Four Corners (album)

Four Corners
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released	February 25, 1987
Studio	Schnee Studios Music Grinder Studios Producers Studio (all in Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:03
Label	MCA
Producer	Yellowjackets, David Hentschel
Yellowjackets chronology
Shades (1986) Four Corners (1987) Politics (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Four Corners is the fifth studio album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1987. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2] This was the first Yellowjackets album to feature Will Kennedy on drums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Out of Town"	Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip	5:02
2.	"Wildlife"	Ferrante, Haslip, Alex Acuña	6:03
3.	"Sightseeing"	Ferrante, Haslip	5:52
4.	"Open Road"	Ferrante	3:37
5.	"Mile High"	Ferrante, Haslip, Marc Russo, Will Kennedy, Bill Gable	4:12
6.	"Past Ports"	Ferrante	5:29
7.	"Postcards"	Ferrante, Haslip	5:28
8.	"Room with a View"	Ferrante	4:28
9.	"Geneva"	Haslip	2:24
10.	"Indigo"	Ferrante, Haslip, Russo, Kennedy	5:28

Personnel

Yellowjackets

• Russell Ferrante – pianos, synthesizers
• Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass, fretless bass, vocals (2)
• Will Kennedy – drums, percussion
• Marc Russo – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

Additional musicians

• Gary Barlough – Synclavier programming
• Alex Acuña – percussion, vocals (2)
• Bill Gable – cello (2), additional percussion (2), vocals (3)
• Brenda Russell – vocals (2)
• Diana Acuña – vocals (2)

Production

• Yellowjackets – producers
• David Hentschel – producer, recording, mixing
• Ricky Schultz – executive producer
• Dan Garcia – second engineer
• Andy Harper – second engineer
• Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer
• Sharon Rice – second engineer
• Bart Stevens – second engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Kathleen Covert – art direction
• John Coulter – design
• Lou Beach – front and back cover illustrations
• Bonnie Schiffman – photography
• Gary Borman (Kragen & Company) – management

Studios

• Recorded at Schnee Studios, Music Grinder Studios and Producers Studio (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2]	3

References

1. Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Four Corners > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
2. "Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.