The Leprechaun (Chick Corea album)

The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:48
Label	Polydor
Producer	Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

The Leprechaun is the ninth solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The album was recorded during Corea's time with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. Though the album is more jazz oriented than anything Return to Forever had produced up to that time, the fusion edge still rings through quite clearly. Corea was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group for the album and the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Leprechaun's Dream, Pt. 1" at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.^[4]

Track listing[]

All pieces composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.

Side one[]

"Imp's Welcome" – 2:56
"Lenore" – 3:26
"Reverie" – 2:01
"Looking at the World" (Lyrics: Neville Potter) – 5:29
"Nite Sprite" – 4:33

Side two[]

"Soft and Gentle" (Gayle Moran) – 5:09
"Pixiland Rag" – 1:11
"Leprechaun's Dream Part 1" – 6:29
"Leprechaun's Dream Part 2" – 6:34

Personnel[]

Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha electric organ, Hohner clavinet, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Micromoog, Moog Model 15 modular synthesizer), percussion
Danny Cahn, John Gatchell, Bob Millikan – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Bill Watrous – trombone
Joe Farrell – saxophone, flute
Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian – violin
Louise Shulman – viola
Fred Sherry – cello
Eddie Gómez – double bass
Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
Steve Gadd – drums
Gayle Moran – vocals

Chart performance[]

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	42 ^[4]
1976	Billboard R&B Albums	32 ^[4]
1976	Billboard Jazz Albums	1 ^[4]

References[]

^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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[1] Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[allmusicawards-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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with Chick Corea Elektric Band	The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986) Light Years (1987) Eye of the Beholder (1988) Inside Out (1990) Beneath the Mask (1991) Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993) Live from Elario's (The First Gig) (1996) To the Stars (2004) Live in Tokyo 1987 (2017)
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with Blue Mitchell	The Thing to Do (1964) Down with It! (1965) Boss Horn (1967)
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with Wayne Shorter	Super Nova (1969) Moto Grosso Feio (1974)
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