Album: Run for Your Life

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Time

Jacket Town

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Even Song

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Runferyerlife

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The Red Sea

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Muhammed

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City Of Lights

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Sage

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Ancestors

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Wisdom

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Album: Run for Your Life

Song Title

Time

Jacket Town

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Even Song

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Runferyerlife

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The Red Sea

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Muhammed

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City Of Lights

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Sage

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Ancestors

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Wisdom

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Performer Notes

Yellowjackets: Bob Mintzer (tenor & soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI); Russell Ferrante (keyboards); Jimmy Haslip (bass); William Kennedy (drums).
Additional personnel: Robbin Ford (guitar); Steve Croes (Synclavier); Judd Miller (synthesizer programming).
Recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, and The Complex, Los Angeles, California.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
Personnel: Robben Ford (guitar); Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWI); Russell Ferrante (keyboards); Steve Croes (Synclavier); William Kennedy (drums); Judd Miller (programming).
Audio Mixer: James Farber.
Recording information: Complex, Los Angeles, CA; O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA.
Illustrator: Tim Lewis .
Unknown Contributor Role: Judd Miller.
This is one of The Yellowjackets' most jazz-oriented sets. Roughly half of the music uses funky rhtyhms while the remainder is straightahead. "Jacket Town" sounds like it could have come from a good Eddie Harris record, Bob Mintzer's tenor is heard on a rapid run-through of rhythm changes on "Runferyerlife," keyboardist Russell Ferrante hints strongly at Chick Corea's acoustic playing on "Muhammed" and Mintzer's ballad "Sage" is memorable. This fine release is recommended both to The Yellowjackets' longtime fans and those listeners who mistakenly think that this popular group is a mundane fusion band. ~ Scott Yanow

Professional Reviews

Musician (5/94, p.50) - 4 1/2 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...the Yellowjackets have emerged from a recent recording slump with perhaps their best album yet....the band is still stinging after all these years..."