Echoes of an Era is an album by American R&B/jazz singer Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, released in 1982 on Elektra Records.

Echoes of an Era
Studio album by
Chaka Khan et al.
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1982
Recorded1981–1982
GenreJazz
Length55:56
LabelElektra/Musician
ProducerLenny White
Chaka Khan chronology
Camouflage
(1981)
Echoes of an Era
(1982)
Chaka Khan
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

On Echoes of an Era, the group interprets jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook. The album was originally credited to Echoes of an Era, with all six performers listed on the album cover and Khan getting top billing.

The album was digitally remastered and re-released by the Warner Music Group's sublabel Rhino Entertainment in 2003. The final track of the reissue, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", included bonus audio of an interview with Chaka Khan and Freddie Hubbard in an interview lasting a little over 7 minutes.

In 2011, Corea, Clarke and White's group Return to Forever recorded "High Wire – The Aerialist" and "I Loves You Porgy" with Khan on vocals.[3]

Track listing

edit
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Them There Eyes"Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey3:52
2."All of Me"Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons4:35
3."I Mean You"Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk3:28
4."I Loves You Porgy"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward6:29
5."Take the "A" Train"Billy Strayhorn6:26
6."I Hear Music"Burton Lane, Frank Loesser4:22
7."High Wire – The Aerialist"Chick Corea, Tony Cohan6:29
8."All of Me" (Alternate take)Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons4:16
9."Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most"Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf8:24

Personnel

edit

Production

edit

Chart performance

edit
Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard Jazz Albums 11[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Echoes of an Era at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Jurek. Forever at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ^ "Echoes of an Era - Chaka Khan | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
edit