| The Mad Hatter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 50:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
| Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Mad Hatter is a studio album by Chick Corea. Released in 1978, it is a concept album inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chick Corea. "Falling Alice" and "Dear Alice" include additional lyrics by Gayle Moran.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Woods" | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Tweedle Dee" | 1:08 |
| 3. | "The Trial" | 1:40 |
| 4. | "Humpty Dumpty" | 6:30 |
| 5. | "Prelude to Falling Alice" | 1:19 |
| 6. | "Falling Alice" | 8:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tweedle Dum" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Dear Alice" | 13:07 |
| 3. | "The Mad Hatter Rhapsody" | 10:44 |
| Total length: | 50:03 | |
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
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] | 6 |
| US 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.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ "Chick Corea - The Mad Hatter (1978); Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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