Greenhouse is the eighth studio album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1991. In this album, the group was a trio. Bob Mintzer, who became an official member on the next album, was credited as a guest artist. The album reached a peak position of number one on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
| Greenhouse | ||||
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| Released | February 19, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 60:08 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Yellowjackets | |||
| Yellowjackets chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freedomland" | Russell Ferrante | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Greenhouse" | Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip | 9:00 |
| 3. | "Seven Stars" | Ferrante, Haslip, William Kennedy | 7:33 |
| 4. | "Indian Summer" | Ferrante | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Spirits" | Bob Mintzer | 6:00 |
| 6. | "Brown Zone" | Steve Khan | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Liam/Rain Dance" | Haslip, Steve Croes, Ferrante | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Invisible People" | Ferrante, Haslip, Kennedy | 5:45 |
| 9. | "Freda" | Kenny Baker | 5:24 |
| 10. | "Peace" | Bill Gable | 3:20 |
Personnel edit
Yellowjackets
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards
- Jimmy Haslip – bass
- Will Kennedy – drums
Additional musicians
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute, EWI
- Steve Croes – Synclavier (digital music workstation)
- Alex Acuña – percussions
- Judd Miller – EWI programming (9)
- Stuart Canin – violin solo (9)
- Bill Gable – vocals (8)
Orchestra (tracks 2, 4 & 9)
- Vince Mendoza – arrangements and conductor
- Sandy de Crescent – contractor
- Michael O'Donovan – bassoon
- Gary Gray and James Kanter – clarinet
- James Walker – flute
- John Cooke, Dane Little, Judith Perett and David Speltz – cello
- Timothy Barr and Arni Egglison – double bass
- Brian Dembow, Pamela Goldsmith, Dan Neufeld and Mihail Zinovyev – viola
- Arnold Belnick, Stuart Canin, Bruce Dukov, Clayton Haslop, Bill Hybel, Karen Jones, Kathleen Lenski, Irma Neuman, Anatoly Rosinsky, Sheldon Sanov, Polly Sweeney and Dorothy Wade – violin
Production edit
- Yellowjackets – producers
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer, mixing
- Ken Allardyce – assistant engineer
- Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
- Michael Landy – post-production engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Michelle Lewis – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- David Gibb – creative director
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Wilfredo Lam – cover artwork
Studios
- Recorded at Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California).
- Post-Production Engineering at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, California).
References edit
- ^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Greenhouse > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.