Live Wires (album) explained

Live Wires
Type:	live
Artist:	Yellowjackets
Cover:	Live Wires (album).jpg
Released:	March 17, 1992
Recorded:	November 15 & 16, 1991
Venue:	Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	GRP
Producer:	Yellowjackets
Prev Title:	Greenhouse
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Like a River
Next Year:	1993

Live Wires is the first live album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1992. The album was recorded live at Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California.The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[1]

Personnel

Yellowjackets

• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Will Kennedy – drums
• Bob Mintzer – saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI

Guest Musicians

• Steve Croes – Synclavier
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Vince Mendoza – string arrangements (7)

Guest Vocalists

• Michael Franks – lead vocals (3)
• Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3)
• Marilyn Scott – backing vocals (3)
• Take 6 – vocals (10)

Production

• Yellowjackets – producers
• Gary Borman – executive producer
• Mick Guzauski – chief engineer, digital mixing
• Guy Charbonneau – remote recording engineer
• Andrew Warwick – assistant engineer
• Gil Morales – mix assistant
• Bill Jackson – editing
• Tom Nellen – editing assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Dr. Dave – technician
• Michael Pollard – production coordinator
• Doreen Kalcich – assistant coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – creative director
• David Gibb – design
• Scott Johnson – design
• Sonny Mediana – design
• Andy Ruggirello – design
• Dan Serrano – design
• Lou Beach – illustration
• Penny Crichton – photography

Studios

• Recorded live at The Roxy (West Hollywood, California).
• Remote recording at Le Mobile (Carlsbad, California).
• Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Edited at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards. Allmusic. August 1, 2011. December 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219124307/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yellowjackets-p7862/charts-awards. live.