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Light Years is an album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band. It features Chick Corea with guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Dave Weckl. The album received the 1988 Grammy Award for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist).




Release and reception



The album was released by GRP Records. The first edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album its worst possible rating, describing it and other Elektric Band releases as "deeply horrid". AllMusic's Scott Yanow concluded that it was "one of The Elektric Band's better releases".




Track listing


All tracks written and arranged by Chick Corea, except where noted.

"Light Years" (Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl)– 3:51
"Second Sight" – 4:12
"Flamingo" – 4:08
"Prism" – 3:29
"Time Track" – 5:02
"Starlight" (Corea, Patitucci) – 3:51
"Your Eyes" – 3:56
"The Dragon" (Corea, Patitucci) – 5:31
"View from the Outside" – 6:33
"Smokescreen" – 4:24
"Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40
"Kaleidoscope" – 8:03
Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on CD reissues.




Chart performance






Personnel


The Chick Corea Elektric Band

Chick Corea – Synclavier, Yamaha TX816 (1, 3-9, 11, 12), Kurzweil synthesizer (1-5, 7-9, 11, 12), Oberheim Xpander (1, 9, 11, 12), MIDI piano (2, 3, 7), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 10, 11), Rhodes electric piano (4, 5, 8, 9, 12), Minimoog (12), LinnDrum (12)
Frank Gambale – electric guitars (1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
John Patitucci – electric basses (1, 3-7, 9, 12), 6-string electric bass (2, 8, 9, 11), fretless bass (3, 11), double bass (8)
Dave Weckl – Yamaha acoustic drums (1-9, 11, 12), Simmons drums, Yamaha PMC electronic drums (10)
Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Additional musicians

Bob Rice – Synclavier programming
Carlos Rios – electric guitars (3, 7)




= Production

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Dave Grusin – executive producer
Larry Rosen – executive producer
Ron Moss – executive album producer, album cover concept
Sue Thompson – executive album production assistant
Chick Corea – producer, mixing, album cover concept, liner notes
Dave Weckl – associate producer, mixing, drum production
John Patitucci – associate producer (6), mixing
Jay Oliver – mixing, drum production assistant
Bernie Kirsch – engineer, mixing
Ira Rubnitz – additional engineer, assistant engineer
Larry Mah – assistant engineer
Evelyn Brechtlein – studio manager
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Mike Thompson – keyboard technician
Shelly Miscavige – album title inspiration
Hugh Symie – front cover photo illustration
Glen Wexler – front cover photo illustration, album cover photography, album cover design
Sandy Hesse – album photo coordinator
Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover design
Dave Gibb – album graphics
Dave Kunze – album graphics
Dan Serrano – album graphics
Cindy Thompson – marketing & publishing
Musicians Services – management




References

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• Chick Corea
• Penghargaan Grammy ke-51
• Pat Metheny
• Penghargaan Grammy ke-54
• Michael Brecker
• Light Years (Chick Corea album)
• Chick Corea discography
• Chick Corea
• Chick Corea Elektric Band
• The Chick Corea Elektric Band (album)
• Light year (disambiguation)
• Light as a Feather
• To the Stars (album)
• Eye of the Beholder (album)
• Return to Forever