The Mad Hatter (album)
The Mad Hatter is an album by Chick Corea. Released in 1978, it is a concept album inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | Kendun Recorders Burbank, California | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, progressive rock | |||
Length | 50:03 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Chick Corea, additional lyrics as noted.
Side one
- "The Woods" – 4:26
- "Tweedle Dee" – 1:08
- "The Trial" – 1:40
- "Humpty Dumpty" – 6:30
- "Prelude to Falling Alice" – 1:19
- "Falling Alice" (lyrics by Gayle Moran) – 8:18
Side two
- "Tweedle Dum" – 2:52
- "Dear Alice" (lyrics by Gayle Moran) – 13:07
- "The Mad Hatter Rhapsody" – 10:44
Personnel
- Chick Corea – acoustic piano (A1–B3); Fender Rhodes electric piano (A6); ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Polymoog, Moog Model 15 modular, Moog Sample & Hold, Oberheim 8-voice synthesizers (A1, A6); MXR Digital Delay, Eventide Harmonizer (A1); marimba (A1, B2); finger cymbals (A5, B2); African shaker, cowbell, arrangements, producer
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone (A4, A6); flute (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3), concert flute (B2)
- Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano ((B3))
- Jamie Faunt – double bass (A3, A5, B1)
- Eddie Gómez – double bass (A4, A6, B2, B3)
- Steve Gadd – drums (A4, A6, B2, B3)
- Harvey Mason – drums (A3, A5)
- Gayle Moran – vocals (A3, A6, B1–B3)
Brass:
- Stewart Blumberg – trumpet (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3)
- John Rosenburg – trumpet (A3, A5, A6, B2, B3)
- John Thomas – trumpet (A5, A6, B2, B3)
- Ron Moss – trombone (A3, A5, A6, B3)
Strings:
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 6 [3] |
1978 | Billboard Top Pop Albums | 61 |
References
- Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Mad Hatter (1978) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- "Chick Corea - The Mad Hatter (1978); Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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