Yellowjackets
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1981
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
GenreJazz fusion
Length38:10
LabelWarner
ProducerTommy LiPuma
Yellowjackets chronology
Yellowjackets
(1981)
Mirage a Trois
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Yellowjackets is the self-titled debut album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets issued in June 1981 by Warner Bros. Records.[2] The album reached No. 16 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Matinee Idol"Russell Ferrante5:08
2."Imperial Strut"Ferrante5:25
3."Sittin' in It"Ricky Lawson, Bobby Lyle5:06
4."Rush Hour"Ferrante, Robben Ford5:13
5."The Hornet"Jimmy Haslip, Ferrante5:29
6."Priscilla"Haslip, Ford, Chris Palmaro5:11
7."It's Almost Gone"Ferrante6:00

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Additional musicians

[2]

Production

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[3] 16
Billboard 200 201

References

  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Yellowjackets: Yellowjackets". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b "Yellowjackets: Yellowjackets". discogs.com.
  3. ^ a b "Best Selling Jazz Albums". Billboard Magazine. September 12, 1981. p. 57.