Craig Chaquico
Panorama: The Best Of Craig Chaquico
The Story
Featuring gently rhythmic atmospheres with energetic rock rhythms around picture perfect, acoustic guitar driven melodies, former Jefferson Starship guitarist and Grammy nominated solo artist Craig Chaquico defined instrumental musical excitement in the 1990s. Celebrating the diversity and spiritual energy of this unique artist, "Panorama: The Best Of Craig Chaquico" features twelve classic tracks, two brand new compositions ("Cafe Carnival" and "Beyond Words") and appearances by smooth jazz stars Peter White, Richard Elliot, 3rd Force and John Klemmer. Chaquico has long embraced the past, present and future with rare spiritual and musical insight. "Panorama: The Best Of Craig Chaquico" is an invitation for fans long-time and new to reflect upon the joys of this experience and join in the universal celebration of music and life.
The Music
| 06:37 | Native Tongue | Instrumental |
| 06:52 | Sacred Ground | Instrumental |
| 05:22 | Forbidden Love | Instrumental |
| 05:58 | Gathering Of The Tribes | Instrumental |
| 04:14 | Cafe Carnival | Instrumental |
| 06:32 | Return Of The Eagle | Instrumental |
| 04:13 | Gypsy Nights | Instrumental |
| 03:26 | Lights Out San Francisco | Instrumental |
| 03:59 | Beyond Words | Instrumental |
| 04:40 | Blue Universe | Instrumental |
| 03:18 | Sweet Talk | Instrumental |
| 03:59 | Autumn Blue | Instrumental |
| 05:20 | Find Your Way Back | Instrumental |
| 04:56 | Gypsy Nights | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Craig Chaquico | Guitars, Additional Programming, Production, Engineering, Mixing, Photography |
| Ozzie Ahlers | Keyboards, Synth Bass, Percussion, Programming, Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Jim Reitzel | Bass, Studio Technical Support |
| Wade Olson | Drums |
| Kevin Paladini | Sax |
| Alain Eskinasi | Grooves, Percussion |
| Richard Elliot | Sax ("Sweet Talk", "Autumn Blue") |
| John Klemmer | Sax ("Blue Universe") |
| Peter White | Spanish Guitar ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Lenny Castro | Percussion ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Gregg Karukas | Piano, Synth ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Larry Kimpel | Bass ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Carlos Vega | Drums ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Ray Yslas | Percussion ("Cafe Carnival") |
| Craig Dobbin | Additional Programming, Piano ("Beyond Words") |
| William Aura | Vox Percussion, Programming and Additional Keyboards ("Blue Universe", "Beyond Words"), Mixing, Digital Mastering, Editing |
| Richard Hardy | Sax ("Beyond Words") |
| Bill Heller | Additional Keyboards, Programming ("Forbidden Love", "Cafe Carnival") |
| Derek Jones | Bass ("Forbidden Love") |
| Alex Marlowe | Additional Percussion ("Forbidden Love") |
| Eric Zobler | Engineering ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Paul Brown | Engineering and Mixing ("Lights Out San Francisco") |
| Russ Freeman | Mixing ("Forbidden Love") |
| Nick Sodano | Mixing ("Forbidden Love") |
| Doug Sax | Mastering ("Forbidden Love") |
| Matt Marshall | Executive Production |
| Dan Selene | Executive Production |
| Bill Merryfield | Design |
| W. Warren | Cover Photography |
| Karen Miller | Photography |
| Bill Jewel | Mt. Tam with Moon Watercolor |
| Bill Reitzel | Photography |
| Recorded at Lunatunes (Mill Valley, CA) and OzWorld (Novato, CA).
Additional recording and mixing at Auravision Studios (Ojai, CA). Digitally mastered and edited at Quad Tech Digital (Los Angeles, CA). "Lights Out San Francisco" recorded and mixed at Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA). "Forbidden Love" mixed at Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Woodland Park, CO) and mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA). |
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