Touchstone (album)

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Touchstone is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through Stretch Records. The album peaked at number nine on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Touchstone: Procession, Ceremony, Departure" – 10:58
2. "The Yellow Nimbus" – 8:51
3. "Duende" – 3:11
4. "Compadres" – 9:41
5. "Estancia" – 6:18
6. "Dance of Chance" – 7:14

Personnel

Musicians

• Don Alias – bongos, congas, drums, percussion
• Carlos Benavent – bass
• Chick Corea – cymbals, guitar, moog synthesizer, piano, synthesizer
• Laudir DeOliveira – caixa, drums, ganza, percussion, sound effects
• Bill Gottlieb – cello
• Gregg Gottlieb – cello
• Bob Magnusson – bass
• Gayle Moran – speech/speaker/speaking part, vocals, voices
• Carol Shive – violin

Guest artists

• Alex Acuña – cymbals, drums, percussion
• Stanley Clarke – bass
• Al Di Meola – guitar
• Lee Konitz – alto sax
• Steve Kujala – flute, tenor sax
• Paco de Lucía – guitar, hand clapping, percussion
• Allen Vizzutti – trumpet
• Lenny White – drums

Production

• Duncan Aldrich – engineer
• Tony Cohan – liner notes
• Bernie Grundman – engineer
• Bernie Kirsh – engineer
• Ron Moss – producer
• Joel Strote – producer

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard Jazz Albums	9