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Symphony No. 1 is the 14th studio album by Joe Jackson, released in 1999. Jackson received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2001, after several unsuccessful nominations for previous work.[3] Symphony No. 1 was played by a band of jazz and rock musicians including Steve Vai and Terence Blanchard.[4]

Symphony No. 1
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released	4 October 1999[1]
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	43:37
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Heaven & Hell (1997) Symphony No. 1 (1999) Summer in the City: Live in New York (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All tracks were written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Jackson – piano, keyboards
• Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
• Terence Blanchard – trumpet
• Gary Burke – drums
• Robin Eubanks – trombone
• Mat Fieldes – electric bass, acoustic bass guitar
• Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
• Mary Rowell – violin, electric violin, viola
• Steve Vai – electric guitar

Production

• Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer, sampling, sequencing
• Dan Gellert - associate producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
• Sheldon Steiger - associate producer
• Anthony Ruotolo - assistant recording engineer
• Ted Jensen - mastering engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Heaven & Hell

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[5]	7
US Traditional Classical Albums (Billboard)[6]	7

References

External links

• Symphony No. 1 album information at The Joe Jackson Archive

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