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| Secret Agent [SHM-CD Japan] |
| Chick Corea |
japán
első megjelenés éve: 1978
44 perc |
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| (2021)
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CD |
| 6.897 Ft
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| 1. | The Golden Dawn
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| 2. | Slinky
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| 3. | Mirage
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| 4. | Drifting
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| 5. | Glebe St. Blues
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| 6. | Fickle Funk
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| 7. | Bagatelle 4
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| 8. | Hot News Blues
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| 9. | Central Park
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Jazz / Post-Bop
Airto Moreira Afuche, Surdo, Soloist, Percussion, Hi Hat, Timbales, Cowbell, Bell Tree, Conga
Al Jarreau Composer, Lyricist, Vocals
Al Vizzutti Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Allen Vizzutti Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Bernie Kirsh Engineer
Bob Zottola Trumpet
Bunny Brunel Bass, Fretless Bass
Carol Shive Choir, Chorus, Violin
Charles Veal Violin, Viola, Choir, Chorus, Violin, Viola
Chick Corea Mini Moog, Moog Synthesizer, Piano, Oberheim OB8, Producer, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Hi Hat, Lyricist, Arranger, Cowbell, Choir, Chorus
David Bretz Recording Manager
Ed Schaffer Assistant Engineer
Gayle Moran Lyricist, Composer, Vocals (Background), Vocals
Jim Pugh Trombone (Bass), Trombone
Joe Farrell Sax (Soprano), Reeds (Multiple), Flute (Alto), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Flute, Flute (Bass)
Linda Moss Assistant
Mitch Dematoff Equipment Technician
Paula Hochhalter Choir, Chorus, Cello
Ron Moss Trombone (Bass), Trombone, Personal Manager
Rory Kaplan Equipment Manager
Tom Brechtlein Drums
Japanese re-issue pressing. This is the 1st time this album is available on CD.
Secret Agent follows a by-now familiar pattern: a costume change, a re-shuffling of the cast, and a mix of songs that are individually impressive but collectively less so. The record ranges from life-some latin jazz ("Central Park") to haunting Vangelis-like instrumentals ("Bagatelle #4"), with Chick Corea adding and subtracting instruments as the arrangements dictate. The steady forces behind the music include a new rhythm section (Tom Brechtlein and fretless bassist Bunny Brunel), familiar faces Gayle Moran and Joe Farrell, and a kicking horn section that gets a couple of well-deserved cameos. Corea's keyboards are generally soft in tone here, and though that's a by-product of the instruments he chooses (Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog), the compositions take the softness a step further by building arrangements around Moran's airy voice (notably "Drifting") or exploring the "voices" of various instruments on a trombone/keyboard dialogue like "Mirage." Only the familiar sound of the players from song to song holds the album together; otherwise, as the aptly titled "Fickle Funk" demonstrates, Corea isn't interested in trying the same thing twice. The good news is that this does lend itself to portable cuts -- "The Golden Dawn" (imagine a jazzier version of Vangelis) and "Hot News Blues" (in which Al Jarreau's voice snakes along a bittersweet melody) were made available as promotional singles, though "Glebe St. Blues" has more radio personality than either. Like The Leprechaun and Mad Hatter, Secret Agent is a good sampler, but Corea has released so much music (three records in 1978 alone, not including live dates with Return to Forever and Herbie Hancock issued that year) that his fans can afford to pick and choose. First investigate My Spanish Heart, Friends, and RTF's Romantic Warrior from Corea's late-'70s catalog; then, if you're still curious, seek out Secret Agent. ~ Dave Connolly, All Music Guide
Chick Corea
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jun 12, 1941 in Chelsea, MA
Genre: Jazz
Chick Corea has been one of the most significant jazzmen since the '60s. Not content at any time to rest on his laurels, Corea has been involved in quite a few important musical projects, and his musical curiosity has never dimmed. A masterful pianist who, along with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, was one of the top stylists to emerge after Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, Corea is also one of the few electric keyboardists to be quite individual and recognizable on synthesizers. In addition, he has composed several jazz standards, including "Spain," "La Fiesta," and "Windows."
Corea began playing piano when he was four and, early on, Horace Silver and Bud Powell were influences. He picked up important experience playing with the bands of Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo (1962-1963), Blue Mitchell (1964-1966), Herbie Mann, and Stan Getz. He made his recording debut as a leader with 1966's Tones for Joan's Bones, and his 1968 trio set (with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes) Now He Sings, Now He Sobs is considered a classic. After a short stint with Sarah Vaughan, Corea joined Miles Davis as Herbie Hancock's gradual replacement, staying with Davis during a very important transitional period (1968-1970). He was persuaded by the trumpeter to start playing electric piano, and was on such significant albums as Filles de Kilimanjaro, In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, and Miles Davis at the Fillmore. When he left Davis, Corea at first chose to play avant-garde acoustic jazz in Circle, a quartet with Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul. But at the end of 1971, he changed directions again.
Leaving Circle, Corea played briefly with Stan Getz and then formed Return to Forever, which started out as a melodic Brazilian group with Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, Airto, and Flora Purim. Within a year, Corea (with Clarke, Bill Connors, and Lenny White) had changed Return to Forever into a pacesetting and high-powered fusion band; Al DiMeola took Connors' place in 1974. While the music was rock-oriented, it still retained the improvisations of jazz, and Corea remained quite recognizable, even under the barrage of electronics. When RTF broke up in the late '70s, Corea retained the name for some big band dates with Clarke. During the next few years, he generally emphasized his acoustic playing and appeared in a wide variety of contexts; including separate duet tours with Gary Burton and Herbie Hancock, a quartet with Michael Brecker, trios with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes, tributes to Thelonious Monk, and even some classical music.
In 1985, Chick Corea formed a new fusion group, the Elektric Band, which eventually featured bassist John Patitucci, guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, and drummer Dave Weckl. To balance out his music, a few years later he formed his Akoustic Trio with Patitucci and Weckl. When Patitucci went out on his own in the early '90s, the personnel changed, but Corea continued leading stimulating groups (including a quartet with Patitucci and Bob Berg). During 1996-1997, Corea toured with an all-star quintet (including Kenny Garrett and Wallace Roney) that played modern versions of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk compositions. He remains an important force in modern jazz, and every phase of his development has been well-documented on records.
Corea started out the 21st century by releasing a pair of solo piano records, Solo Piano: Originals and Solo Piano: Standards, in 2000, followed by Past, Present & Futures in 2001. Rendezvous in New York appeared in 2003, followed by To the Stars in 2004. The Ultimate Adventure was released in 2006.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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