The Chick Corea Songbook | ||||
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Released | September 29, 2009 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Label | Four Quarters Entertainment | |||
Producer | The Manhattan Transfer, Yusuf Gandhi | |||
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The Chick Corea Songbook is the twenty-second studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer on September 29, 2009. [1] The album features The Manhattan Transfer's interpretations of several Chick Corea compositions, including a song written by Corea for this album. [1] [2] The executive producer was Yusuf Gandhi. It was the final album with Tim Hauser, who died in between the release of this album and their subsequent album. [3]
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All About Jazz | [2] |
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All About Jazz editor Jerry D'Souza stated regarding this album, "Manhattan Transfer is back, and in top-notch form with a marvelous blend of melody and song." Regarding individual songs, he added, "Spain" is magical. The snap and crackle are done to a nicety, the arrangement opening the door to gently cascading harmonies and embracing solo singing," "The Story of Anna & Armando (Armando's Rhumba)" is flamboyant, the vocals swaying and resounding in harmony within the balmy atmosphere of the lyrics". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Free Samba" | Corea | 5:15 |
2. | "Spain (I Can Recall) Prelude" | Joaquín Rodrigo, Al Jarreau, Artie Maren, Corea | 3:11 |
3. | "Spain (I Can Recall)" | Rodrigo, Jarreau, Maren, Corea | 6:37 |
4. | "One Step Closer (The One Step)" | Van Dyke Parks, Corea, Tim Hauser | 5:16 |
5. | "Children's Song #15" | Corea | 1:16 |
6. | "500 Miles High" | Corea, Neville Potter | 6:52 |
7. | "Another Roadside Attraction (Space Circus)" | Parks, Corea, Hauser, Basie Hauser | 4:21 |
8. | "Time's Lie" | Corea, Potter | 3:55 |
9. | "La Chanson Du Bébé (Children's Song #1)" | Janis Siegel, Corea, Cheryl Bentyne | 2:32 |
10. | "Ragtime in Pixiland (Pixiland Rag)" | Corea | 1:46 |
11. | "The Story of Anna & Armando (Armando's Rhumba)" | Siegel, Corea | 6:15 |
12. | "Free Samba (Extended Version)" | Corea | 8:16 |
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