They toured Europe betwixt the 22 Oct too 23 Nov 2008, later on touring North America, too went on to Asia inwards saltation 2009 amongst Brian Blade on drums
artist/chick-corea-mn0000110541">Chick Corea too artist/john-mclaughlin-mn0000223701">John McLaughlin portion i of the neat pedigrees inwards the music of the 20th century: they were both substitution sidemen on artist/miles-davis-mn0000423829">Miles Davis' seminal albums In a Silent Way too Bitches Brew. They lead hold played together since those heady days, as a duo or as sit-in guests. Five Peace Band was artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's thought of putting together a dream band to play all kinds of jazz, too he approached artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin. artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea chose the other members inwards saxophonist artist/kenny-garrett-mn0000767404">Kenny Garrett, drummer artist/vinnie-colaiuta-mn0000714156">Vinnie Colaiuta, too bassist artist/christian-mcbride-mn0000103600">Christian McBride. The grouping toured for nearly a twelvemonth next artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's artist/return-to-forever-mn0000463527">Return to Forever reunion tour, too this double CD was compiled from that jaunt. It's truthful that on newspaper supergroups are suspicious offerings. Not then here. This band includes 3 younger -- yet veteran -- musicians who squad wonderfully amongst the 2 legends on this set. Of the 8 pieces included here, 5 are originals -- 3 past times artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin too a pair past times artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea -- along amongst artist/davis-mn0000423829">Davis' "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time" (with artist/herbie-hancock-mn0000957296">Herbie Hancock guesting), artist/jackie-mclean-mn0000127949">Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle," too a reading of the measure "Someday My Prince Will Come" (a duet betwixt pianist too guitarist that elegantly closes disc two). artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin's compositions are fairly recent; they were recorded amongst his artist/4th-dimension-mn0002140132">4th Dimension grouping on his first-class Floating Point too Industrial Zen albums. As i tin imagine, this cloth is played hither the agency it was at that spot -- solely to a greater extent than then -- as extremely engaging 21st century electrical fusion. His other piece, "Señor C.S.," is reimagined from the studio version on Industrial Zen. Here it is played harder too faster yet gives away none of its Latin groove, too instead comes off as a new, much to a greater extent than technically ambitious mutation of samba.
It should hold upward noted that the beat department hither is zilch less than startling. artist/mcbride-mn0000103600">McBride is as at dwelling on an electrical bass, too his feel of fire, funkiness, too dynamic arrive at is inwards every note. artist/colaiuta-mn0000714156">Colaiuta is merely i of the most talented too exciting drummers out there, too creates an art shape of dressing his timekeeping inwards impeccable too imaginative ways. artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's tunes are closer to something resembling mainstream jazz -- though the gorgeous too lengthy (it clocks inwards at over 27 minutes) "Hymn to Andromeda" moves gradually too beautifully to the outside, amongst beautiful playing past times artist/garrett-mn0000767404">Garrett too artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin, who tin nevertheless grip non-fusion cloth amongst invention, restraint, too taste. Disc 2 begins amongst an odd, idiosyncratic reading of artist/mclean-mn0000127949">McLean's "Dr. Jackle" as an effort to stretch difficult bop toward something (via artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's arrangement) -- but what it is, isn't quite clear. The version of "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time" amongst artist/hancock-mn0000957296">Hancock is the album's high point. He plays an electrical pianoforte too creates the necessary incantatory vibe inwards the ethereal, soft, speculative kickoff for artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea to merely caress into being. artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin exactly floats nigh as an accompanist to the keys, too when he does play unmarried lines, they buy the farm hesitant, soft, direction-pointing exercises toward what is to come. When the melody splits too becomes to a greater extent than aggressive inwards the latter half, the band gels too he finds himself inwards the maelstrom as the 2 keyboardists vie for authorization too the beat department creates a feel of pulse too excitement. His solo is brief too to the betoken yet amount of knots too turns -- his trading lines amongst artist/garrett-mn0000767404">Garrett is specially tantalizing. Five Peace Band re-creates an extremely ambitious too beautifully executed gig, where all players were firing on all cylinders.
