The Mad Hatter (album)
The Mad Hatter | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | Kendun Recorders Burbank, California | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, progressive rock | |||
Length | 50:03 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Mad Hatter is the eleventh album by Chick Corea. Released in 1978, it is a concept album inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Chick Corea, additional lyrics as noted.
Side one[]
- "The Woods" – 4:26
- "Tweedle Dee" – 1:08
- "The Trial" – 1:40
- "Humpty Dumpty" – 6:30
- "Prelude to Falling Alice" – 1:19
- "Falling Alice" (lyrics by Gayle Moran) – 8:18
Side two[]
- "Tweedle Dum" – 2:52
- "Dear Alice" (lyrics by Gayle Moran) – 13:07
- "The Mad Hatter Rhapsody" – 10:44
Personnel[]
- Chick Corea – acoustic piano (A1–B3); Fender Rhodes electric piano (A6); ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Polymoog, Moog Model 15 modular, Moog Sample & Hold, Oberheim 8-voice synthesizers (A1, A6); MXR Digital Delay, Eventide Harmonizer (A1); marimba (A1, B2); finger cymbals (A5, B2); African shaker, cowbell, arrangements, producer
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone (A4, A6); flute (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3), concert flute (B2)
- Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano ((B3))
- Jamie Faunt – double bass (A3, A5, B1)
- Eddie Gómez – double bass (A4, A6, B2, B3)
- Steve Gadd – drums (A4, A6, B2, B3)
- Harvey Mason – drums (A3, A5)
- Gayle Moran – vocals (A3, A6, B1–B3)
Brass:
- Stewart Blumberg – trumpet (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3)
- John Rosenburg – trumpet (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3)
- John Thomas – trumpet (A5, A6, B2, B3)
- Ron Moss – trombone (A3, A5, A6, B3)
Strings:
- Charles Veal – violin (A2, A3, A5, A6, B1–B3)
- Kenneth Yerke – violin (A2, A3, A5, A6, B1–B3)
- Denyse Buffum – viola (A2, A3, A5, A6, B1, B2)
- Michael Nowack – viola (B3)
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello (A2, A3, A5, A6, B1–B3)
Charts[]
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] | 6 |
US Billboard Top Pop Albums | 61 |
References[]
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Mad Hatter (1978) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Chick Corea - The Mad Hatter (1978); Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1978 albums
- Chick Corea albums
- Concept albums
- Music based on Alice in Wonderland
- Polydor Records albums