Four Corners is the fifth studio album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1987. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2] This was the first Yellowjackets album to feature Will Kennedy on drums.

Four Corners
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1987
StudioSchnee Studios
Music Grinder Studios
Producers Studio (all in Hollywood, CA)
GenreJazz
Length48:03
LabelMCA
ProducerYellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Shades
(1986)
Four Corners
(1987)
Politics
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out of Town"Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip5:02
2."Wildlife"Ferrante, Haslip, Alex Acuña6:03
3."Sightseeing"Ferrante, Haslip5:52
4."Open Road"Ferrante3:37
5."Mile High"Ferrante, Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy, Bill Gable4:12
6."Past Ports"Ferrante5:29
7."Postcards"Ferrante, Haslip5:28
8."Room with a View"Ferrante4:28
9."Geneva"Haslip2:24
10."Indigo"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy5:28

Personnel

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Yellowjackets

  • Russell Ferrante – pianos, synthesizers
  • Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass, fretless bass, vocals (2)
  • Will Kennedy – drums, percussion
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Yellowjackets – producers
  • David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
  • Ricky Schultz – executive producer
  • Dan Garcia – second engineer
  • Andy Harper – second engineer
  • Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer
  • Sharon Rice – second engineer
  • Bart Stevens – second engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kathleen Covert – art direction
  • John Coulter – design
  • Lou Beach – front and back cover illustrations
  • Bonnie Schiffman – photography
  • Gary Borman (Kragen & Company) – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Schnee Studios, Music Grinder Studios and Producers Studio (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 3

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Four Corners > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.