Phantom Navigator

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 1.5 stars stating "On a sheer technical level, Wayne's soprano and tenor work is alright, yet on "Yamanja" he does a depressingly mechanical sounding turn on a lyricon. Pass this right by."[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5[2]

All compositions by Wayne Shorter.

1. "Condition Red" – 5:08
2. "Mahogany Bird" – 6:10
3. "Remote Control" – 7:55
4. "Yamanja" – 6:28
5. "Forbidden, Plan-It!" – 6:09
6. "Flagships" – 6:35

Musicians

• Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5, 6), lyricon (4)
• Erik Hansen – synthesizer programming
• Paul Heckert – additional synthesizer programming
• Mitchel Forman – synthesizers (1), acoustic piano (4, 6), additional keyboards (4, 6)
• Chick Corea – acoustic piano (2)
• Stu Goldberg – synthesizers (2, 4, 5, 6), additional keyboards (3)
• Jim Beard – synthesizers (3, 5)
• Jeff Bova – synthesizers (3)
• Gary Willis – bass guitar (1), electric bass (2)
• John Patitucci – acoustic bass (2), bass guitar (4, 5)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass guitar (3)
• Tom Brechtlein – drums (1)
• Jimmy Bralower – drums (3), percussion programming (3)
• Scott Roberts – percussion (2, 4, 5, 6), drum programming (4, 5)
• Bill Summers – percussion (2, 4, 5), drum programming (4, 5)
• Ana Maria Shorter – intro vocals (4)
• Gregor Goldberg – vocals (6)

Production

• Wayne Shorter – producer, illustration
• George Butler – executive producer
• K2 – co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Gary Duncan – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Steve Krause – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Michael Christopher – assistant engineer (3)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Tony Lane – art direction
• Jean-Francois Podevin – illustration

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York City, New York) and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).