The 2nd recording yesteryear Chick Corea's Elektric Band was the showtime to characteristic altoist Eric Marienthal as well as guitarist Frank Gambale inwards add-on to bassist John Patitucci, drummer Dave Weckl as well as the leader/keyboardist. Unlike nearly other fusion groups, these musicians displayed original musical personalitites as well as Corea's compositions tended to hold upwards memorable. This is i of The Elektric Band's improve releases.
With the classic Elektric Band lineup inwards house — Chick, Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Frank Gambale (guitar), John Patitucci (bass) as well as Dave Weckl (drums) — Chick created a masterpiece of electrical jazz: powerful, swinging grooves, passionate solos as well as virtuosic grouping interplay throughout. It was a defining 2nd inwards jazz, as well as Light Years is a high-water mark.
Chick seems to bask exploring. With these players he has the perfect ensemble to create that. I larn the feeling that he wraps his caput to a greater extent than or less a audio or experience that he wants as well as merely goes afterwards it. Each album seems to indicate inwards a different direction amongst each rail taking us farther out there. Sometimes nosotros don't know where nosotros are going but it is sure a fun ride. I don't know if he's exploring techno or what on this i but at that spot is as well as then much subtle materials going to a greater extent than or less a huge, fatty vanquish that it's difficult non to play it over wondering what yous merely heard. You definitely convey to convey a proficient audio organization to hear to this; otherwise yous fille it, similar taking a scenic highway amongst muddy windows.
My justice is that yous convey in all likelihood never heard of this band, unless yous are specifically looking for it, as well as that much I justice is unlikely. So, to depict this band I volition listing some bands that yous may convey heard of that remind me of the cloth on this work; those would hold upwards Liquid Trio Experiment, Bill Frisell, as well as John Scofield. If yous tin forcefulness out dig materials from those artists, I highly recommend this album. One affair I volition tell is that yous are nearly sure as shooting non guaranteed to similar this album from Chick as well as crew if yous similar his band Return to Forever.
By straight off having listened to this album inwards the mix for a few years, I definitely give it a thumbs up. Every rail is worth many, many listens.
I justice though is that this music is music for musicians, as well as pretty much musicians entirely volition purchase this album, as well as nearly us are poor, as well as then I can't imagine this album sold many copies. Chances are yous volition entirely hold upwards able to notice this album on your computer, such equally a used album from Amazon.com, but non at a tape store. These days fifty-fifty tape stores sometimes won't acquit something this rare. That is a shame, because this is actually proficient music.
Another agency I mightiness depict this equally 1980s jazz. The musicianship is great, but the electronics aren't quite that great, as well as afterwards albums similar this i flopped, I tin forcefulness out definitely empathise the deed to provide to to a greater extent than of an analogue sound, such equally a Hammond B3 organ. So, the difficult purpose of this album to sell is that it is electric, as well as uses cheesy synthesizers from commence to finish. I create believe that was Chick's aim; to explore novel applied scientific discipline as well as to hook upwards amongst it amongst jazz. I believe that Chick did an splendid undertaking of that on this album. The music on this album is slap-up as well as timeless for those that dearest music, but someone who is interested inwards audio character may plough his or her olfactory organ upwards at this one.
Track listing
1. "Light Years" – 3:51
2. "Second Sight" – 4:12
3. "Flamingo" – 4:08
4. "Prism" – 3:29
5. "Time Track" – 5:02
6. "Starlight" – 3:51
7. "Your Eyes" – 3:56
8. "The Dragon" – 5:31
9. "View from the Outside" – 6:33
10. "Smokescreen" – 4:24
11. "Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40
12. "Kaleidoscope" – 8:03
Tracks 10-12 are omitted from the original unloose as well as appear entirely on CD reissues.
Line-up / Musicians
- Chick Corea / Keyboards
- Frank Gambale / Guitars
- John Patitucci / Bass
- Eric Marienthal / Saxophone
- Dave Weckl / Drums
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