Politics (Yellowjackets album)

Politics
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released	1988
Studio	Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) The Complex (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:20
Label	GRP
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. The album was awarded "Best Jazz Fusion Performance" at the 1989 Grammy Awards. ^[2]

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

• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass
• Will Kennedy – drums
• Marc Russo – saxophones

Guest Musicians

• Steve Croes – Synclavier
• Alex Acuña – percussion

Production

• Ricky Schultz – executive producer
• Yellowjackets – producers
• David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
• Bart Stevens – assistant engineer
• Sharon Rice – mix assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
• Jeff Lancaster (L-Shape Ltd.) – art director
• Lou Beach – illustration
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Gary Borman – artist management

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. "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.