Run for Your Life is an album by the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1994. The album reached a peak position of number eight on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance" category.
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail opined that "only tenor saxophonist Bon Mintzer's 'The Red Sea' is particularly memorable." The Charlotte Observer called Run for Your Life "the best jazz album of the year," writing that it "is a collection of nine simply superior jazz cuts, each showing off the band's precision and ability."
Track listing
Personnel
Yellowjackets Russell Ferrante – keyboards Jimmy Haslip – bass, vocals Will Kennedy – drums Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, EWI
Additional musicians Steve Croes – Synclavier Judd Miller – synthesizer programming Robben Ford – guitars
Production Yellowjackets – producers Mick Guzauski – engineer James Farber – engineer, mixing Richard Landers – assistant engineer Gil Morales – assistant engineer Chad Blinman – mix assistant Joseph Doughney – post-production Michael Landy – post-production The Review Room (New York City, New York) – post-production location Kevin Gray – mastering at Location Recording Service (Burbank, California) Michael Pollard – GRP production coordinator Diane Dragonette – GRP production coordination assistant Sonny Mediana – GRP production director Sharon Franklin – GRP production direction assistant Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director Margi Denton – design Tim Lewis – illustration Philip Avery Noble – photography Gary Borman – management Sally G. Poppe – management
Charts Chart (1994) Peakposition US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 8
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