Live Wires (album)

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Live Wires is the first live album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1992. The album was recorded live at Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California.The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

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Personnel[]

Yellowjackets

• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Will Kennedy – drums
• Bob Mintzer – saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI

Guest Musicians

• Steve Croes – Synclavier
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Vince Mendoza – string arrangements (7)

Guest Vocalists

• Michael Franks – lead vocals (3)
• Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3)
• Marilyn Scott – backing vocals (3)
• Take 6 – vocals (10)

Production[]

• Yellowjackets – producers
• Gary Borman – executive producer
• Mick Guzauski – chief engineer, digital mixing
• Guy Charbonneau – remote recording engineer
• Andrew Warwick – assistant engineer
• Gil Morales – mix assistant
• Bill Jackson – editing
• Tom Nellen – editing assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Dr. Dave – technician
• Michael Pollard – production coordinator
• Doreen Kalcich – assistant coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – creative director
• David Gibb – design
• Scott Johnson – design
• Sonny Mediana – design
• Andy Ruggirello – design
• Dan Serrano – design
• Lou Beach – illustration
• Penny Crichton – photography

Studios

• Recorded live at The Roxy (West Hollywood, California).
• Remote recording at Le Mobile (Carlsbad, California).
• Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Edited at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

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