52
2.	"All of Me"	Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons	4:35
3.	"I Mean You"	Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk	3:28
4.	"I Loves You Porgy"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	6:29
5.	"Take the "A" Train"	Billy Strayhorn	6:26
6.	"I Hear Music"	Burton Lane, Frank Loesser	4:22
7.	"High Wire – The Aerialist"	Chick Corea, Tony Cohan	6:29
8.	"All of Me" (Alternate take)	Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons	4:16
9.	"Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most"	Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf	8:24

Personnel

• Chaka Khan - vocals
• Chick Corea - piano
• Stanley Clarke - acoustic bass
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Lenny White - drums

Production

• Lenny White - record producer
• Bernie Kirsch - sound engineer
• Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, California.

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard Jazz Albums	11 [5]

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Echoes of an Era at AllMusic
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Kelp, Today-Jazz-funk music takes spotlight in "Cavalcade of Stars" by Larry (March 5, 1982). "Tribune". Oakland Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
4. Jurek. Forever at AllMusic . Retrieved 2013-04-07.
5. "Echoes of an Era - Chaka Khan | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

External links

• Echoes of an Era at Discogs