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Touchstone (album)

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Touchstone
Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
StudioMad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz
Length46:09
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Trio Music
(1982)
Touchstone
(1982)
Again and Again
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Touchstone is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number nine on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Chick Corea.

  1. "Touchstone: Procession, Ceremony, Departure" – 10:58
  2. "The Yellow Nimbus" – 8:51
  3. "Duende" – 3:11
  4. "Compadres" – 9:41
  5. "Estancia" – 6:18
  6. "Dance of Chance" – 7:14

Personnel

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Musicians

Production

  • Ron Moss – executive producer
  • Joel Strote – executive producer
  • Chick Corea – producer, arrangements
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer
  • Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Susan Garson – project coordinator
  • Ken Whitman – art direction
  • Peter Green – cover photography
  • Catherine Goldwyn – liner photography
  • Michael Manoogian – lettering
  • Tony Cohan – liner notes

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard Jazz Albums 9 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Chick Corea: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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