YELLOWJACKETS - Run for Your Life (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Jacket Town 5:25
Russell Ferrante / William Kennedy
2     Even Song 6:33
Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip / William Kennedy
3     Runferyerlife 4:22
Bob Mintzer
4     The Red Sea 5:45
Bob Mintzer
5     Muhammed 6:47
Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip
6     City of Lights 6:56
Russell Ferrante
7     Sage 5:04
Bob Mintzer
8     Ancestors 5:01
Matisha / Bob Mintzer
9     Wisdom 7:29
Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip
Credits :
Bass – Jimmy Haslip
Drums – William Kennedy
Guitar – Robben Ford
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Producer – Yellowjackets
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Steve Croes
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Electronic Wind Instrument [Ewi], Bass Clarinet – Bob Mintzer