Alive (Chick Corea album)

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Alive
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 1991
RecordedDecember 16, 1989
VenueSunset Gower Studios, Stage 7, LA
GenrePost-bop
Length63:48
LabelGRP
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Inside Out
(1990)
Alive
(1991)
Beneath the Mask
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Alive is a studio live album by the Chick Corea Akoustic Band, released in 1991 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number three on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:14
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 11:40
  3. "Humpty Dumpty" (Chick Corea) – 8:51
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 6:59
  5. "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:29
  6. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 8:39
  7. "Hackensack" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:41
  8. "Morning Sprite" (Chick Corea) – 10:15

Personnel

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Musicians

Production

  • Chick Corea – producer, engineer (mixing)
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Ron Moss – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer (recording, mixing)
  • Doug Sax – engineer (mastering)
  • Robert Read – assistant engineer
  • Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordination, management
  • Joseph Doughney – post production
  • Michael Landy – post production
  • Michelle Lewis – production coordination
  • David Gibb, Scott Johnson, Sonny Mediana, Andy Ruggirello, Dan Serrano – design
  • Harrison Funk – photography

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1991 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3[5]

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Alive - Chick Corea's Akoustic Band : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ Giddins, Gary (26 April 1991). "Alive Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Chick Corea: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Alive - Chick Corea's Akoustic Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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