''Beneath the Mask'' is an album by

Chick Corea Elektric Band Chick Corea Elektric Band was a jazz fusion band, led by keyboardist and pianist Chick Corea and founded in 1986 in New York City. The band was nominated twice at the Grammy Awards. The sixth band album, a tribute one named ''Chick Corea Elektric ...

, released in 1991 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number two on ''

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'' Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Beneath the Mask" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:31 # "Little Things That Count" (John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:47 # "One of Us Is Over 40" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 4:55 # "A Wave Goodbye" (Chick Corea, Dave Weckl) – 4:45 # "Lifescape" (Chick Corea) – 5:10 # "Jammin E. Cricket" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 6:51 # "Charged Particles" (Chick Corea) – 5:17 # "Free Step" (Chick Corea) – 7:44 # "99 Flavors" (Chick Corea) – 3:52 # "Illusions" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 9:44

Personnel

The Chick Corea Elektric Band * Chick Corea – keyboards *

Frank Gambale Frank Gambale ( ; born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released twenty albums over a period of three decades, and is known for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Recording career Sol ...

– guitars *

John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, s ...

– basses *

Dave Weckl Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Weckl started playing his first se ...

– drums *

Eric Marienthal Eric Marienthal (born December 19, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres. Early life Eric Marienthal was born on December 19, 1 ...

– saxophones Additional musicians * Bob Rice – synthesizer programming * Rory Kaplan – synth string bass Production * Ron Moss – executive album producer, cover concept, cover design, lettering *

Dave Grusin Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, incl ...

– executive producer * Larry Rosen – executive producer * Chick Corea – producer, mixing, cover concept * John Patitucci – co-producer * Dave Weckl – co-producer, mixing * Danny Byrnes – recording manager * Bernie Kirsh – recording, mixing * Robert Read – assistant engineer * Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) * Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer * Michael Landy – post-production engineer * Kim Barry – equipment technician * Mick Thompson – keyboard and

Synclavier The Synclavier is an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation manufactured by New England Digital Corporation of Norwich, Vermont. It was produced in various forms from the late 1970s into the ea ...

technician * Brian Alexander –

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

technician * Mark Frankovich – studio manager * Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordinator * Michelle Lewis – production coordinator * Andy Baltimore – creative director * Mike Manoogian – cover design, graphic design, lettering * David Gibb – graphic design * Scott Johnson – graphic design * Sonny Mediana – graphic design * Andy Ruggirello – graphic design * Dan Serrano – graphic design * Barton Stabler – cover illustration * Harrison Funk – photography

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Chick Corea albums GRP Records albums