Chick Corea

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If there is anything more ambitious than curating an extensive, comprehensive collection covering the history of an artist, it is collating selected works which vividly outline a particular timeline or theme. Chick Corea's The Montreux Years is a fine example of the latter; this seventh edition in the archive series devoted to the iconic festival not only reflects the late composer and pianist's technical skills, but also his eclectic stylistic tastes. And that is not to mention his fondness for collaborations in all manner of settings.

Eight cuts from six performances, with a running time of about seventy-four minutes, somewhat belies the twelve year chronology of The Montreaux Years. The late esteemed musician first appeared at the iconic festival in 1972, then almost two dozen times thereafter, an extended sequence of events which lent itself to exactly the kind of rotating presentations of which this set is a microcosm.

PERSONNEL:

• Chick Corea - (piano)
• Frank Gambale - (guitar)
• Eric Marienthal - (saxophone, soprano)
• Bob Berg - (saxophone)
• Kenny Garrett - (saxophone, alto)
• Tim Garland - (saxophone)
• Hans Glawischnig - (bass)
• Christian McBride - (bass)
• John Patitucci - (bass, acoustic)
• Avishai Cohen - (bass)
• Marcus Gilmore - (drums)
• Dave Weckl - (drums)
• Roy Haynes - (drums)
• Jeff Ballard - (drums)
• Tom Brechtlein - (drums)
• Gary Novak - (drums)

TRACKS, LOCATION & DATES:

• LP ONE

• A1. FINGERPRINTS
• Chick Corea New Trio (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2001)
• A2. BUD POWELL
• Chick Corea Freedom Band (Live at Miles Davis Hall 2010)

• B1. QUARTET No. 2 (Pt. 1)
• Chick Corea Akoustic Band (Live at Casino Montreux 1988)
• B2. INTERLUDE
• Chick Corea Elektric Band (Live at Casino Barriere 2004)
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• LP TWO

• C1. WHO'S INSIDE THE PIANO
• Chick Corea Quartet (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 1993)
• C2. DIGNITY
• Chick Corea New Trio (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2001)
• C3. AMERICA (Continents Pt. 4)
• Chick Corea & The Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Live at Casino Barriere 2006)

• D1. NEW WALTZ
• Chick Corea Quartet (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 1993)
• D2. TRINKLE TINKLE
• (Live at Casino Montreux 1981)