Run for Your Life (Yellowjackets album)
| Run for Your Life | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA) The Complex (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:22 | |||
| Label | GRP[1] | |||
| Producer | Yellowjackets[2] | |||
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Run for Your Life is an album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1994.[3][4] The album reached a peak position of number eight on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance" category.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [7] |
| The Charlotte Observer | [8] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | [9] |
The Globe and Mail opined that "only tenor saxophonist Bon Mintzer's 'The Red Sea' is particularly memorable."[10] The Charlotte Observer called Run for Your Life "the best jazz album of the year," writing that it "is a collection of nine simply superior jazz cuts, each showing off the band's precision and ability."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jacket Town" | Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Even Song" | Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Kennedy | 6:33 |
| 3. | "Runferyerlife" | Bob Mintzer | 4:22 |
| 4. | "The Red Sea" | Mintzer | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Muhammed" | Ferrante, Haslip | 6:47 |
| 6. | "City of Lights" | Ferrante | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Sage" | Mintzer | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Ancestors" | Mintzer | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Wisdom" | Ferrante, Haslip | 7:29 |
Personnel
Yellowjackets
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards
- Jimmy Haslip – bass, vocals
- Will Kennedy – drums
- Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, EWI
Additional musicians
- Steve Croes – Synclavier
- Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
- Robben Ford – guitars
Production
- Yellowjackets – producers
- Mick Guzauski – engineer
- James Farber – engineer, mixing
- Richard Landers – assistant engineer
- Gil Morales – assistant engineer
- Chad Blinman – mix assistant
- Joseph Doughney – post-production
- Michael Landy – post-production
- The Review Room (New York City, New York) – post-production location
- Kevin Gray – mastering at Location Recording Service (Burbank, California)
- Michael Pollard – GRP production coordinator
- Diane Dragonette – GRP production coordination assistant
- Sonny Mediana – GRP production director
- Sharon Franklin – GRP production direction assistant
- Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
- Margi Denton – design
- Tim Lewis – illustration
- Philip Avery Noble – photography
- Gary Borman – management
- Sally G. Poppe – management
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5] | 8 |
References
- ^ Chapman, Geoff (April 2, 1994). "Run For Your Life". Toronto Star. p. K8.
- ^ "Album reviews — Run For Your Life by Yellowjackets". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 12. March 19, 1994. p. 62.
- ^ Darragh, Tim (February 18, 1994). "YELLOWJACKETS TRUE TO ROOTS DESPITE COMMERCIAL APPEAL". The Morning Call. p. D7.
- ^ "Yellowjackets Take Expansive Approach". downbeat.com. January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "Yellowjackets". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Yellowjackets: Run for Your Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jazzy". The Charlotte Observer. May 27, 1994. p. 7E.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. MUZE. p. 487.
- ^ Miller, Mark (February 28, 1994). "Run For Your Life/Yellowjackets". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.