Touchstone (album)

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Touchstone
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Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
StudioMad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Jazz
Length46:09
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Trio Music
(1982)
Touchstone
(1982)
Again and Again
(1983)
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Touchstone is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number nine on Billboard 's Jazz Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chick Corea.

  1. "Touchstone: Procession, Ceremony, Departure" – 10:58
  2. "The Yellow Nimbus" – 8:51
  3. "Duende" – 3:11
  4. "Compadres" – 9:41
  5. "Estancia" – 6:18
  6. "Dance of Chance" – 7:14

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1982Billboard Jazz Albums9 [4]

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 307. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. "Chick Corea: Charts & Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  4. "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.