Lifecycle (album)

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Lifecycle
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
StudioBiCostal Music (Ossining, NY)
Genre Jazz
Label Heads Up
Producer Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Twenty Five
(2006)
Lifecycle
(2008)
Timeline
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lifecycle is the 17th studio album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern, released in 2008. The album reached a peak position of number six on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Falken's Maze" Bob Mintzer 6:25
2."Country Living" Jimmy Haslip 6:25
3."Double Nickel" Mike Stern 6:43
4."Dreams Go"Stern6:49
5."Measure of a Man" Russell Ferrante 7:34
6."Yahoo"Mintzer4:53
7."I Wonder"Mintzer6:01
8."3 Circles"Marcus Baylor, Ferrante, Haslip, Mintzer7:32
9."Claire's Closet"Ferrante5:06
10."Lazaro"Haslip, Mintzer5:15

Personnel

Yellowjackets
Special Guest

Production

Management
Studios

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [2] 6

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Yellowjackets: Lifecycle > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved August 1, 2011.