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 Yellowjackets
The Spin
Label: MCA
Catalog Nº: MCAD-6304
Year Released: 1989
Producer(s): Yellowjackets
Credits: Russell Ferrante, keyboards; Jimmy Haslip, basses; Marc Russo, saxophones; William Kennedy, drums and percussion.
Track Listing:
- Geraldine {Ferrante} [6:00]
- The Spin {Ferrante/Haslip/Russo/Kennedy} [4:22]
- Storytellers {Ferrante} [6:10]
- Prayer for El Salvador {Ferrante} [5:29]
- Whistle While You Walk {Ferrante} [4:47]
- Enigma {Ferrante/Haslip} [4:23]
- Dark Horses {Haslip/Ferrante/Barry Coates} [4:33]
- Blues for Nikki {Russo} [3:56]
- Medley: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing {Billy Strayhorn}/Hallucinations {Earl Bud Powell} [8:01]
As foreshadowed on Politics, the Yellowjackets now sport an acoustic sound, with synthesizer used more like a dash of salt in a recipe rathern than a main ingredient. The songs also relax more, feeling looser, suggesting more "space" in which to improvise. "Geraldine" and "Storytellers" are good examples of this. Marc Russo gives one of his finest performances on the title track--a blistering bebop-influenced track. This would also be Russo's swan song with Yellowjackets.
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