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Chick Corea - Tones for Joan's Bones (1999)
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Genre ~ Post-Bop/Fusion | Label ~ Atlantic/WEATones for Joan's Bones, Chick Corea's first session as a leader, is a blazing, advanced hard bop set from late 1966, with writing that reveals an affinity with McCoy Tyner's seminal hard bop structures from this period. Tenor player Joe Farrell and trumpeter Woody Shaw are ideal for this music. They deliver virtuoso performances that are both visceral and cerebral. Steve Swallow, while later focusing exclusively on electric bass, often with a melodic, impressionistic approach, is pure thunder here. In a blindfold test his acoustic bass could be mistaken for Buster Williams'. Drummer Joe Chambers is all relentless, propulsive energy, but subtle too. Corea is a torrent of harmonic and melodic imagination, couched in unerring rhythm. Anybody with an interest in this vital and exciting period will find this session indispensable. ~Allmusic
Tracklist:
01. Litha (13:36)
02. This is New (7:41)
03. Tones for Joan's Bones (6:12)
04. Straight Up and Down (12:34)
Personnel:
Chick Corea - piano
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute
Woody Shaw, Jr. - trumpet
Steve Swallow - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Produced by Herbie Mann
Recorded between 30th November - 1st December; 1966
Recording Engineer: Phil Iehle
Mastered by Jean Ristori at Mtx Mastering Studio, St-Legier, Switzerland
Re-releases coordinated by Claude Nobs with Thierry Amsallem and Andree Buchler
These releases on CD are dedicated to Nasuhi Ertegün
Cover illustration by Dick Luppi
Cover Design: Haig Adishian
Booklet design by Urs Tschuppert
Liner notes by Ahmet Ertegün, Claud Nobs, and Nat Hentoff
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Chick Corea - Trio Music, Live in Europe (1986) [ECM]
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Genre ~ Post-Bop | Label ~ ECM RecordsChick Corea's greatest trio or small ensemble very likely is this one, with bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Roy Haynes.Their virtuoso level of musicianship and acute listening skills are translated into stellar recordings over two nights of performances in Willisau and Reutlinger, edited and condensed on this single CD. Where any outtakes are hiding might provide a further revelation, but as it stands, this release is a high-water mark for these brilliant musicians. Corea's strengths lie not only in his witty, effervescent playing, but in his compositions that showcase his mischievous personality. "The Loop" kicks off the set, a spirited waltz chock-full of his impish flourishes. Combining Alexander Scriabin's "Prelude #2" with the original "Mock Up," Corea's solo piano transforms from soft and serene romantic to hooking up with the trio driving fast in modal motifs and his bouncy signature sound, electrified by the brilliant, harmonic infused, soaring bowed bass of Vitous, solo and with the group. It is always a treat to hear the infrequently recorded Vitous in a setting that suits him, especially playing by himself on the improvisation "Transformation" and the free to neo-bop closer "Mirovisions," where Corea's playful and diffuse piano in 4/4 time suggests 3/4 within ethnic, gypsy elements. Two standards "I Hear a Rhapsody" and "Summer Night" get extended, extensive and exhaustive treatments -- the former an utterly unique extrapolation, interpretation at its finest, the latter a deeply midnight blue hued modal and straight-ahead excursion in the favored waltz tempo that bears repeat listening over its fourteen-and-a-half minutes. Haynes also gets the solo spotlight on "Hittin' It," a self-explanatory track. Close to perfect, undeniably strong, willful, and musical beyond compare, Trio Music, Live in Europe belongs in your collection, and is simply as good as modern progressive mainstream jazz gets. ~Allmusic
Tracklist:
01. The Loop (6:28)
02. I Hear a Rhapsody (6:41)
03. Summer Night/Night and Day (14:24)
04. Prelude No. 2/Mock Up (12:22)
05. Transformation (5:09)
06. Hittin' It (5:24)
07. Mirovisions (11:28)
Personnel:
Chick Corea - piano
Miroslav Vitous - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
Produced by Don Schlitten
Recorded September 1984, in Willisau and Reutlingen
Engineer: Martin Wieland
Cover Design: Daniel Sandner
Liner notes by Chick Corea
Produced by Manfred Eicher
1986, ECM Records GmbH
Thanks to the original releaser.
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