Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | April 21–22, 1971 | |||
Studio | Ame Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:43 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1014 ST | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is a studio album (and first solo piano album) by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM later that year. The session also produced Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972), released the following year.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic described Piano Improvisations Vols. 1 & 2 as an accessible transition between Circle and Return to Forever, as Corea moved away from the avant-garde to communicate with a wider audience. [1]
All tracks are written by Chick Corea, except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Noon Song" | 4:00 | |
2. | "Song for Sally" | 3:45 | |
3. | "Ballad for Anna" | 2:25 | |
4. | "Song of the Wind" | 3:10 | |
5. | "Sometime Ago" |
| 8:20 |
Total length: | 21:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Picture 1" | 4:53 |
2. | "Picture 2" | 2:03 |
3. | "Picture 3" | 2:30 |
4. | "Picture 4" | 2:40 |
5. | "Picture 5" | 0:32 |
6. | "Picture 6" | 3:55 |
7. | "Picture 7" | 1:55 |
8. | "Picture 8" | 1:35 |
Total length: | 20:03 41:43 |
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Trio Music is a double album by Chick Corea, recorded in November 1981 and released by ECM Records in October of the following year. The trio features bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Roy Haynes.
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Duet is the second album by vibraphone–piano duo Gary Burton and Chick Corea, recorded over three days in October 1978 and released by ECM Records in May of the following year.
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