The Song of Singing

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The Song of Singing
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Studio album by
Chick Corea
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1971 [1]
RecordedApril 7, 1970 - April 8, 1970
StudioA&R Recording, New York City
GenreFree jazz, post-bop
Length35:43
LabelBlue Note
ProducerSonny Lester
Chick Corea chronology
Sundance
(1969) 		The Song of Singing
(1971) 		A.R.C.
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[3]

The Song of Singing is the sixth album by Chick Corea, released in 1971 on Blue Note Records. The recording features bassist Dave Holland and drummer/percussionist Barry Altschul.

Corea’s previous album (“The Sun”) was initially only issued in Japan in 1970. It is technically Corea’s fifth album.

Corea, Holland and Altschul made up three fourths of the free jazz ensemble Circle. The setting of this album is largely free and spontaneous, with a few pre-composed pieces included to maintain balance. The only piece not composed by Corea or Holland, or improvised by the trio, is Wayne Shorter's "Nefertiti", now considered a jazz standard. The 1987 CD reissue added two bonus tracks originally issued in the 1970s on Circling In and Circulus; the 1989 CD reissue added the last unissued track from these recordings sessions.

Track listing[]

  1. "Toy Room" (Holland) – 5:51
  2. "Ballad I" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 4:17
  3. "Rhymes" (Corea) – 6:50
  4. "Flesh" (Corea) – 6:06
  5. "Ballad III" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 5:34
  6. "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:05

1987 & 1989 CD bonus tracks:

  • "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) – 7:23
  • "Drone" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 22:25

1989 CD bonus track:

  • "Ballad II" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 6:36

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album at DaveHolland.com
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Song of Singing (1971) | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ 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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