Light Years (Chick Corea album)
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Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 60:25 (CD) | |||
Label | GRP | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
Chick Corea Elektric Band chronology | ||||
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Light Years is an album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band. It features Chick Corea with guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Dave Weckl.[1] The album received the 1988 Grammy Award for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist).[2]
Release and reception[]
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Source | Rating |
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The album was released by GRP Records.[1] The first edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album its worst possible rating, describing it and other Elektric Band releases as "deeply horrid".[1] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that it was "one of The Elektric Band's better releases".[3]
Track listing[]
- "Light Years" – 3:51
- "Second Sight" – 4:12
- "Flamingo" – 4:08
- "Prism" – 3:29
- "Time Track" – 5:02
- "Starlight" – 3:51
- "Your Eyes" – 3:56
- "The Dragon" – 5:31
- "View from the Outside" – 6:33
- "Smokescreen" – 4:24
- "Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40
- "Kaleidoscope" – 8:03
Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on CD reissues.
Chart performance[]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1987 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 6[2] |
Personnel[]
- Chick Corea – keyboards
- Eric Marienthal – sax
- Frank Gambale – guitar
- John Patitucci – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
Categories:
- 1987 albums
- Jazz fusion albums by American artists
- GRP Records albums
- Chick Corea albums