The Mad Hatter (album)
1978 studio album by Chick Corea
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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.
Released1978
RecordedNovember 1977
StudioKendun Recorders (Burbank, California)
GenresJazz fusion, progressive rock
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genres | Jazz fusion, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 50:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
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 Eight 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 |
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| US Billboard Billboard Top Jazz Albums[5] | 6 |
| US Billboard Top Pop Albums | 61 |