This album tin endure described every bit "jazz-rock", though it is much closer to traditional jazz than the jazz-rock albums of the 1970s. The keyboard sounds on the album are typical for the mid-1980s. The drums played past times Dave Weckl dominate the album's sound, amongst the guitar duties separate betwixt Scott Henderson too Carlos Rios.
The album features a heavy purpose of FM synthesis, MIDI too drum programming, expanding on Corea's previous operate inwards afterwards lineups of Return to Forever (band) too reflecting the technology scientific discipline of the fourth dimension when it was conceived too recorded.
Chick has a long history of reinvention — non to the lowest degree of which was the stunning high-velocity jazz-rock of Return to Forever. In 1986, after a long menstruum of high-profile, to a greater extent than oftentimes than non acoustic collaborations, Chick assembled the Elektric Band, a plugged-in unit of measurement too then tight too flawless that it reinvigorated jazz for a novel generation. Their starting fourth dimension album, The Chick Corea Elektric Band, is a stunner: from the opening flourish of “City Gate,” Chick was clearly announcing a novel direction. The lineup of immature masters — Scott Henderson too Carlos Rios on guitar, bassist John Patitucci too drummer Dave Weckl — only inhabit Chick’s novel compositions, creating 2nd classics out of tunes similar “Got Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Match?” too “Elektric City.”
Chick Corea's Elektric Band's starting fourth dimension disc is the tape which formally introduced the bass virtuoso John Patitucci too awe-inspiring drummer Dave Weckl to the world. Patitucci's six-string electrical bass technique too Weckl's crystal build clean drumming acrobatics would snuff it the materials of legend too the sparkle inwards the eyes of beat department students from this indicate forward. Unlike nearly keyboardists at the time, Corea approached the synthesizer every bit an private instrument--not every bit an electrified piano. As a result, this group's audio was much richer too to a greater extent than creative than similar ensembles of the day.
On "Rumble," Corea's furious fingerings are matched note-for-note past times Weckl's purpose of drum machines too electronic sounds to practice a kaleidoscopic backdrop. In contrast, the subdued "Cool Weasel Boogie" displays a softer side to the machines too sampled sounds. The nearly impressive rail is "Got Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Match?" Blisteringly fast amongst jaw-dropping solos past times all, this melody cemented the group's condition amid musicians the basis over. The unique "King Cockroach" features a overnice blend of Corea's nimble playing, guitarist Scott Henderson's soaring tones too the Weckl/Patitucci beat machine. In all, at that spot is footling wonder why this band all but defined dandy electrical jazz inwards the '80s.
Track listing
All songs past times Chick Corea except where noted otherwise.
"City Gate" – 0:54
"Rumble" – 4:04
"Side Walk" (Chick Corea/Dave Weckl/John Patitucci) – 3:48
"Cool Weasel Boogie" – 6:43
"Got a Match?" – 5:38
"Elektric City" – 4:07
"No Zone" – 5:29
"King Cockroach" – 6:56
"India Town" – 5:06
"All Love" – 5:45
"Silver Temple" – 8:32
(Tracks #1, #10 & #11 were non included inwards the original number of the album)
Personnel:
Chick Corea (keyboards, synthesizer, programming)
Scott Henderson , Carlos Rios (guitar)
Bo Tomlyn (voice box)
John Patitucci (electric bass, 6-string bass)
Dave Weckl (drums, percussion)
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