Blue Chip (album)

Blue Chip
Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
Released	1989
Recorded	1989 at: Hansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany
Genre	Smooth Jazz
Length	43:54
Label	MCA 6291 GRP 9837 (1996 re-release)
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Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Natural Elements (1988) Blue Chip (1989) Reference Point (1990)

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Blue Chip is the third album by Acoustic Alchemy, released under the MCA Master Series label in 1989, and again under GRP in 1996.

The album presented an experiment with pop music in the band's signature style, using strong, memorable melody lines.

The most successful track here is "Catalina Kiss", the album opener and a longstanding live favourite. Using a shuffle rhythm, the track calls upon the saxophone for embellishments, whilst tonal harmonies between the two guitars evoke a strong melody. JazzTrax presenter Art Good suggested that the track was inspired by an appearance by the band at the 1988 Catalina Island Jazz Festival.

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Personnel[]

•  [es] – Percussion
• Rainer Bruninghaus – Piano, Keyboards
• Greg Carmichael – Guitar
• Klaus Genuit – Percussion, Engineer
• John Parsons – Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Producer
• Bert Smaak – Percussion, Drums, Programming
• Klaus Sperber – Bass
• Nick Webb – Guitar
• Karl Heinz Wiberny – Saxophone, Woodwind

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