Live Wires (album)

Live Wires is the first live album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1992. The album was recorded live at Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California.The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Live Wires
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 17, 1992
RecordedNovember 15 & 16, 1991
VenueRoxy Theatre (West Hollywood) (Los Angeles, CA)
GenreJazz
LabelGRP
ProducerYellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Greenhouse
(1991)
Live Wires
(1992)
Like a River
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homecoming"Russell Ferrante5:35
2."Bright Lights"Bob Mintzer6:53
3."The Dream"Michael Franks, Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo5:08
4."Freedomland"Ferrante6:26
5."Downtown"Ferrante4:51
6."Claire's Song"Ferrante7:41
7."Geraldine"Ferrante7:21
8."The Spin"Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, William Kennedy9:47
9."Wildlife"Ferrante, Haslip, Acuña9:26
10."Revelation"Loraine Perry, Ferrante6:24

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Guest Musicians

Guest Vocalists

Production

  • Yellowjackets – producers
  • Gary Borman – executive producer
  • Mick Guzauski – chief engineer, digital mixing
  • Guy Charbonneau – remote recording engineer
  • Andrew Warwick – assistant engineer
  • Gil Morales – mix assistant
  • Bill Jackson – editing
  • Tom Nellen – editing assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Dr. Dave – technician
  • Michael Pollard – production coordinator
  • Doreen Kalcich – assistant coordinator
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director
  • David Gibb – design
  • Scott Johnson – design
  • Sonny Mediana – design
  • Andy Ruggirello – design
  • Dan Serrano – design
  • Lou Beach – illustration
  • Penny Crichton – photography

Studios

  • Recorded live at The Roxy (West Hollywood, California).
  • Remote recording at Le Mobile (Carlsbad, California).
  • Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California).
  • Edited at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 2

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. Yellowjackets: Live Wires > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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