Superstar collaborations oftentimes await adept on newspaper but don't pan out inwards reality, then it's a existent pleasance to meet that the pairing of 2 modern legends—keyboardist Chick Corea too guitarist John McLaughlin—is far to a greater extent than than some marketing representative's moisture dream. Teaming amongst 3 younger players who add together their ain cachet—saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride too drummer Vinnie Colaiuta—Five Peace Band Live captures the grouping on the initiative of all leg of a nearly year-long tour, hot on the heels of Corea's much-lauded Return to Forever reunion, documented on article.php?id=32146" target="_blank">Returns (Eagle Records, 2009). While FPB Live isn't as pedal-to-the metallic fusion as Returns, there's no shortage of high-octane playing, as the quintet plant through a position out of originals, a pair of standards too a fine tribute to Miles Davis, who brought Corea too McLaughlin together for the initiative of all fourth dimension thirty years agone on In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969).
Comparing FPB amongst McLaughlin's quaternary Dimension group, the 2 tracks covered past times both bands yield pregnant differences. The fiery "Raju" doesn't modify much, though Garrett nearly blows the roof off whatever venue it was recorded in, lending considerably to a greater extent than weight to the song. Colaiuta too McBride are as powerful, spell Corea's personality gives the melody some additional harmonic movement.
"Senor C.S.," on the other hand, is reimagined as a high velocity samba, kickoff amongst a Corea/McLaughlin duet that demonstrates the simpatico bond that makes this pairing long overdue. Despite McLaughlin's lightning-fast yet e'er lyrical delivery, it recalls Corea's early, Latin-esque Return to Forever—although the belatedly Joe Farrell never played amongst as much unbridled passion as Garrett, who comes unopen to stealing the present from Corea too McLaughlin on to a greater extent than than i occasion. Meanwhile, "New Bruise, Old Blues," from article.php?id=22551" target="_blank"> Industrial Zen (Verve, 2006), is as funky as FPB gets, amongst i of Corea's most visceral synth solos of the set.
If McLaughlin's tunes are to a greater extent than fusion-centric, Corea's 2 contributions accept FPB closer to the modern mainstream, amongst "The Disguise" to a greater extent than down-the-middle, but proof- -as if whatever was needed—that McLaughlin tin nevertheless operate that turf amongst ease. "Hymn to Andromeda" begins freely, Corea working inwards too out of the pianoforte box as McBride enters to deliver a poignant arco solo earlier the residuum of the grouping joins to gradually deed into modal territory, amongst Garrett delivering some other ready highlight, gradually edifice his solo as the band coalesces too intensifies behind him.
Alongside a quirky rearrangement of Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle" too a closing Corea/McLaughlin duet on "Someday My Prince Will Come," the grouping pays tribute to Miles on a lengthy, to a greater extent than open-ended rework of "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time," amongst Herbie Hancock guesting to create an ethereal electrical pianoforte cushion earlier the band enters inwards the to a greater extent than propulsive 2d half, amongst McLaughlin proving himself as able an accompanist as he is an evocative soloist.
Track listing
Disc one
"Raju" (John McLaughlin) – 12:29
"The Disguise" (Chick Corea) – 13:32
"New Blues, Old Bruise" (John McLaughlin) – 14:06
"Hymn to Andromeda" (Chick Corea) – 27:45
Disc two
"Dr. Jackle" (Jackie McLean) – 22:53
"Senor C.S." (John McLaughlin) – 20:15
"In a Silent Way / It's About That Time" (Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul) – 20:06
"Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 7:42
Personnel
Chick Corea - acoustic piano, electrical piano, synthesizer
Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
John McLaughlin - electrical guitar
Christian McBride - acoustic bass, electrical bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, percussion
It should hold upward noted that the beat department hither is zilch less than startling. artist/mcbride-mn0000103600">McBride is as at dwelling on an electrical bass, too his feel of fire, funkiness, too dynamic arrive at is inwards every note. artist/colaiuta-mn0000714156">Colaiuta is merely i of the most talented too exciting drummers out there, too creates an art shape of dressing his timekeeping inwards impeccable too imaginative ways. artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's tunes are closer to something resembling mainstream jazz -- though the gorgeous too lengthy (it clocks inwards at over 27 minutes) "Hymn to Andromeda" moves gradually too beautifully to the outside, amongst beautiful playing past times artist/garrett-mn0000767404">Garrett too artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin, who tin nevertheless grip non-fusion cloth amongst invention, restraint, too taste. Disc 2 begins amongst an odd, idiosyncratic reading of artist/mclean-mn0000127949">McLean's "Dr. Jackle" as an effort to stretch difficult bop toward something (via artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea's arrangement) -- but what it is, isn't quite clear. The version of "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time" amongst artist/hancock-mn0000957296">Hancock is the album's high point. He plays an electrical pianoforte too creates the necessary incantatory vibe inwards the ethereal, soft, speculative kickoff for artist/corea-mn0000110541">Corea to merely caress into being. artist/mclaughlin-mn0000223701">McLaughlin exactly floats nigh as an accompanist to the keys, too when he does play unmarried lines, they buy the farm hesitant, soft, direction-pointing exercises toward what is to come. When the melody splits too becomes to a greater extent than aggressive inwards the latter half, the band gels too he finds himself inwards the maelstrom as the 2 keyboardists vie for authorization too the beat department creates a feel of pulse too excitement. His solo is brief too to the betoken yet amount of knots too turns -- his trading lines amongst artist/garrett-mn0000767404">Garrett is specially tantalizing. Five Peace Band re-creates an extremely ambitious too beautifully executed gig, where all players were firing on all cylinders.
