Hacienda (album)

Hacienda is the eighth studio album by Grammy Award nominated Jazz band Jeff Lorber Fusion. Hacienda was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (held on January 26, 2014) losing to Herb Alpert for Steppin' Out.^[1]

Hacienda
Studio album by Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released	August 27, 2013
Studio	JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, CA) Cocoa Butt Studio (Culver City, CA) Gong Vibe Mobile Studio 107
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	56:09
Label	Heads Up Records/Concord Records
Producer	Jeff Lorber Jimmy Haslip
Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
Galaxy (2012) Hacienda (2013) Step It Up (2015)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jeff Lorber; except where indicated

1. "Corinaldo" - 4:28
2. "Solar Wind" - 4:58; Featuring Larry Koonse
3. "King Kong" - 5:41 (Frank Zappa); Featuring Jean-Luc Ponty
4. "The Steppe" - 5:20
5. "Hacienda" - 5:31
6. "Fab Gear" - 4:54
7. "Raptor" - 5:46
8. "Everlast" - 5:09 (Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip)
9. "Playa del Falco" - 4:45
10. "Escapade" - 4:58
11. "Dragonfly" - 4:39 (Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip)

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – all keyboards, guitars (1-8, 10, 11), synth bass (2, 11)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (1, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• Larry Koonse – guitars (2, 9)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (3, 4, 5, 11)
• Jimmy Haslip – bass (1, 3-11)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-9)
• Gary Novak – drums (10)
• Dave Weckl – drums (11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 4, 5, 7-10)
• Ed Mann – marimba (3)
• David Mann – flute (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), brass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), saxophone section (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
• Eric Marienthal – saxophone (1, 2), alto saxophone (4-10), soprano saxophone (11)
• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin (3)

Production

• Jeff Lorber – producer, recording, mixing (5, 9-11)
• Jimmy Haslip – producer
• David Mann – recording
• Ed Mann – recording
• Michael Thompson – recording
• Michael H. Brauer – mixing (1-4, 8, 10)
• Rich Breen – mastering
• Raffi Minasian – cover artwork
• Janet Wolsborn – package design
• Greg Allen – photography
• Bud Harner – management

Studios

• Recorded at JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, CA); Cocoa Butt Studio (Culver City, CA); Gong Vibe Mobile; Studio 107.
• Mixed at Electric Lady Studios (New York City, NY).
• Mastered at Dogmatic Studios (Burbank, CA).

References

1. "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.