Run for Your Life is an album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1994.[3][4] The album reached a peak position of number eight on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance" category.[6]
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA) The Complex (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:22 | |||
| Label | GRP[1] | |||
| Producer | Yellowjackets[2] | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The Charlotte Observer | [8] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music |  [9] |
The Globe and Mail opined that "only tenor saxophonist Bon Mintzer's 'The Red Sea' is particularly memorable."[10] The Charlotte Observer called Run for Your Life "the best jazz album of the year," writing that it "is a collection of nine simply superior jazz cuts, each showing off the band's precision and ability."[8]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jacket Town" | Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Even Song" | Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Kennedy | 6:33 |
| 3. | "Runferyerlife" | Bob Mintzer | 4:22 |
| 4. | "The Red Sea" | Mintzer | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Muhammed" | Ferrante, Haslip | 6:47 |
| 6. | "City of Lights" | Ferrante | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Sage" | Mintzer | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Ancestors" | Mintzer | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Wisdom" | Ferrante, Haslip | 7:29 |
Personnel edit
Yellowjackets
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards
- Jimmy Haslip – bass, vocals
- Will Kennedy – drums
- Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, EWI
Additional musicians
- Steve Croes – Synclavier
- Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
- Robben Ford – guitars
Production edit
- Yellowjackets – producers
- Mick Guzauski – recording engineer
- James Farber – recording engineer, mixing
- Richard Landers – assistant engineer
- Gil Morales – assistant engineer
- Chad Blinman – mix assistant
- Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
- Michael Landy – post-production engineer
- Kevin Gray – mastering
- Sally G. Poppe – production coordinator
- Margi Denton – design
- Tim Lewis – illustration
- Philip Avery Noble – photography
Studios
- Recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA) and The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixed at The Complex
- Mastered at Location Recording Service (Burbank, CA).
- Post-Production at The Review Room (New York, NY).
Charts edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5] | 8 |
References edit
- ^ Chapman, Geoff (2 Apr 1994). "Run For Your Life". Toronto Star. p. K8.
- ^ "Album reviews — Run For Your Life by Yellowjackets". Billboard. 106 (12): 62. Mar 19, 1994.
- ^ Darragh, Tim (18 Feb 1994). "YELLOWJACKETS TRUE TO ROOTS DESPITE COMMERCIAL APPEAL". The Morning Call. p. D7.
- ^ "Yellowjackets Take Expansive Approach". downbeat.com. January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "Yellowjackets". Recording Academy. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Yellowjackets: Run for Your Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jazzy". The Charlotte Observer. May 27, 1994. p. 7E.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. MUZE. p. 487.
- ^ Miller, Mark (28 Feb 1994). "Run For Your Life/Yellowjackets". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.