Chick Corea: Three Quartets (1992) Review

[gene]

I owned the original LP release (1981) of Chick Corea's Three Quartets, which was re-released on CD by Stretch Records in 1992. The CD version of the album includes four additional tracks recorded during the same session, although they are quite different stylistically. For those unfamiliar with Chick Corea, he has a rich composition history, but I believe no one set is more profound than Three Quartets. Outstanding writing combined with outstanding performances makes this a modern jazz classic.

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[afterlife2]

Got the CD last week will listen later on tonight.

 

[Stanton]

Good deal...let me know if you like it and I can make some other suggestions.

 

[Paudio]

My favorite Corea album is still ''now he sings now he sobs''

But 3 quartets is a very close 2nd, I guess because the bass is not so well recorded.

 

[Stanton]

I didn't realize "Rendezvous In New York" (mentioned towards the end of the review) won a Grammy (for Best Instrumental Jazz Solo) back in 2003. However, it wasn't for the one "Three Quartets" tune on it...

 

[afterlife2]

So Sunday afternoon I got myself a glass ov wine and sat between the Dayton towers and Dayton 1200. I really enjoyed the CD. My picks are track 3 and track 8. That Gomez(any recommendation on his solo CD's?) really plays some great bass. I know him from his Bill Evan trio recordings. Thanks for the tip and review, Gene.

 

[Stanton]

I don't have any of Eddie Gomez' solo releases (I'm not a huge "lead bass" fan), but if you like his sound, you should check out any/all of the Steps releases from the 70's (many were jazz imports back then); one American release I know is available is the self-titled "Steps Ahead" from the early 80's (there were other "Steps Ahead" releases in the 80's, but without Eddie Gomez). If you dig his solos there's a couple of great ones on a live Bob James double-album called "All Around the Town". I'll probably never review either of these I mentioned, but the "Steps Ahead" album is a modern jazz classic (contains the Don Grolnick tune "Pools").