Touchstone is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number nine on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[3]
| Touchstone | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Chick Corea.
- "Touchstone: Procession, Ceremony, Departure" – 10:58
- "The Yellow Nimbus" – 8:51
- "Duende" – 3:11
- "Compadres" – 9:41
- "Estancia" – 6:18
- "Dance of Chance" – 7:14
Personnel
editMusicians
- Chick Corea – Steinway D grand piano (1–3), Fairlight CMI (1), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 4–6), Yamaha GS-1 (1, 2, 4–6), gong (1), cymbals (1), Minimoog (2, 4–6), Fender Rhodes electric piano (4–6), Moog 55 Modular (5)
- Paco de Lucía – guitars (1, 2), handclaps (2)
- Al Di Meola – guitars (4)
- Carles Benavent – fretless electric bass (1, 6)
- Stanley Clarke – electric bass (4)
- Alex Acuña – snare drum (1), cymbals (1), cajón (1), drums (5, 6)
- Lenny White – drums (4)
- Laudir de Oliveira – ganzá (1), caxixi (5), woodblocks (5)
- Don Alias – lya drum (2), bongos (5), congas (5, 6)
- Gregg Gottlieb – cello (3)
- Bob Magnusson – double bass (3)
- Carol Shive – violin (3)
- Lee Konitz – alto saxophone (3)
- Steve Kujala – flute (6), tenor saxophone (6)
- Allen Vizzutti – trumpet (6)
- Gayle Moran – voices (1)
Production
- Ron Moss – executive producer
- Joel Strote – executive producer
- Chick Corea – producer, arrangements
- Bernie Kirsh – engineer
- Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Susan Garson – project coordinator
- Ken Whitman – art direction
- Peter Green – cover photography
- Catherine Goldwyn – liner photography
- Michael Manoogian – lettering
- Tony Cohan – liner notes
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 9 [4] |
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Chick Corea: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links
edit- Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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