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Track Listing
- One Step
- Waltse for Dave
- Children's Song No. 5
- Samba Song
- Friends
- Sicily
- Children's Song No. 15
- Cappucino
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #25368 in Music
- Released on: 1991-04-16
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .19 pounds
Customer Reviews
Great Chick Corea small-group jazz
Between his 1970's Return to Forever albums and his late-80's Elektric band albums, Chick released a number of good small-ensemble jazz albums full of original compositions - albums which have, for whatever reason, languished in obscurity. Here he teams up with Joe Farrell on flute and reeds, Eddie Gomez on bass and Steve Gadd on drums: how can you miss with that kind of line-up?
Each member of this quartet really contributes to the whole: Eddie Gomez's sound on the bass is rich and full, and Steve Gadd supplies a constant creative energy. The tracks have a great balance between composed structure(including intricate passages with Chick and Joe in unison) and improvisation that lets the individual players shine. Only the slightly hokey sound and lack of energy of the first track, and maybe the Smurfs on the cover, keep this from being five stars. For ten bucks, it's a steal for any Chick fan.
This CD Never Gets Old
This CD is by far my favorite Chick Corea recording. When I first heard this in 1978 I immediatly fell in love with it. I have worn out several albums over the last 20+ years and couldn't wait until it was available on CD. The interplay between Chick and this band is flawless. They mix very well together and it's a shame they didn't do a follow up recording together. My favorites are The One Step and Friends. If you buy only 1 Chick Corea in your life this one should be it.
One of the Hardest Swinging Recordings I've Heard...
I'm a bigtime Corea fan and had listened to all of his other recordings, except this one because I thought it would be lame. Boy was I wrong! This is one of the HARDEST SWINGING jazz recordings I've ever heard. And it really showcases the genius of Joe Farrell (R.I.P.). Corea fans, straight ahead (and even fusion) fans will enjoy this recording. Young musicians should DEFINITELY get this recording and study it.