Superstar collaborations oftentimes await adept on newspaper but don't pan out inwards reality, then it's a existent pleasance to meet that the pairing of 2 modern legends—keyboardist Chick Corea too guitarist John McLaughlin—is far to a greater extent than than some marketing representative's moisture dream. Teaming amongst 3 younger players who add together their ain cachet—saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride too drummer Vinnie Colaiuta—Five Peace Band Live captures the grouping on the initiative of all leg of a nearly year-long tour, hot on the heels of Corea's much-lauded Return to Forever reunion, documented on article.php?id=32146" target="_blank">Returns (Eagle Records, 2009). While FPB Live isn't as pedal-to-the metallic fusion as Returns, there's no shortage of high-octane playing, as the quintet plant through a position out of originals, a pair of standards too a fine tribute to Miles Davis, who brought Corea too McLaughlin together for the initiative of all fourth dimension thirty years agone on In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969).
Comparing FPB amongst McLaughlin's quaternary Dimension group, the 2 tracks covered past times both bands yield pregnant differences. The fiery "Raju" doesn't modify much, though Garrett nearly blows the roof off whatever venue it was recorded in, lending considerably to a greater extent than weight to the song. Colaiuta too McBride are as powerful, spell Corea's personality gives the melody some additional harmonic movement.
"Senor C.S.," on the other hand, is reimagined as a high velocity samba, kickoff amongst a Corea/McLaughlin duet that demonstrates the simpatico bond that makes this pairing long overdue. Despite McLaughlin's lightning-fast yet e'er lyrical delivery, it recalls Corea's early, Latin-esque Return to Forever—although the belatedly Joe Farrell never played amongst as much unbridled passion as Garrett, who comes unopen to stealing the present from Corea too McLaughlin on to a greater extent than than i occasion. Meanwhile, "New Bruise, Old Blues," from article.php?id=22551" target="_blank"> Industrial Zen (Verve, 2006), is as funky as FPB gets, amongst i of Corea's most visceral synth solos of the set.
If McLaughlin's tunes are to a greater extent than fusion-centric, Corea's 2 contributions accept FPB closer to the modern mainstream, amongst "The Disguise" to a greater extent than down-the-middle, but proof- -as if whatever was needed—that McLaughlin tin nevertheless operate that turf amongst ease. "Hymn to Andromeda" begins freely, Corea working inwards too out of the pianoforte box as McBride enters to deliver a poignant arco solo earlier the residuum of the grouping joins to gradually deed into modal territory, amongst Garrett delivering some other ready highlight, gradually edifice his solo as the band coalesces too intensifies behind him.
Alongside a quirky rearrangement of Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle" too a closing Corea/McLaughlin duet on "Someday My Prince Will Come," the grouping pays tribute to Miles on a lengthy, to a greater extent than open-ended rework of "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time," amongst Herbie Hancock guesting to create an ethereal electrical pianoforte cushion earlier the band enters inwards the to a greater extent than propulsive 2d half, amongst McLaughlin proving himself as able an accompanist as he is an evocative soloist.
Track listing
Disc one
"Raju" (John McLaughlin) – 12:29
"The Disguise" (Chick Corea) – 13:32
"New Blues, Old Bruise" (John McLaughlin) – 14:06
"Hymn to Andromeda" (Chick Corea) – 27:45
Disc two
"Dr. Jackle" (Jackie McLean) – 22:53
"Senor C.S." (John McLaughlin) – 20:15
"In a Silent Way / It's About That Time" (Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul) – 20:06
"Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 7:42
Personnel
Chick Corea - acoustic piano, electrical piano, synthesizer
Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
John McLaughlin - electrical guitar
Christian McBride - acoustic bass, electrical bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, percussion
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