Reference Point
Released in 1990, Reference Point is the first album by Acoustic Alchemy released for jazz label GRP and their fourth album overall. The song "Caravan of Dreams" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best New Age Performance. Containing some of the band's more popular tracks, such as the title track "Reference Point", "Same Road, Same Reason" and "Cuban Heels", the nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five".
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| Released | August 7, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | GRP 9614 | |||
| Producer | John Parsons | |||
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Released in 1990, Reference Point is the first album by Acoustic Alchemy released for jazz label GRP and their fourth album overall. The song "Caravan of Dreams" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best New Age Performance.[2][3][4]
Containing some of the band's more popular tracks, such as the title track "Reference Point", "Same Road, Same Reason" and "Cuban Heels", the nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five".
Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Caravan of Dreams"[2][3][4] | Best New Age Performance | Nominated |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reference Point" |
| 4:30 |
| 2. | "Missing Your Touch" |
| 4:40 |
| 3. | "Take Five" | Paul Desmond | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Same Road, Same Reason" | Greg Carmichael | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Make My Day" | Greg Carmichael | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Caravan of Dreams" |
| 2:55 |
| 7. | "Homecoming" |
| 5:30 |
| 8. | "Cuban Heels" | Greg Carmichael | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Lullaby for the First Born" |
| 3:31 |
| Total length: | 38:03 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Acoustic Alchemy
- Greg Carmichael – nylon guitars
- Nick Webb – steel-string guitars, nylon guitar (3)
Additional musicians
- Terry Disley – keyboards (1–8)
- Klaus Sperber – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Bert Smaak – drums (1, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Mario Argandoña – percussion (1–5, 7, 8)
- Serge Maillard – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3)
- John Parsons – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3), steel-string guitar (4)
- Ludwig Götz – trombone (3, 5)
Production
[edit]- John Parsons – producer, mixing
- Klaus Genuit – recording, mixing
- Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
- Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
- The Review Room (New York City, New York, USA) – digital editing and post-production location
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY, USA)
- Suzanne Sherman – GRP production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Jacki McCarthy – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Keith Russell – art direction
- Kevin Calvert – photography
- Stewart Coxhead for The Art and Music Corporation, Ltd. – management
References
[edit]- ^ Music, All. Reference Point at AllMusic
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Acoustic Alchemy". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Acoustic Alchemy". Jazz Monthly. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1990)". Grammy.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.[dead link]
