Beneath the Mask
1991 studio album by Chick Corea
Beneath the Mask | ||||
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Studio album by Chick Corea | ||||
Released | August 22, 1991 | |||
Studio | Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California). Post-Production at The Review Room (New York City, New York). | |||
Genre | Jazz, Jazz fusion, Post-bop | |||
Length | 55:36 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Beneath the Mask is an album by Chick Corea Elektric Band, released in 1991 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number two on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[4]
Track listing
- "Beneath the Mask" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:31
- "Little Things That Count" (John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:47
- "One of Us Is Over 40" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 4:55
- "A Wave Goodbye" (Chick Corea, Dave Weckl) – 4:45
- "Lifescape" (Chick Corea) – 5:10
- "Jammin E. Cricket" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 6:51
- "Charged Particles" (Chick Corea) – 5:17
- "Free Step" (Chick Corea) – 7:44
- "99 Flavors" (Chick Corea) – 3:52
- "Illusions" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 9:44
Personnel
The Chick Corea Elektric Band
- Chick Corea – keyboards
- Frank Gambale – guitars
- John Patitucci – basses
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Eric Marienthal – saxophones
Additional musicians
- Bob Rice – synthesizer programming
- Rory Kaplan – synth string bass
Production
- Ron Moss – executive album producer, cover concept, cover design, lettering
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Chick Corea – producer, mixing, cover concept
- John Patitucci – co-producer
- Dave Weckl – co-producer, mixing
- Danny Byrnes – recording manager
- Bernie Kirsh – recording, mixing
- Robert Read – assistant engineer
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
- Michael Landy – post-production engineer
- Kim Barry – equipment technician
- Mick Thompson – keyboard and Synclavier technician
- Brian Alexander – Rhodes piano technician
- Mark Frankovich – studio manager
- Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordinator
- Michelle Lewis – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- Mike Manoogian – cover design, graphic design, lettering
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Barton Stabler – cover illustration
- Harrison Funk – photography
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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1991 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 2[5] |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Beneath the Mask - Chick Corea's Elektric Band : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (6 September 1991). "Beneath the Mask Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Chick Corea: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Beneath the Mask - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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