On February 9, 2020, Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea died aged 79. He was musician (piano, keyboards, percussion), composer and bandleader. He is regarded as one of the major piano players to emerge in jazz during the post-John Coltrane era. Recorded and performed with the most important Jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, Stan Getz, Roy Haunes, Miroslav Vitous, Stanley Clarke, Richard Davis, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Eric Kloss, Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, Blue Mitchell, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter, Cal Tjader, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Armando Peraza, Marion Brown, Sadao Watanabe, Larry Coryell, John Surman, Elvin Jones, Rolf Kühn, Airto Moreira, Antony Braxton, Pete La Roca, Al Di Meola, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter, Gábor Szabó, Donald Byrd, Tete Montoliu, Chaka Khan, Eddie Gomez, Wallace Rooney, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Sanches, Gary Burton and Hiromi Uehara. Corea formed and lead Return to Forever, Circle, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band and Five Peace Band. As leader he released 77 studio and 23 live albums. Corea won 23 “Grammy Awards”.
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Bobby Timmons: Got to Get It!
In December 1967, “Milestone” label released “Got to Get It!” the 17th Bobby Timmons album. It was recorded November – December 1967, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City.
Personnel:
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Joe Farrell, James Moody – flute, tenor saxophone
- George Barrow – baritone saxophone
- Joe Beck, Howard Collins, Eric Gale – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Jimmy Cobb, Billy Higgins – drums
- Tom McIntosh – arrangements, conductor
- Unidentified vocals
- Elvin Campbell – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Timmons except where noted.
- If You Ain’t Got It (I Got to Get It Somewhere) – Tom McIntosh
- Up, Up and Away – Jimmy Webb
- Travelin’ Light – Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young, Johnny Mercer
- Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
- One Down
- So Tired
- Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
- Straight No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
- Booker’s Bossa – Walter Booker, Cedar Walton
Return to Forever: Musicmagic
In January 1977, “Columbia” label released “Musicmagic” the seventh and final Return to Forever studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Gayle Moran and Gerry Brown. Beside the conventional stereo version the album was also released by “Columbia” in a four channel quadraphonic version.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea– vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Polymoog, Moog 15 modular)
- Gayle Moran– vocals, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, Polymoog
- Stanley Clarke– vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass
- Gerry Brown – drums
- Joe Farrell– piccolo flute, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- James Tinsley– piccolo trumpet, trumpet
- John Thomas – trumpet, flugelhorn
- James E. Pugh– tenor trombone
- Harold Garret– tenor trombone, bass trombone, baritone horn
Track listing:
- The Musician – Chick Corea
- Hello Again – Stanley Clarke
- Musicmagic – Chick Corea, Gayle Moran
- So Long Mickey Mouse – Stanley Clarke
- Do You Ever – Gayle Moran
- The Endless Night – Chick Corea, Gayle Moran
Laura Nyro: Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
On November 25, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Christmas and the Beads of Sweat”, the fourth Laura Nyro album. It was recorded in May 1970, in New York City, and was produced by Felix Cavaliere and Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
- Laura Nyro – vocals, piano, arrangements
- Eddie Hinton– electric guitar
- Cornell Dupree– electric guitar
- Stuart Scharf– acoustic guitar
- Duane Allman– guitar
- Felix Cavaliere– organ, bells
- Barry Beckett– vibraphone
- Richard Davis– bass
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- David Hood– bass
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Dino Danelli– drums
- Jack Jennings – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Alice Coltrane– harp
- Joe Farrell– woodwinds
- Ashod Garabedian – oud
- Michael Szittai – cimbalin
- Arif Mardin– arrangements, conductor
- Roy Segal, Tim Geelan – engineer
- Jerry Lee Smith, Doug Pomeroy – engineer assistant
- Beth O’Brien – cover portrait
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Nyro, except where noted.
