Chick Corea has made hence many expert recordings, as well as the Touchstone is 1 of his improve one's. We bring hither a fusion of Jazz, Classic, Flamengo, Latin as well as Rock, as well as for me at to the lowest degree it is swell to listen the one-time Return To Forever play together on 1 vocal (Compadres) it's simply equally swell equally the songs as well as the playing on albums similar Romantic Warrior as well as No Mystery. Another swell vocal is The Yellow Nimbus which features Paco DeLucia as well as if y'all desire to listen an fantabulous solo pianoforte version of that vocal y'all should banking concern check out the video Piano Legends which Corea hosts as well as is close swell jazz pianists. In short, Great Playing, Great Compositions, GREAT FUN. Can nosotros bring roughly More Please Corea.
This is a swell fusion album, truthful to the electrical fusion tradition, equally founded yesteryear Chick Corea, who is continuing inward much the same vein. The character of the compositions, arrangements as well as production are real high. I'd country that the audio is comparable to Return To Forever, sometimes sweet, sometimes hard-hitting as well as bombastic, sometimes spacey - it's all at that spot for the fusion fans to savour!
Although I actually similar Chick's music over all, it's rare that I detect an entire solo album yesteryear him that deserves a total v stars. But, this album is that rare beautiful exception. I commonly prefer the to a greater extent than rocking fusion...which of course of report way Chick earned v stars from me alongside a few Return to Forever albums similar Romantic Warrior as well as Where Have I Known You Before. But usually, Chick's solo album's are a flake over-produced for me...too much orchestra, horns as well as vocals. And equally good ofttimes those elements are unnecessary as well as tend to drag the album downwards as well as simply brand the album lag as well as sag as well as autumn short. This album has SOME orchestra, horns as well as vocals, but it's non over-done. It's to a greater extent than sparse. He knows where to piece of job these elements as well as when to proceed them out. He lets his music exercise the talking, as well as the compositions on this album are supurb examples of Chick at his best inward forthwith jazz. The opening championship melody is the alone melody alongside vocals (done yesteryear his married adult woman at the fourth dimension Gayle Moran, a daughter alongside a beautiful voice) Her vocalization is used sparingly...just a piffling inward the beginning, as well as hence a piffling at the terminate of the tune...no lyrics, simply oohs as well as aahs for effect, used real well. Classical guitarist Paco DeLucia is used inward the forefront on the foremost 2 songs on the album. His playing goes hence good alongside Chick as well as the compositions, sweet, complex, but non out of make for those who desire to hold upward entertained. Chick on diverse electrical keyboards as well as piano, plays a spectacular set. The 3rd vocal on the album is heavy on the orchesta, but it is a short, beautiful melody that fits amazingly good alongside the album. Even I yell upward this vocal is a swell improver to this work. The next vocal is my favorite on the album: the vocal where Chick reassembled the "dream team" of Return to Forever, Al DiMeola on electrical guitar, Stanley Clarke on bass as well as Lenny White on drums, for an updated trip dorsum to the fusion of Return to Forever! Then, he goes dorsum to a jazzy Latin experience (like the before songs alongside Paco had) alongside a slice that features roughly electrical keyboards, including a Moog, which pops upward occasionally on this album. And the concluding slice is a forthwith jazz slice including roughly horns. There's fifty-fifty a trumpet solo as well as flute solo on the concluding piece. But it's a swell jazz piece, well-written, as well as the band is amazingly tight. You simply can't complain close this album. Although I teach turned off yesteryear Chick's over-use of orchestration as well as vocals at times, he used restraint on this album, knowing when to piece of job what elements, swell compositions, as well as of course of report that piffling revisit to Return to Forever actually pulled the whole matter together! An incredible Chick solo album that I thoroughly relish as well as highly recommend!
Track listing:
"Touchstone: Procession, Ceremony, Departure" – 10:58
"The Yellow Nimbus" – 8:51
"Duende" – 3:11
"Compadres" – 9:41
"Estancia" – 6:18
"Dance of Chance" – 7:14
Personnel:
Don Alias – bongos, congas, drums, percussion
Carlos Benavent – bass
Chick Corea – cymbals, guitar, moog synthesizer, piano, synthesizer
Laudir DeOliveira – caixa, drums, ganza, percussion, audio effects
Bill Gottlieb – cello
Gregg Gottlieb – cello
Bob Magnusson – bass
Gayle Moran – speech/speaker/speaking part, vocals, voices
Carol Shive – violin
Guest artists
Alex Acu̱a Рcymbals, drums, percussion
Stanley Clarke – bass
Al Di Meola – guitar
Lee Konitz – alto sax
Steve Kujala – flute, tenor sax
Paco de LucÃa – guitar, paw clapping, percussion
Allen Vizzutti – trumpet
Lenny White – drums
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