Septet (Chick Corea album)

Septet
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	November 1985 [1]
Recorded	October 1984
Studio	Mad Hatter Studios Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:38
Label	ECM 1297
Producer	Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Voyage (1985) Septet (1985) Trio Music Live in Europe (1986)

Septet is an album by pianist Chick Corea recorded in October 1984 and released on ECM November the following year. the septet features flautist Steve Kujala and French horn player Peter Gordon with a string quartet featuring violinists Ida Kavafian and Theodore Arm, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Fred Sherry. ^[2]

Reception and accolades

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars. ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "Po-faced and slight". ^[4]

The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Composition. ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea

1. "1st Movement" - 1:57
2. "2nd Movement" - 2:20
3. "3rd Movement" - 8:08
4. "4th Movement" - 5:31
5. "5th Movement" - 9:58
6. "The Temple of Isfahan" - 13:49

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano
• Steve Kujala – flute
• Peter Gordon – French horn
• Ida Kavafian – violin
• Theodore Arm – violin
• Steven Tenenbom – viola
• Fred Sherry – cello

References

1. "Septet". ECM .
2. ECM discography accessed September 23, 2011 Archived October 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. Allmusic overview accessed September 23, 2011
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 307. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Chick Corea". grammy.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.