Sky Islands | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 28, 1977 1993 (re-release) | |||
Recorded | December 1976 – January 1977 | |||
Studio | Hollywood Sound | |||
Genre | Jazz-funk [1] | |||
Length | 38:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Eduardo del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Jorge Strunz and Larkin Arnold | |||
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Allmusic | [2] |
All About Jazz | [3] |
Sky Islands is the second album by Jazz fusion group Caldera released in 1977 on Capitol Records. [4] The album rose to No. 18 on the Cashbox Top 40 Jazz Albums chart. [5]
The album's title track was covered by Dianne Reeves on her 1987 self titled album and Ramsey Lewis on his 1993 LP Sky Islands . [6]
A version of "Ancient Source" resulted from the collaboration between Herb Alpert and Caldera keyboardist Eddie del Barrio and appeared on Alpert's 1988 release Under a Spanish Moon . [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sky Islands" | Larry Dunn | 6:07 |
2. | "Ancient Source" | Eduardo del Barrio, Ernesto J.Herrera | 4:30 |
3. | "It Used to Be" | Eduardo del Barrio | 1:12 |
4. | "Pegasus" | Eduardo del Barrio, Jorge Strunz | 4:56 |
5. | "Carnavalito" | Eduardo del Barrio | 4:51 |
6. | "Seraphim (Angel)" | Larry Dunn | 4:46 |
7. | "Indigo Fire" | Jorge Strunz | 1:06 |
8. | "Triste" | George del Barrio | 6:50 |
9. | "Pescador (Fisherman)" | Mike Azevedo | 1:04 |
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