''Master Plan'' is an album by the American drummer

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 ...

, released in 1990. It peaked at No. 9 on ''Billboards Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Production

The title track was written by

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

. Tom Kennedy played bass on the album.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that, "from Corea to straight jazz to funk, ''Master Plan'' shows every aspect of Weckl's ability." The ''

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'' noted that, "while he albumimpresses as a primer for drumming enthusiasts, it suffers from a lack of imagination in the writing." The ''

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'' opined that "Eric Marienthal contributes some excellent solos on alto and soprano saxophone."

Track listing

# "Tower of Inspiration" - 3:59 # "Here and There" - 6:08 # "Festival de Ritmo" - 4:52 # "In Common" - 5:55 # "Garden Wall" - 4:32 # "Auratune" - 4:47 # " Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" - 5:01 # "Master Plan" - 8:14 # "Island Magic" - 4:55

Personnel

- 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 ...

(2-4) - Saxophone * Jay Oliver (1-6, 8, 9) - Keyboards, Piano *

(5, 8, 9) - Synthesizer, Piano *

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in ...

(5) - Tenor Saxophone *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

(8) - Drums * Anthony Jackson (2-5, 8, 9) - Bass *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', '' Rock with Y ...

(1, 3) - Trumpet * Bill Reichenbach Jr. (1) - Trombone * Tom Kennedy (1, 7) - Bass *

Ray Kennedy Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021) was an English Association football, footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy playe ...

(7) - Piano *Peter Mayer (2, 4, 6) - Guitar * Scott Alspach (6) - Trumpet *

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 ...

- Producer, Executive Producer

References

{{Authority control Dave Weckl albums 1990 albums GRP Records albums