Legs Eleven

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Legs Eleven
Chad Wackerman - 2004 - Legs Eleven.jpg
Studio album by
Released2004 (2004) [1]
Recorded17–21 June 2003
StudioThe Drum Room, Sydney
Genre Jazz fusion [2]
Length57:45
Label Australia Council for the Arts
Chad Wackerman chronology
Scream
(2000)
Legs Eleven
(2004)
Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Favorable [3]

Legs Eleven is the fourth studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 2004 through the Australia Council for the Arts.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Chad Wackerman

No.TitleLength
1."Sophie's Beach"7:10
2."Spiral"5:58
3."Legs Eleven"1:35
4."Where You Come From"6:22
5."Newtown"8:05
6."No Time Like the Future"6:50
7."Field of Mars"8:08
8."Tangara"5:42
9."Rhythm Clock"1:22
10."Balancing Acts"6:36
Total length:57:45

Personnel

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