Piano Improvisations Vol. 1

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Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
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Studio album by
Chick Corea
Released1971
RecordedApril 21 & 22, 1971 Ame Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length41:43
LabelECM
(ECM 1014 ST)
ProducerManfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
A.R.C.
(1971) 		Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
(1971) 		Piano Improvisations Vol. 2
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is the seventh solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1971 by the Munich based German record company ECM. It features solo performances on acoustic piano and was recorded over the course of two days in Oslo, Norway. These sessions also produced the subsequent Piano Improvisations Vol. 2. These two albums served as a bridge of sorts between Corea's experimental acoustic works in Circle and his more accessible work with Return to Forever.

Track listing[]

All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated

Original album:
Side A

  1. "Noon Song" – 4:00
  2. "Song for Sally" – 3:45
  3. "Ballad for Anna" – 2:25
  4. "Song of the Wind" – 3:10
  5. "Sometime Ago" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter) – 8:20

Side B

  1. "Where Are You Now? – A Suite of Eight Pictures -"
    1. "Picture 1" – 4:53
    2. "Picture 2" – 2:03
    3. "Picture 3" – 2:30
    4. "Picture 4" – 2:40
    5. "Picture 5" – 0:32
    6. "Picture 6" – 3:55
    7. "Picture 7" – 1:55
    8. "Picture 8" – 1:35

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 - Chick Corea | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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