Solo Piano: Portraits Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock

• 1 Chick Talks: About Solo Piano 01:36
• 2 Improv #1 / How Deep Is The Ocean? 08:29
• 3 Chick Talks: About Bill Evans 00:54
• 4 Waltz for Debby 08:20
• 5 Chick Talks: About Stevie Wonder 00:59
• 6 Pastime Paradise 04:52
• 7 Chick Talks: About Thelonious Monk 01:37
• 8 ’Round Midnight 08:00
• 9 Pannonica 03:56
• 10 Blue Monk 03:35
• 11 Chick Talks: About Bud Powell 01:04
• 12 Dusk In Sandi 04:04
• 13 Oblivion 03:43
• 14 Chick Talks: About Paco de Lucía 01:07
• 15 The Yellow Nimbus 09:27
• 16 Chick Talks: About Scriabin 00:55
• 17 Prelude #2 (Op. 11) 05:22
• 18 Prelude #4 (Op. 11) 04:44
• 19 Chick Talks: About Bartok 00:42
• 20 Bagatelle #1 00:47
• 21 Bagatelle #2 03:37
• 22 Bagatelle #3 00:59
• 23 Bagatelle #4 05:08
• 24 Chick Talks: About the Children’s Songs 01:04
• 25 Children’s Song #1 01:43
• 26 Children’s Song #2 00:47
• 27 Children’s Song #3 01:12
• 28 Children’s Song #4 02:35
• 29 Children’s Song #5 01:11
• 30 Children’s Song #9 01:22
• 31 Children’s Song #10 04:18
• 32 Children’s Song #11 02:28
• 33 Children’s Song #12 06:21
• 34 Chick Talks: About Portraits 01:21
• 35 Portrait #1 – Krakow 02:25
• 36 Portrait #2 – Krakow 01:37
• 37 Portrait #1 – Casablanca 02:04
• 38 Portrait #2 – Casablanca 01:30
• 39 Portrait #1 – Easton, Maryland 02:15
• 40 Portrait #2 – Easton, Maryland 02:13
• 41 Portrait #3 – Easton, Maryland 02:36
• 42 Portrait #4 – Easton, Maryland 03:27
• 43 Portrait #1 – Vilnius 02:38
• 44 Portrait #2 – Vilnius 01:50
• Total Runtime 02:10:54

Info for Solo Piano: Portraits

When the legendary artist Chick Corea recorded Piano Improvisations on the ECM label in 1971, he was the first jazz pianist of his era to release such a recording. This groundbreaking album literally opened the floodgates to a new genre of solo piano that continues strong today. In 2014, Chick will be releasing a new solo album and embarking upon a world tour with a presentation that is as fresh and innovative as ever. With a perfect balance of in-the-moment improvisation, Corea Classics, jazz standards, classical renderings and the inimitable “Children’s Songs,” it is a must-see concert if there ever was one.

The title of the album, „Portraits“, derives from something Chick occasionally includes in his solo shows — when the spirit moves him. The artist asks for volunteers from the typically packed house, sits them down one at a time next to the piano and proceeds to paint a musical “portrait” unique to each individual. It’s uncanny how the personality of the person is captured in Chick’s improvisations.

Chick Corea, piano

Recorded by Bernie Kirsh
Mixed by Brian Vibberts and Bernie Kirsh
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Produced by Chick Corea

Chick Corea
An NEA Jazz Master, 16-time Grammy® winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering.

From straight ahead to avant-garde, bebop to fusion, children’s songs to chamber music, along with some far-reaching forays into symphonic works, Chick Corea has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his illustrious career while maintaining a standard of excellence that is awe-inspiring. A tirelessly creative spirit, Chick Corea continues to forge ahead, continually reinventing himself in the process.

Chick Corea began his career with apprenticeships with the likes of Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan and Miles Davis’s band, where he participated in such landmark sessions as In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Embarking on a solo career in 1966, Chick Corea has been at the forefront of jazz, both as a renowned pianist forging new ground with his acoustic jazz bands and as an innovative electric keyboardist with Return to Forever and the Elektric Band. His extensive discography boasts numerous essential albums, beginning with his 1968 classic, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs.

Chick Corea continues to make a significant impact on the scene, as evidenced by 2007’s Grammy®-winning The Enchantment (duets with banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck), 2008’s The New Crystal Silence (duets with long-standing collaborator Gary Burton), 2009’s Returns (documenting Return To Forever’s 2008 reunion tour) and 2009’s Grammy®-winning Five Peace Band Live (with John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett and Vinnie Colaiuta).

2011 demonstrated Chick Corea’s virtuosity in all its forms: he mounted a hugely successful world tour with Return to Forever IV, received a Latin Grammy® for the Corea, Clarke & White album Forever, released the acclaimed piano duet album Orvieto with Stefano Bollani, recorded his second concerto, The Continents, with a 30-piece orchestra (due for release on Deutsche Grammophon in February 2012) and capped the year with a month-long, career-spanning residency at New York’s Blue Note, featuring ten bands, including John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock and Bobby McFerrin.

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