Master Plan (album)

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Field	Value
name	Master Plan
type	studio
artist	Dave Weckl
cover	Master-plan.jpg
released	1990
genre	Jazz
length	51:29
label	GRP
next_title	Heads Up
next_year	1992
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::callout[type=note] the Dave Weckl album ::

| name = Master Plan | type = studio | artist = Dave Weckl | cover = Master-plan.jpg | alt = | released = 1990 | recorded = | venue = | studio =

• Mad Hatter (Los Angeles, California)
• Studio 88 (St. Louis, Missouri) | genre = Jazz | length = 51:29 | label = GRP | producer =
• Dave Weckl
• Jay Oliver | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Heads Up | next_year = 1992 Master Plan is an album by the American drummer Dave Weckl, released in 1990. It peaked at No. 9 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Production

The title track was written by Chick Corea. Tom Kennedy played bass on the album.

Critical reception

|rev1 = Calgary Herald |rev1score = C |rev2 = Chicago Tribune |rev2score = The Chicago Tribune wrote that, "from Corea to straight jazz to funk, Master Plan shows every aspect of Weckl's ability."

Track listing

1. "Tower of Inspiration" (Dave Weckl, Jay Oliver) - 3:59
2. "Here and There" (Weckl, Oliver) - 6:08
3. "Festival de Ritmo" (Weckl, Oliver) - 4:52
4. "In Common" (Roger Guth, Jim Mayer, Peter Mayer) - 5:55
5. "Garden Wall" (Guth, J. Mayer, P. Mayer) - 4:32
6. "Auratune" (Oliver) - 4:47
7. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" - 5:01
8. "Master Plan" (Chick Corea) - 8:14
9. "Island Magic" (Weckl, Oliver) - 4:55

Personnel

• Dave Weckl – drums, timbales (2, 9), brush overdub (4), percussion programming (5, 9)
• Jay Oliver – keyboards (1–6, 9), organ solo (1), additional synth horns (1, 3), guitar programming (1), sound effects (1), programming (5, 9), synth solo (6), rhythm section programming (6), synthesizers (8), synthesizer melodies (9)
• Chick Corea – synthesizer melody (5), synth solo (5, 9), acoustic piano (8)
• Ray Kennedy – acoustic piano (7)
• Peter Mayer – guitars (2, 4), vocals (6)
• Tom Kennedy – bass (1, 7)
• Anthony Jackson – bass (2–5, 8, 9)
• Steve Gadd – drums (8)
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (2, 3), soprano saxophone (2, 4)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 3)
• Scott Alspach – trumpet (6)

Production

• Ron Moss – album executive producer, management
• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Dave Weckl – producer, arrangements, mixing
• Jay Oliver – co-producer, arrangements, mixing, recording (1–7, 9)
• Bernie Kirsch – recording (8)
• Darren Mora – assistant engineer
• Dee La Croix – studio manager at Mad Hatter Studios
• Joseph Doughney – post production
• Michael Landy – post production
• The Review Room (New York City, New York) – post production location
• Larry McCaull – drum technician
• Chris Sobchack – drum technician assistant
• CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) – digital editing and mastering location
• Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordinator
• Suzanne Sherman – GRP production coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
• Jim Embach – cover design
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Jacki McCarthy – graphic design
• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Jeff Sedlik – front and back cover photography
• Fredericke – grooming
• Sandra Bojin – wardrobe stylist

References

References

1. (August 8, 1990). "Dave Weckl Shines In Hometown Spotlight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. (18 Feb 1994). "Jazz Musicians Band Together for the Community". The Santa Fe New Mexican.
3. (17 May 2001). "Loose and fused and amused". The Jerusalem Post.
4. (Jul 10, 1999). "Weckl Jazz".
5. (24 Aug 1990). "Elektric Asides". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph.
6. (Jan 1997). "Tom Kennedy: Leading Off with 'Basses Loaded'".
7. (25 May 1991). "Dave Weckl: Master Plan". Calgary Herald.
8. (23 Aug 1990). "Dave Weckl Master Plan". Chicago Tribune.
9. (November 30, 1990). "Jazz Albums". Orange County Register.

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