Beneath the Mask

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Beneath the Mask
Beneath the mask - chick corea.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 1991
StudioMad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California). Post-Production at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
Genre Jazz, Jazz fusion, Post-bop
Length55:36
Label GRP
Producer Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Alive
(1991)
Beneath the Mask
(1991)
Play
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Beneath the Mask is an album by Chick Corea Elektric Band, released in 1991 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number two on Billboard 's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Beneath the Mask" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:31
  2. "Little Things That Count" (John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:47
  3. "One of Us Is Over 40" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 4:55
  4. "A Wave Goodbye" (Chick Corea, Dave Weckl) – 4:45
  5. "Lifescape" (Chick Corea) – 5:10
  6. "Jammin E. Cricket" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 6:51
  7. "Charged Particles" (Chick Corea) – 5:17
  8. "Free Step" (Chick Corea) – 7:44
  9. "99 Flavors" (Chick Corea) – 3:52
  10. "Illusions" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 9:44

Personnel

The Chick Corea Elektric Band

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1991Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums2 [5]

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