Sky Islands (album)

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Sky Islands
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Studio album by
Caldera
ReleasedApril 28, 1977 (1977-04-28)
1993 (1993) (re-release)
RecordedDecember 1976 – January 1977
StudioHollywood Sound
Genre Jazz-funk [1]
Length38:42
Label Capitol
Producer Eduardo del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Jorge Strunz and Larkin Arnold
Caldera chronology
Caldera
(1976)		Sky Islands
(1977)		 Time and Chance
(1978)
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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]

Contents

Covers

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sky Islands" Larry Dunn 6:07
2."Ancient Source" Eduardo del Barrio, Ernesto J.Herrera4:30
3."It Used to Be"Eduardo del Barrio1:12
4."Pegasus"Eduardo del Barrio, Jorge Strunz4:56
5."Carnavalito"Eduardo del Barrio4:51
6."Seraphim (Angel)"Larry Dunn4:46
7."Indigo Fire"Jorge Strunz1:06
8."Triste"George del Barrio6:50
9."Pescador (Fisherman)"Mike Azevedo1:04

[4]

Personnel

Guests

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References

  1. ↑ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Caldera: Sky Islands". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. ↑ Baekgaard, Jakob (May 25, 2019). "Caldera: Caldera / Sky Islands". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz.
  4. 1 2 3 Caldera: Sky Islands. Capitol Records. 1977.
  5. ↑ "Top 40 Jazz Albums". archive.org. Vol. 39, no. 35. Cashbox. January 28, 1978. p. 43.
  6. ↑ "Caldera: Sky Islands". secondhandsongs.com.
  7. ↑ "Under a Spanish Moon Review by Richard S. Ginell". allmusic.com.



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