The Song of Singing
1971 studio album by Chick Corea
The Song of Singing | ||||
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Studio album by Chick Corea | ||||
Released | February 2, 1971 [1] | |||
Recorded | April 7–8, 1970 (1970-04-07 – 1970-04-08) | |||
Studio | A & R, New York City | |||
Genre | Free jazz, post-bop | |||
Length | 35:43 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 4353 BST 84353 | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Song of Singing is a studio album by Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1970 and released on Blue Note the following year. The trio, comprising rhythm section Corea, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul, made up three fourths of the free jazz ensemble Circle—missing only Anthony Braxton.
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Barry Altschul, Chick Corea and Dave Holland except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Toy Room" | Dave Holland | 5:51 |
2. | "Ballad I" | 4:17 | |
3. | "Rhymes" | Chick Corea | 6:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flesh" | Corea | 6:06 |
2. | "Ballad III" | 5:34 | |
3. | "Nefertiti" | Wayne Shorter | 7:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Blues Connotation" | Ornette Coleman | 7:23 |
8. | "Ballad II" (not included on the 1987 CD reissue) | 6:36 | |
9. | "Drone" | 22:25 |
- The 1987 CD reissue added two bonus tracks originally issued in the 1970s on Circling In and Circulus; the 1989 CD reissue added the last unissued track from these recordings sessions.
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano, keyboards
- Dave Holland – bass
- Barry Altschul – drums
References
- ^ Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album at DaveHolland.com
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Song of Singing (1971) | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album releases & credits at Discogs
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leader
- Tones for Joan's Bones (1968)
- Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1968)
- Circling In (1975)
- Is (1969)
- Sundance (1972)
- The Song of Singing (1970)
- A.R.C. (1971) (with Dave Holland & Barry Altschul)
- The Leprechaun (1976)
- My Spanish Heart (1976)
- The Mad Hatter (1978)
- Secret Agent (1978)
- Friends (1978)
- Tap Step (1980)
- Three Quartets (1981)
- Trio Music (1982)
- Touchstone (1982)
- Again and Again (1983)
- Summer Night: Live (1987) (with Akoustic Band)
- Chick Corea Akoustic Band (1989) (with Akoustic Band)
- Alive (1991) (with Akoustic Band)
- Seabreeze (1993) (with Gayle Moran & Lionel Hampton)
- Time Warp (1995)
- Remembering Bud Powell (1996)
- Rendezvous in New York (2003)
- The Ultimate Adventure (2006)
- Super Trio - Live at the One World Theatre, April 3rd, 2005 (2006) (with Steve Gadd & Christian McBride)
- Five Peace Band Live (2009) (with John McLaughlin)
- Further Explorations (2012)
- The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet & Chamber Orchestra (2012)
- The Vigil (2013)
- Trilogy (2013) (with Chick Corea Trio)
- The Musician: Live at The Blue Note Jazz Café (2016)
- Chinese Butterfly (2017) (with Steve Gadd)
- Trilogy 2 (2019)(with Chick Corea Trio)
- Antidote (2019)
albums
- Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971)
- Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972)
- Delphi I (1979)
- Delphi II & III (1980)
- Children's Songs (1984)
- Expressions (1994)
- Solo Piano: Originals (2000)
- Solo Piano: Standards (2000)
- Solo Piano – Portraits (2014)
- Plays (2020)
- An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert (1978)
- CoreaHancock (1979)
- Chick Corea & Lionel Hampton in Concert (1980)
- Voyage (1984) [with Steve Kujala]
- Play (1992) (with Bobby McFerrin)
- The Enchantment (2007) (with Béla Fleck)
- Duet (2008) (with Hiromi Uehara)
- Orvieto (2010) (with Stefano Bollani)
- Two (2015) [with Béla Fleck]
Gary Burton
- Crystal Silence (1972)
- Duet (1979)
- In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1980)
- Lyric Suite for Sextet (1982)
- Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
