Prototype (Jeff Lorber album)

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Prototype
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
StudioCocoa Butt (Culver City, California); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California); Mannerism Studio (New York City, New York).
Genre Jazz, contemporary jazz
Length49:30
Label Shanachie
Producer Jeff Lorber Jimmy Haslip
Jeff Lorber chronology
Step It Up
(2015)
Prototype
(2017)
Impact
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Prototype is an album by the Jeff Lorber Fusion that was released on March 24, 2017. [1] [2] The album earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lorber. "Hidden Agenda" co-written with Jimmy Haslip.

No.TitleLength
1."Hyperdrive"4:56
2."Prototype"5:22
3."Test Drive"5:19
4."What's the Deal"4:47
5."Vienna"5:56
6."The Badness"5:10
7."Hidden Agenda"5:00
8."Gucci"5:00
9."Park West"4:09
10."River Song"3:51

Personnel

Production

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [4] 6

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References

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  3. "Grammy Awards 2018: The winners' list".
  4. "Jeff Lorber Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.