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Like a River

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Released
  
January 19, 1993

Length
  
61:48

Release date
  
19 January 1993

Label
  
GRP

Recorded
  
April 1992

Artist
  
Yellowjackets

Producer
  
Yellowjackets

Genre
  
Jazz

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Like a River (1993)
  
Run for Your Life (1994)

Similar
  
Yellowjackets albums, Jazz albums

Like a River (1993) is the ninth studio album (10th overall) from the jazz group Yellowjackets, and their second studio release (third overall) for GRP Records. The album was nominated for "Best Contemporary Jazz Recording" Grammy Award.The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Contents

The tracks "My Old School" and "Dewey (for Miles)" are frequently included in Yellowjackets' set lists, the former being included in their live album "Twenty Five."

The album is dedicated to the memory of Jeff Porcaro, who had died in 1992.

Personnel

Yellowjackets:

  • Russell Ferrante - acoustic piano, synthesizers
  • Jimmy Haslip - six string bass, Tobias semi hollow body, vocals
  • William Kennedy - drums
  • Bob Mintzer - soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI

  • Guest Musicians:

  • NanĂ¡ Vasconcelos - percussion and vocals
  • Tim Hagens - trumpet
  • Steve Croes - Synclavier
  • Bill Gable - vocals
  • Judd Miller - EWI programming
  • Production

  • Yellowjackets, producers
  • Mick Guzauski - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Bill Jackson - overdub engineer
  • Michael Verdick - mixing engineer
  • Kevin Gray - mastering engineer
  • Gil Morales - assistant engineer
  • Chad Blinman - assistant engineer
  • Sally G. Poppe - production coordinator
  • Michael Landy - post-production
  • Joseph Doughney - post-production
  • Adam Zelinka - post-production
  • Andy Baltimore - GRP creative director
  • Michael Pollard - GRP production coordinator
  • Margi Denton (Denton Design Associates) - design
  • Elizabeth Burrill (Denton Design Associates) - design
  • Richard Laird - photography
  • Gary Borman - artist management
  • Recorded at: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Overdubs recorded at: The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Mixed at: The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Mastered at: LRS Mastering, Burbank, CA, USA
  • Post-Production at: The Review Room, New York, NY, USA
  • Songs

    1Man Facing North6:27
    2My Old School7:17
    3River Waltz6:00

    References

    Like a River Wikipedia