Politics (Yellowjackets album)

1988 studio album by Yellowjackets

Politics

Studio album by

Yellowjackets

Released| 1988
Studio|

* Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
* The Complex (Los Angeles, California)

Genre| Jazz
Length| 49:20
Label| GRP
Producer|

* Yellowjackets
* David Hentschel

Yellowjackets chronology
| Four Corners
(1987)  | Politics
(1988)  | The Spin
(1989)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Politics (1988) is the sixth studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets. The album was awarded "Best Jazz Fusion Performance" at the 1989 Grammy Awards.[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Oz"| Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy| 4:44
2.| "Tortoise & the Hare"| Ferrante, Haslip, Russo| 5:32
3.| "Local Hero"| Russo, Ferrante, Haslip| 4:38
4.| "Galileo" (for Jaco)| Haslip| 5:05
5.| "Foreign Correspondent"| Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy| 5:43
6.| "Downtown"| Ferrante| 4:02
7.| "Helix"| Ferrante, Kennedy| 4:57
8.| "Avance"| Ferrante| 5:17
9.| "One Voice"| Ferrante| 3:58
10.| "Evening Dance"| Ferrante| 5:10

## Personnel

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Yellowjackets

* Russell Ferrante – keyboards
* Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass
* Will Kennedy – drums
* Marc Russo – saxophones

Guest Musicians

* Steve Croes – Synclavier
* Alex Acuña – percussion

## Production

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* Ricky Schultz – executive producer
* Yellowjackets – producers
* David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
* Bart Stevens – assistant engineer
* Sharon Rice – mix assistant
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
* Jeff Lancaster (L-Shape Ltd.) – art director
* Lou Beach – illustration
* Aaron Rapoport – photography
* Gary Borman – artist management

## Awards

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1988 - 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards[2]

Title  | Category

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Politics | Best Jazz Fusion Performance

## References

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1. ^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Politics > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
2. ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

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Yellowjackets

* Russell Ferrante
* William Kennedy
* Bob Mintzer
* Dane Alderson

* Robben Ford
* Jimmy Haslip
* Ricky Lawson
* Marc Russo
* Marcus Baylor
* Peter Erskine
* Terri Lyne Carrington
* Felix Pastorius

Studio albums|

* Yellowjackets
* Mirage a Trois
* Samurai Samba
* Shades
* Four Corners
* Politics
* The Spin
* Greenhouse
* Like a River
* Run for Your Life
* Dreamland
* Blue Hats
* Club Nocturne
* Time Squared
* Peace Round
* Altered State
* Lifecycle
* Timeline
* A Rise in the Road
* Cohearance
* Raising Our Voice

Live albums|

* Live Wires
* Mint Jam
* Twenty Five

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