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Released
  
1989

Length
  
52:30

Producer
  
Yellowjackets

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
MCA

The Spin (1989)
  
Greenhouse (1991)

The Spin (1989) is the seventh studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets, and their fourth and final release for the MCA label. The album was nominated for "Best Jazz Fusion Performance" Grammy Award.

Contents

The album, recorded in Oslo, Norway, demonstrates a more acoustic sound than the band's previous efforts, relying less on the use of synthesizers. It is also the last album with saxophonist Marc Russo as a band member.

Track listing

Track 9 available on CD release only

Personnel

Yellowjackets:

  • Russell Ferrante - keyboards
  • Jimmy Haslip - bass
  • Marc Russo - saxophones
  • William Kennedy - drums and percussion


    • Guest Musicians:

  • Alex Acuña, percussion arrangements

    • Production

  • Yellowjackets - producers
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug - recording engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering engineer
  • Gary Borman - artist management
  • Jeff Lancaster, Dick Bouchard (L-Shape Ltd.) - design direction
  • Robin Ghelerter - illustration
  • Jim Bengston - photography
  • Recorded at: Rainbow Studios, Oslo, Norway
  • Mastered at: Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    • References

    The Spin Wikipedia
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