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Yellowjackets: Altered State
by John Kelman
Sometimes the best move a band can make is to go indie. Consider Yellowjackets, who have been imbued with unquestionable instrumental credibility since emerging in the early '80s. Over their 25-year career Yellowjackets have veered from torch carriers of the latter-day, more structured incarnations of Weather Report to a group in dangerous proximity to smooth jazz ...
Yellowjackets: Altered State
by C. Michael Bailey
Yellowjackets' music is steeped in the R&B/jazz tradition of the Jazz Crusaders, Junior Mance, Weather Report, and, of course Miles. Russell Ferrante always manages to slip a bit of church into his piano playing, a trend quickly picked up and absconded with by Bob Mintzer. Jimmy Haslip plays the most elastic bass since Victor Bailey, and ...
Yellowjackets
Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2004
Track listing: Matinee Idol; Imperial Strut; Sittin' In It; Rush Hour; The Hornet; Priscilla; It's Almost Gone; Imperial Strut (demo); Flat Tire (demo); Katie (demo); Blondie (demo).
Peace Round
Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Little Drummer Boy; 2. Silent Night; 3. Deck the Halls; 4. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; 5.
Peace Round; 6. The First Noel; 7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; 8. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; 9.
Winter Wonderland; 10. In a Silent Night.
Yellowjackets: Peace Round
by Woodrow Wilkins
Christmas albums are a dime a dozen. Yet in the hands of skillful, forward-thinking musicians, even the most frequently recorded holiday classics deserve another listen. This is certainly the case with the Yellowjackets' Peace Round. The quartet of Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Bob Mintzer and Marcus Baylor provides a fresh, unique approach to the ...
Yellowjackets: Yellowjackets
by Chris M. Slawecki
Most contemporary jazz or instrumental pop albums released over the past 25 years owe one thing or another to the style and sound advanced by this 1981 debut. When keyboardist, composer and arranger Russell Ferrante pulled drummer Ricky Lawson and bassist Jimmy Haslip into his fledgling swarm, he also called on guitarist Robben Ford, ...
Yellowjackets: Yellowjackets
by John Kelman
The Yellowjackets have always suffered from a misdirected association with smooth jazz, but the truth of the matter is that they have always had a stronger edge, with driving rhythms and virtuoso playing that set them apart from their peers. Recent efforts, including the live Mint Jam and their most recent studio release, Time Squared show ...
Peace Round
Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Little Drummer Boy; Silent Night; Deck the Halls; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Peace
Round; The First Noel; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; Winter
Wonderland; In a Silent Night.
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