Mirage a Trois is the second album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1983. The album reached a peak position of number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[2] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1984.
| Mirage a Trois | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 1983 | |||
| Studio | Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA) Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Claire's Song" (Russell Ferrante) - 5:11
- "Top Secret" (Jimmy Haslip, Ferrante, Ricky Lawson) - 6:11
- "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:34
- "Pass It On" (Ferrante) - 6:14
- "Goin' Home" (Ferrante) - 5:38
- "Man in the Moon" (Haslip, Ferrante) - 4:38
- "Elamar" (Mike Miller) - 4:10
- "Nimbus" (Ferrante) - 4:46
Personnel
editYellowjackets
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
- Ricky Lawson – drums
Additional musicians
- Scott Page – sequencing (1)
- Anthony McShear – sequencing (1)
- James Newton Howard – synthesizer programming, arrangements (7, 8)
- Robben Ford – guitars (2, 4-6)
- Mike Miller – guitars (3, 7, 8)
- Richard Elliot – lyricon (all except 2), saxophone (6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Max Carl – vocals (3)
- Randy Crawford – vocals (3)
- Yolan Fischer – vocals (3)
- Bruce Hornsby – vocals (3)
- Bill LaBounty – vocals (3)
- Brenda Russell – vocals (3)
- Marilyn Scott – vocals (3)
- Pauline Wilson – vocals (3)
Production
edit- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Norm Kinney – recording, mixing
- Don Koldon – assistant engineer
- Peggy McCreary – assistant engineer
- Richard McKernan – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Jeff Lancaster (Art Hotel) – design
- Jim Shea – photography
- Mary Anne Frye – concept photography
Studios
- Recorded at Sunset Sound and Sound Labs (Hollywood, California).
- Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
Charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200[2] | 145 |
| Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ Yellowjackets: Mirage a Trois > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.