- The New Crystal Silence (2008)
- Hot House (2012)
- Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert (1970)
- Circle 2: Gathering (1971)
- Paris Concert (1972)
- Circling In (1975)
- Circulus (1978)
Stanley Clarke
- Children of Forever (1973)
- Journey to Love (1975)
- Rocks, Pebbles and Sand (1980)
- Up (2014)
Miles Davis
- Water Babies (1976)
- Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969)
- In a Silent Way (1969)
- Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (2013)
- Bitches Brew (1970)
- Bitches Brew Live (2011)
- Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West (1977)
- Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970)
- Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (2014)
- Jack Johnson (a.k.a. A Tribute to Jack Johnson) (1971)
- Circle in the Round (1979)
- Live-Evil (1971)
- On the Corner (1972)
- Big Fun (1974)
Chick Corea
Elektric Band
- The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)
- Light Years (1987)
- Eye of the Beholder (1988)
- Inside Out (1990)
- Beneath the Mask (1991)
- Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
- Live from Elario's (The First Gig) (1996)
- To the Stars (2004)
- Live in Tokyo 1987 (2017)
Joe Farrell
- Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
- Outback (1971)
- Skate Board Park (1979)
Stan Getz
- Sweet Rain (1967)
- What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968)
- Captain Marvel (1972)
Joe Henderson
- Relaxin' at Camarillo (1979)
- Mirror Mirror (1980)
- Joe Henderson: Big Band (1997)
Hubert Laws
- The Laws of Jazz (1964)
- Flute By-Laws (1966)
- Laws' Cause (1968)
- Wild Flower (1972)
- Family (1980)
- Blanchard: New Earth Sonata (1985)
Herbie Mann
Blue Mitchell
- The Thing to Do (1964)
- Down with It! (1965)
- Boss Horn (1967)
Origin
- Live at the Blue Note (1998)
- A Week at The Blue Note (1998)
- Change (1999)
- corea.concerto: Spain for Sextet & Orchestra / Piano Concerto No. 1 (1999)
Return to Forever
- Return to Forever (1972)
- Light as a Feather (1973)
- Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
- Where Have I Known You Before (1974)
- No Mystery (1975)
- Romantic Warrior (1976)
- Musicmagic (1977)
- Live (1978)
- Returns (2009)
- Forever [as Corea, Clarke & White] (2011)
- The Mothership Returns (2012)
Wayne Shorter
- Super Nova (1969)
- Moto Grosso Feio (1974)
others
- Sonny Stitt: Stitt Goes Latin (1963)
- Dave Pike: Manhattan Latin (1964)
- Cal Tjader: Soul Burst (1966)
- Pete La Roca: Turkish Women at the Bath (1967)
- Donald Byrd: The Creeper (1981)
- Eric Kloss: To Hear Is to See! (1969)
- Eric Kloss: Consciousness! (1970)
- Larry Coryell: Spaces (1970)
- Sadao Watanabe: Round Trip (1970)
- Marion Brown: Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (1970)
- Richard Davis: The Philosophy of the Spiritual (1971)
- Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup: Going to the Rainbow (1971)
- John Surman: Conflagration (1971)
- Elvin Jones: Merry-Go-Round (1972)
- Airto Moreira: Free (1972)
- Anthony Braxton: The Complete Braxton (1973)
- Richard Davis: With Understanding (1975)
- Dee Dee Bridgewater: Just Family (1977)
- Ron Carter: Parade (1979)
- Gábor Szabó: Femme Fatale (1979)
- Tete Montoliu: Lunch in L.A. (1980)
- Chaka Khan et al.: Echoes of an Era (1982)
- Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
- Like Minds (1998) (with Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland)
- Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World (1998)
- Avishai Cohen: Lyla (2003)
- Miroslav Vitouš: Universal Syncopations (2003)
- Antonio Sánchez: Migration (2007)
- Hans Glawischnig: Panorama (2008)
- Inner Space (1973)
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (2002)
- Chick Corea/Herbie Hancock/Keith Jarret/McCoy Tyner (1976)
- Chick Corea Compact Jazz (1987)
- Best of Chick Corea (1993)
- Selected Recordings (2002)
- Very Best of Chick Corea (2004)
- Herbie Mann-Chick Corea: The Complete Latin Band Sessions (2007)
- Electric Chick (2008)
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989)
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