Chick Corea has been one of the most significant jazzmen of the past 30 years. Not Content at any time to rest on his laurels, Corea has been involved in quite a few important musical projects and his musical curiosity has never dimmed. A masterful pianist who along with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett was one of the top stylists to emerge after Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, Corea is also one of the few electric keyboardists to be quite individual and recognizable on synthesizers. In addition he has composed several jazz standards including "Spain", "La Fiesta" and "Windows". Corea began playing piano when he was four and early on Horace Silver and Bud Powell were influences. He picked important experience playing with the bands of Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo (1962-63), Blue Mitchell (1964-66), Herbie Mann and Stan Getz. He made his recording debut as a leader with 1966's Tones for Joan'sBones and his 1968 trio set (with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes) Now He Sings Now He Sobs is considered a classic. After a short stint with Sarah Vaughan, Corea joined Miles Davis as Herbie Hancock's gradual replacement, staying with Miles during a very important transitional period (1968-70). He was persuaded by the trumpeter to start playing electric piano and was on such significant albums as Filles deKilimanjaro, In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew and Miles Davis At The Fillmore. When he left Davis, Corea at first chose to play avant-garde acoustic jazz in Circle, a quartet with Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul.
On this rare recording you will hear some "Free-is" group improvisations "Converge" shows Woody Shaw and Bennie Maupin playing well off each other's ideas; Woody makes a rare appearance in harmon mute on "Vamp".
Tracks
01. Fiesta
02. Converge
03. Converge
04. Waltz For Bill Evans
05. Vamp
06. Song of Wind
07. The Brain
CHICK COREA piano
HUBERT LAWS piccolo
JACK DeJOHNETTE batería
DAVE HOLLAND contrabajo
WOODY SHAW trompeta
HORACE ARNOLD batería
BENNIE MAUPIN saxofón tenor
All music composed by Chick Corea
Recorded May 16, 1969
West Wind - WW 2116 (Japan)