Eye of the Beholder (album)

Eye of the Beholder is a 1988 album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band. It features Chick Corea with guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, drummer Dave Weckl and bassist John Patitucci.

Eye of the Beholder
Studio album by
Released1988
StudioMad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreFusion, Jazz fusion
Length53:29 (CD)
43:07 (vinyl)
LabelGRP
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Light Years
(1987)
Eye of the Beholder
(1988)
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Chick Corea

  1. "Home Universe" – 2:43
  2. "Eternal Child" – 4:51
  3. "Forgotten Past" – 2:58
  4. "Passage" – 4:55
  5. "Beauty" – 7:55
  6. "Cascade - Part I" – 1:53
  7. "Cascade - Part II" – 5:18
  8. "Trance Dance" – 5:50
  9. "Eye of the Beholder" – 6:38
  10. "Ezinda" – 6:54
  11. "Amnesia" – 3:26

Vinyl Version has only tracks 1-9 (GRP-A-91053)

Personnel edit

The Chick Corea Elektric Band

Additional musicians

  • John Novello – additional synthesizers (2)

Production

  • Ron Moss – executive album producer
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Chick Corea – producer, mixing, liner notes, cover concept
  • Joe Hasse – recording manager
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
  • Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Larry Mah – technical maintenance
  • Mike Thompson – keyboard technician
  • Mark Francovich – studio manager
  • Evelyn Brechtlein – production assistant
  • Robert Schöller – cover painting
  • Sally Hesse – album photo coordinator

Chart performance edit

Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 7[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Eye of the Beholder > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Eye of the Beholder - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.