Four Corners (album)

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Four Corners
Four Corners (album).jpg
Studio album by
Yellowjackets
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1987
Studio Schnee Studios
Music Grinder Studios
Producers Studio (all in Hollywood, CA)
Genre Jazz
Length48:03
Label MCA
Producer Yellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Shades
(1986)		Four Corners
(1987)		 Politics
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Four Corners is the fifth studio album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1987. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard 's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2] This was the first Yellowjackets album to feature Will Kennedy on drums.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out of Town" Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip 5:02
2."Wildlife"Ferrante, Haslip, Alex Acuña 6:03
3."Sightseeing"Ferrante, Haslip5:52
4."Open Road"Ferrante3:37
5."Mile High"Ferrante, Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy, Bill Gable4:12
6."Past Ports"Ferrante5:29
7."Postcards"Ferrante, Haslip5:28
8."Room with a View"Ferrante4:28
9."Geneva"Haslip2:24
10."Indigo"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy5:28

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Additional musicians

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 3

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References

  1. ↑ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Four Corners > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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