Learn Chick Corea-Miroslav Vitous - 1968 1972 [1999] Tones For Joan's Bones - Mount Inwards The Clouds

This compilation hits a bull's-eye past times pulling together ii cardinal sessions: Chick Corea's outset every bit a leader, a blazing, advanced difficult bop railroad train from 1966, in addition to Miroslav Vitous' Mountain inwards the Clouds, recorded inwards 1969 merely prior to the bassist joining the master Weather Report. Corea's writing on Tones for Joan's Bones has an affinity amongst McCoy Tyner's seminal difficult bop structures from this period. Tenor histrion Joe Farrell in addition to trumpeter Woody Shaw are ideal for this music. They deliver virtuoso performances that are both visceral in addition to cerebral. Steve Swallow, spell afterwards focusing solely on electrical bass, frequently amongst a melodic, impressionistic approach, is pure thunder here. In a blindfold exam his acoustic bass could locomote false for Buster Williams'. Drummer Joe Chambers is all relentless, propulsive energy, but subtle too. Corea is a torrent of harmonic in addition to melodic imagination, couched inwards unerring rhythm. On Vitous' fusion classic, Herbie Hancock's electrical pianoforte in addition to John McLaughlin's electrical guitar merge inwards a rich, dense, colorful foundation that affords Vitous in addition to drummer Jack DeJohnette considerable freedom. McLaughlin combines the dreamy pose down he evokes on Miles Davis' In a Silent Way amongst the juddering musical rhythm railroad train on heard on his ain Extrapolation. Like Chambers, who genuinely takes the drum chair for ii tracks, DeJohnette is powerful, creative, in addition to passionate. The superbly recorded Vitous has a sound, technique, in addition to concept that consistently sustain interest. Tenor giant Joe Henderson is on 4 tracks, including an intense, open-ended exploration of Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance." Anybody amongst an involvement inwards this vital in addition to exciting catamenia volition notice both of these sessions indispensable. 

Both albums are a pinnacle of achievement for Chick Corea in addition to Miroslav Vitous. They foreshadow the administration of both artists in addition to also reverberate their influences. "Tones For Joan's Bones" is direct ahead Jazz combined amongst occasional Latin rhythms, outrageous melodies typical of the catamenia in addition to style, Chick Corea's "Tyneresque" pianoforte voicings in addition to fluid, crystal clear solos. This is all augmented past times Joe Farrell on reeds in addition to Woody Shaw on trumpet-two of the best. Check out Chick Corea's solo on "Tones For Joan's Bones". Other recordings from this catamenia featuring these artists are available on Chick Corea's "Inner Space" album.
The compositions in addition to musicians on Miroslav Vitous' "Mountain In The Clouds" are roughly of the close progressive in addition to innovative e'er recorded. The moods attain from quiet, cerebral, in addition to transcendental every bit inwards "Epilogue" in addition to "Infinite Search", to unrelenting, up-tempo jams every bit inwards "Freedom Jazz Dance" in addition to peculiarly "I Will Tell Him On You". The latter featuring i of the best, close astonishing guitar solos past times John McLaughlin, real much similar his function on Tony Williams' "Emergency" cd. The balance of the musicians on the album are basically a "who's who" inwards the business: Joe Henderson on sax, Herbie Hancock on piano, Miroslav on bass in addition to Jack DeJohnette on drums all add together their unique personalities to a timeless classic.  

 

Track Listings
1. Litha - Chick Corea
2. This Is New - Chick Corea
3. Tones For Joan's Bones - Chick Corea
4. Straight Up And Down - Chick Corea
5. Freedom Jazz Dance - Miroslav Vitous
6. Mountain In The Clouds - Miroslav Vitous
7. Epilogue - Miroslav Vitous
8. Cerecka - Miroslav Vitous
9. Infinite Search - Miroslav Vitous
10. I Will Tell Him On You - Miroslav Vitous

Credits

• Bass – artist/128396-Miroslav-Vitous" target="_blank">Miroslav Vitous (tracks: five to 10), artist/284204-Steve-Swallow" target="_blank">Steve Swallow (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Drums – artist/238626-Jack-DeJohnette" target="_blank">Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 5, 6, 9, 10), artist/256581-Joe-Chambers" target="_blank">Joe Chambers (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 8)
• Electric Piano – artist/3865-Herbie-Hancock" target="_blank">Herbie Hancock (tracks: five to 10)
• Flute – artist/257008-Joe-Farrell" target="_blank">Joe Farrell (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Guitar – artist/136179-John-McLaughlin" target="_blank">Mahavishnu John McLaughlin* (tracks: five to 10)
• Piano – artist/37731-Chick-Corea" target="_blank">Chick Corea (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Producer – artist/30721-Herbie-Mann" target="_blank">Herbie Mann
• Tenor Saxophone – artist/257008-Joe-Farrell" target="_blank">Joe Farrell (tracks: 1 to 4), artist/10079-Joe-Henderson" target="_blank">Joe Henderson (tracks: five to 10)
• Trumpet – artist/255117-Woody-Shaw" target="_blank">Woody Shaw Jr.* (tracks: 1 to 4)