- Brown Earth
- When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag
- Blackpatch
- Been on a Train
- Up on the Roof – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp
- Map to the Treasure
- Beads of Sweat
- Christmas in My Soul
Airto Moreira: Free
On October 24, 1972, “CTI” label released “Free”, the third Airto Moreira studio album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Airto Moreira– vocals, percussion
- Flora Purim– vocals
- George Benson– guitar
- Jay Berliner– guitar
- Keith Jarrett– piano
- Nelson Ayres – electric piano
- Chick Corea– piano, electric piano
- Ron Carter– double bass
- Stanley Clarke– bass guitar
- Joe Farrell– soprano saxophone, alto and bass flutes, piccolo
- Burt Collins– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mel Davis– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Alan Rubin– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Andre– trombone
- Garnett Brown– trombone
- Joe Wallace – trombone
- Hubert Laws– flute
- Don Sebesky– arranger
Track listing:
- Return to Forever – Chick Corea
- Flora’s Song – Flora Purim
- Free – Airto Moreira
- Lucky Southern – Keith Jarrett
- Creek (Arroio) – Victor Brazil
- So Tender – Keith Jarrett
- Jequié – Moacir Santos
Patti Austin: End of a Rainbow
On August 6, 1976, “CTI” label released “End of a Rainbow”, the debut Patti Austin album. It was recorded April – June 1976, at “Mediasound Studios” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Patti Austin– vocals
- Eric Gale, Steve Khan– guitar
- Michael Abene – piano
- Barry Miles– synthesizer
- Jeff Berlin, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey– bass guitar
- Chuck Israels– arco bass
- Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark– drums
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker– trumpet
- Richard Tee– clavinet
- Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme – violin
- Al Brown, Ted Israel, Manny Vardi– viola
- Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman– cello
- Gloria Agostini – harp
- Vivian Cherry, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
- David Matthews– arrangements
- Bob James- conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Patti Austin except where noted
- Say You Love Me
- In My Life
- You Don’t Have To Say You’re Sorry
- More Today Than Yesterday – Pat Upton
- Give It Time
- There Is No Time
- What’s at the End of a Rainbow
- This Side of Heaven
- Sweet Sadie the Savior
Aretha Franklin: Hey Now Hey
On June 25, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)”, the nineteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April – August 1972, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones and Aretha Franklin.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano solo
- Spooner Oldham– keyboards
- Billy Preston– acoustic piano solo
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
- Jerry Jemmott– bass guitar
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Richie Pratt– drums
- Phil Woods– alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell– tenor sax solo, flute solo
- Willie Bridges – saxophone
- Charles Chalmers– saxophone
- Andrew Love– saxophone
- Floyd Newman– saxophone
- Wayne Jackson– trumpet
- Phil Schier – recording
- Gene Paul, Quincy Jones, Phil Schier – remixing
- Ken Cunningham – design
- Jim Dunn – design, cover illustration
Track listing:
- Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) – Aretha Franklin
- Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
- So Swell When You’re Well – James Booker, Aretha Franklin
- Angel – Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders
- Sister from Texas – Aretha Franklin
- Mister Spain – Carolyn Plummer
- That’s The Way I Feel About Cha – Bobby Womack, Jim Grisby, Joe Hicks
- Moody’s Mood – James Moody, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- Just Right Tonight – Aretha Franklin, Avery Parrish, Buddy Feyne, Quincy Jones, Robert Bruce
Stanley Turrentine: A Bluish Bag
On June 5, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “A Bluish Bag”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It consists of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in February and June 1967, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Stanley Turrentine– tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd– trumpet
- Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine– trumpet
- Julian Priester– trombone
- Jerry Dodgion– alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
- Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone, flute
- Al Gibbons – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams– baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Kenny Barron– piano
- Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
- Ron Carter– bass
- Walter Booker– bass
- Mickey Roker– drums
- Mickey Roker– drums
- Duke Pearson – arrangements
- Rudy Van Gelder– engineer
Track listing:
- Blues for Del – Stanley Turrentine
- She’s a Carioca – Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
- Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- What Now My Love – Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman
- Samba do Avião – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Night Song – Lee Adams, Charles Strouse
- Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Come Back to Me – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
- Silver Tears – Henry Mancini
- A Bluish Bag – Henry Mancini
- With This Ring – Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester, Richard “Popcorn” Wylie
Joe Farrell: Skate Board Park
On January 29, 1979, “Xanadu” label released “Skate Board Park”, the eleventh Joe Farrell album. It was recorded in January 1979, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
Personnel:
- Joe Farrell– tenor sax, liner notes
- Chick Corea– piano, electric piano
- Bob Magnusson– bass
- Larance Marable– drums
- Arne Frager – engineer
- Paul Goodman– mixing
- Don Schlitten– design, photography
Track listing:
- Skate Board Park – Joe Farrell
- Cliche Romance – Joe Farrell
- High Wire – The Aerialist – Chick Corea
- Speak Low – Nash, Kurt Weill
- You Go to My Head – F. Coots, H. Gillespie
- Bara-Bara – Joe Farrell
Laura Nyro: Smile
In February 1976, “Columbia” label released “Smile”, the sixth Laura Nyro album. It was recorded in 1975, at “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Laura Nyro and Charlie Calello.
Personnel:
- Laura Nyro – vocals, piano, guitar, wood block
- John Tropea, Hugh McCracken, Joe Beck, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman, Greg Bennett – guitar
- Will Lee, Richard Davis, Bob Babbitt- bass
- Chris Parker, Allan Schwartzberg, Rick Marotta- drums
- Jimmy Maelen- tambourine, wood block
- Nydia Mata, Carter C.C. Collins – congas
- Rubens Bassini- shaker
- David Friedman – vibraphone
- Joe Farrell, Michael Brecker, George Young – saxophone
- Randy Brecker- trumpet
- Paul Messing – triangle
- Nisako Yoshida, Reiko Kamota – koto
- Don Puluse, Tim Geelan – engineer
- Jay Messina, Lou Waxman, Stan Tonkel – engineer assistant
- Ed Lee – artwork
- Patty Newport – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Nyro, except where noted.
- Sexy Mama – Al Goodman, Sylvia Robinson, Harry Ray
- Children of the Junks
- Money
- I Am the Blues
- Stormy Love
- The Cat Song
- Midnite Blue
- Smile
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