Lenny White's introduction of his bandmates every bit 'The World's Greatest Musicians' is no exaggeration - this music functioning is indeed special, in addition to every bit the previous reviewer mentioned is a perfect house for newcomers to laid out exploring modern acoustic jazz. [there is too another, split upward DVD available - released 4 years agone - of Corea playing acoustic music: "Chick Corea & Friends: Remembering Bud Powell" (live 1996).]
This concert was video taped at Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club inward Reseda, California [not Tokyo, Nippon every bit the previous review states] inward 1982.
every bit mentioned inward the other review, this DVD video focuses on Return To Forever music in addition to musicians - exactly without electrical instruments. The Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke/Lenny White department reunites from early-mid '70s album classics such every bit Stanley Clarke's "Children Of Forever" in addition to RTF's "Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy".
Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson had worked alongside each of these musicians inward diverse jazz contexts for many years earlier this 1982 reunion. Clarke in addition to White had appeared on Henderson's ain 1970-71 Milestone label albums "In Pursuit Of Blackness" in addition to "If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem" (memorably alongside Lenny White in addition to trumpeter Woody Shaw on a smoking Sept. 1970 alive at The Lighthouse session). White in addition to Henderson too famously appeared together on Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" [CTI label, 1970] album. Corea in addition to Henderson had worked together on recordings such every bit "Mirror, Mirror" [MPS label 1980, w/Ron Carter in addition to Billy Higgins], "Relaxin' At Camarillo" [Contemporary label 1979, w/Peter Erskine in addition to Tony Williams], in addition to a bully 1981 gear upward "Live In Montreux" [Corea's ain Stretch label, w/Gary Peacock in addition to Roy Haynes].
Henderson is prominently featured on iii of the tracks (he sits out for the trio to perform Corea's '500 Miles High'), giving a beautiful glimpse of his blues-inflected playing on Clarke's composition 'Why Wait', extended improvisation on 'Guernica' (Clarke - bowed bass), in addition to his tour-de-force technique on the swift opener 'L's Bop' (which Lenny White - who co-produced the good on this recording - closes alongside a bravura drum solo). Each instrumentalist is joyfully sensitive in addition to alarm to i around other throughout the set; a display of jazz improvisational magic at its finest.
The Corea/Clarke/Henderson/White lineup was existence billed at the fourth dimension every bit 'Echoes Of An Era', in addition to the Musician label released a few LPs of this grouping featuring: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, in addition to Chaka Khan, vocal on one, Nancy Wilson, vocal [sans Hubbard in addition to Khan] on another, in addition to a 3rd called "The Griffith Park Collection" [slyly announced yesteryear Chick inward this video every bit their electrical flow release]. Three (or peradventure four?) cameras were employed; good was done every bit a digital, two-track alive recording. Legon too explains those funky, casual threads worn yesteryear the musicians: an aerodrome snowfall delay in addition to their last-minute arrival to the gig.
Before the CHICK COREA AKOUSTIC BAND, Chick Corea was writing in addition to performing acoustic music. To my noesis this is the starting fourth dimension concert of Chick Corea playing acoustic music on DVD. This quartet is especially impressive seeing that it has 3/4 of the Corea led Return To Forever. RTF did perform acoustic music exactly this grouping is closer to jazz/bebop than RTF ever was. Chick Corea is joined yesteryear RTF veterans Lenny White on Drums in addition to Stanley Clarke on bass every bit good every bit Joe Henderson on Tenor Saxophone. The result is a gear upward of acoustic jazz that is, at times, amazing in addition to ever engaging.
The demonstrate is alone nigh an hr long, exactly what an hr it is. Joe Henderson is a real expert tenor sax thespian in addition to is impressive at times on this disc. Lenny White shows that he tin sack play drums inward a non-electric setting. Lenny is company throughout exactly doesn't hit anything heed boggling similar Dave Weckl does on the Akoustic Band CDs. Chick Corea shows why he is THE keyboard virtuoso/composer of the terminal xxx years. Stanley Clarke is Stanley Clarke. If you lot stimulate got never heard/seen Stanley play the acoustic bass hence you lot are going to live blown away. The interplay betwixt himself in addition to Corea or White is amazing. Stanley Clarke knows how to link the tune in addition to beat together in addition to when he solos, await out. At long last, a run a hazard to come across Stanley on DVD.
The DVD is i gear upward from the band, captured alive inward California inward 1982. The music sounds every bit if the Akoustic band hired a Saxophone thespian to bring together them. The tunes are real similar to the Akoustic band inward tonality/style although the saxophone adds a novel dimension. The gear upward includes alone 4 songs hence you lot know that it is heavy on improvisation. This is post-bop jazz. The band, every bit a whole, soars in addition to Chick in addition to Stanley are amazing. All of the songs are bop-influened. They too incorporate elements of othere jazz influences, most notably Chick Corea's '500 Miles High'. '500 Miles High' is the highlight for me. Henderson sits this vocal out in addition to the trio performs around other latin influeced Corea composition. The magic of RTF is revisited every bit all 3 are given infinite to hit their thing. The interplay picks upward from where Romantic Warrior left off. During this slice Stanley Clarke takes upright bass playing to unparalled heights. The Coltranesque technique that he plays on electrical is unleashed on acoustic. Nobody plays upright similar Stanley.
In conclusion, if you lot are familiar alongside Chick Corea's impressive acoustic catalog in addition to you lot similar what you've heard; hence you'll too similar this. IF you lot are a fusion fan in addition to haven't soundless begun to require heed to bebop or at nowadays jazz hence this would live a expert house to start. It has all of the elements that brand acoustic jazz what it is.
Recorded alive at Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, Reseda, California, seven Apr 1982.
Playing time: 56.22 min.
Courtesy: Original uploader
Tracklist
1. L's Bop – Lenny White
2. Why Wait – Stanley Clarke
3. 500 Miles High – Chick Corea
4. Guernica – Lenny White
Personnel:
Chick Corea - Keyboard
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Joe Henderson - Tenor Sax
Lenny White - Drums
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