Change (Chick Corea album)

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Change
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Studio album by
Chick Corea & Origin
ReleasedJune 8, 1999
Genre Jazz
Length69:46
Label Stretch
Producer Chick Corea, Ron Moss
Chick Corea chronology
A Week at The Blue Note
(1998)
Change
(1999)
corea.concerto
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz (not rated) [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [3]
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Change is the first studio recording of the acoustic jazz sextet Origin featuring Chick Corea on piano. The sextet is unchanged except for Jeff Ballard replacing Adam Cruz on drums. The album was released on Rykodisc on June 8, 1999.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Wigwam" (Corea) – 6:56
  2. "Armando's Tango" – 5:54
  3. "Little Flamenco" – 6:42
  4. "Early Afternoon Blues" – 6:37
  5. "Before Your Eyes" – 5:08
  6. "L.A. Scenes" – 5:36
  7. "Home" – 7:51
  8. "The Spinner" – 7:56
  9. "Compassion [Ballad]" – 7:47
  10. "Night (Lyla)" (Cohen) – 3:02
  11. "Awakening" – 6:17

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1999Billboard Top Jazz Albums19 [5]

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References

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  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 306. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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