| Corea, Clarke & White / Forever |
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| Album: | Forever | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Corea, Clarke & White | Added: | Jun 2011 | |
| Label: | Concord Jazz, Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-06-26 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 24, 2021: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Apr 30, 2019) Windows | 4. | Jan 23, 2016: | the pocket After The Cosmic Rain | |
| 2. | Apr 30, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Windows | 5. | Jul 15, 2012: | Jazz Iz Waltz For Debby | |
| 3. | Jun 10, 2016: | Rebop Renaissance | 6. | Aug 26, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum 500 Miles High |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2011-06-25 | ||
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COREA , CLARKE & WHITE: Forever Concord, 2011 In the 1970s, Chick Corea’s band Return to Forever was one of the top exponents of jazz-rock fusion. Although their lineup and sound changed radically throughout the decade, from light Brazilian jazz to guitar and synth-heavy electric jamming, they never lost their position among the most popular and influential jazz groups of the decade. Since 2008, the core of the band – Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White – have reunited annually for tours, one-off gigs or special projects. This 2-disc set was recorded in Fall 2009. Disc 1 comes mostly from an appearance at Yoshi’s in Oakland. This is a “back to basics” set of acoustic jazz standards. The guys remind us that at heart they’re straight-jazz musicians, and damn fine ones. Disc 2 is actually a studio rehearsal for an electro-acoustic concert at the Hollywood Bowl, with RTF veterans Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Bill Connors on guitar. Chaka Khan also sings two tunes. The band sounds relaxed and very loose as they give the tunes a try, and there are little bits of studio chatter in the background or at the end of tracks. Fo’s Picks: Disc I – 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Disc II – 2, 5, 8, 10 DISC ONE 1. 8:41 – light and lively, kicks into gear after a couple of minutes, cool solos 2. 9:55 – sweetly lyrical piano into a strong waltzing swing 3. 7:10 – upbeat and swinging, nice drive and good solos from all 4. 7:38 – relaxed, pretty, with a touch of melancholy; virtuoso bass solo 5. 8:54 – breezy, high-flying with strong rhythm and some gorgeous piano 6. 7:30 – fun romp with rhythmic drive, bass gets busy, nice drum solo 7. 10:54 – stirring tune with a forceful stride, outstanding piano & bass 8. 12:07 – uptempo: piano romps, freight-train groove & crashing latin riffs DISC TWO 1. 4:12 – rolling trio groove: keyboards fly over hard rhythm 2. 10:06 – jamming quartet with guitar: strong groove, loose solos 3. 1:45 – a little bit of Coltrane + studio chatter 4. 5:12 – piano/bass/violin: you can hear they’re still working it out 5. 6:28 – quartet with violin: nice sound here, cresting and rolling 6. 3:41 – swinging trio + rough scatting vocal 7. 5:13 – full band + vocal: soft ballad inflates to a scream 8. 10:37 – full band: fusion, relaxed but soaring into outer space 9. 6:06 – full band: chunky funk rolls along, loses a bit near the end 10. 12:46 – trio live at Monterey Jazz Festival: excellent, really gets grooving [ Fo ] 06/25/11 | ||
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