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Chick Corea: Trilogy 2

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Label: Universal Music
Released: 2018.12.05
Time:
 53:35/65:17
Category: Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Producer(s): Chick Corea, Bernie Kirsh
Rating:
Media type: 2xCD
Web address: www.chickcorea.com
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Purchase date: 2020
Price in €: 1,00





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Disc 1

[1] How Deep Is the Ocean (I.Berlin) - 12:48
[2] 500 Miles High (Ch.Corea) - 11:02
[3] Crepuscule With Nellie (Th.Monk) - 6:40
[4] Work (Th.Monk) - 4:54
[5] But Beautiful (J.Burke/J. van Heusen) - 9:01
[6] La Fiesta (Ch.Corea) - 7:10


Disc 2

[1] Eiderdown (S.Swallow) - 11:07
[2] All Blues (M.Davis) - 11:35
[3] Pastime Paradise (S.Wonder) - 8:26
[4] Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Ch.Corea) - 16:18
[5] Serenity (J.Henderson) - 7:39
[6] Lotus Blossom (K.Dorham) - 10:12

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Chick Corea - Piano, Liner Notes, Producer
Christian McBride - Bass
Brian Blade - Drums

Bernie Kirsh - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Brian Vibberts - Mixing
David Ives - Mastering
Christian McBride - Liner Notes
Marc Bessant - Graphic Design
Dan Muse - Photography, Project Manager
Robin D. G. Kelley - Liner Notes
Kris Campbell - Tour Manager

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2xCD 2018 Universal Music - UCCJ-3038/9

Track 1-1 recorded November 16, 2012 in Bologna
Track 1-2 recorded July 26, 2016 in Rockport
Tracks 1-3, 1-4 recorded July 7, 2016 in Minneapolis
Tracks 1-5, 1-6 recorded November 23, 2012 in Zurich
Track 2-1 recorded June 21, 2016 in St. Louis
Track 2-2 recorded June 30, 2016 in Ottawa
Track 2-3 recorded June 28, 2016 in Rochester
Track 2-4 recorded October 11, 2010 in Oakland
Track 2-5 recorded October 3, 2010 in Ottawa
Track 2-6 recorded December 3, 2010 in Tokyo



When an iconic pianist like Chick Corea gets together with such modern masters as bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the music they create together is absolutely magical. Their 2014 release Trilogy earned universal acclaim, including a pair of GRAMMY Awards (Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo for “Fingerprints”), and confirmed the trio as one of Corea’s most revered ensembles.

Despite sprawling across three jam-packed CDs, Trilogy left fans everywhere clamoring for more. So when the three virtuosos reunited for another world tour, the results were captured for posterity and the highlights are now collected on the long-awaited follow-up, Trilogy 2. The double album is another treasure trove of sparkling energy and thrilling in-the-moment invention. Each member of this trio is a giant in the jazz world and beyond, but the peerless chemistry they share elevates their collaborations into the realm of the truly special. Even before coming together as a self-contained unit, the three had gelled on tour with Corea’s Five Peace Band, an electrifying all-star ensemble he co-founded with fellow legend, guitarist John McLaughlin, and featuring Kenny Garrett on saxophone. On their own, the trio pairs high-caliber musicianship with an easy camaraderie, making for music that is as artistically exhilarating as it is fresh and playful.

“In every group that I work with, the fun factor is the number one criterion,” Corea says. “This trio is incredible fun. That’s not something you can dictate, but if that’s the experience then the music just flows. With Christian and Brian, we have a blast on the road.”

That feeling is captured throughout Trilogy 2, which features tracks hand-picked by Corea from throughout the trio’s recent world tour. The albums capture the feel of a concert program, both in the flow of the music and in the illuminating recording by Bernie Kirsh, Corea’s longtime engineer. The material spans a range of inspirations, from American Songbook standards to jazz classics, reaching back into Corea’s own catalogue as well as that of some of his most renowned collaborators, including Miles Davis and Joe Henderson.

Liner Notes



2013's Trilogy showcased the engaging collaboration between pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade. Virtuoso leaders in their own right, Corea, McBride, and Blade found common ground as a trio, exploring a mix of sophisticated standards as well as originals culled from Corea's extensive book. The album cracked the Top Ten of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and earned two Grammys, including for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. The super-trio's follow-up, 2018's Trilogy 2, features further in-concert performances captured during their various tours between 2010 and 2016 in places like Ottawa, Bologna, Zurich, and St. Louis. Once again, the performances reveal yet more layers to their intuitive, almost psychic interplay. Part of what makes Corea, McBride, and Blade's work together so compelling is how rhythmically kinetic it is. McBride and Blade are both immensely rhythmic, muscular performers who punctuate every phrase and accent with deft articulation. They are a perfect match for Corea, who balances his deeply layered chordal harmonies with ear-popping rhythmic motifs and architectural lines that dance and spin right along with his bandmates. It's a tactile sound that elevates standards like their opening take on "How Deep Is the Ocean" and their swaggeringly loping rendition of Thelonious Monk's "Crepuscule with Nellie." Elsewhere, they offer similarly bewitching versions of Corea's 1968 classic "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" and an expansive rendition of his 1973 Return to Forever Latin fusion number "500 Miles High." We also get a propulsive reading of Steve Swallow's "Eiderdown," an equally brisk take on Miles Davis' "All Blues," and a vibrant closing interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's "Lotus Blossom."

Matt Collar - All Music Guide



Only the cream of the crop takes the stage with Chick Corea. Bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, churning like butter on tour with Corea, resulted in Trilogy (Concord Records, 2014). This sensational three-disc live recording was so well received it demanded, or at least most assuredly warranted, a command performance. Picking right up where they left off, the Chick Corea Trio now presents Trilogy 2. The "mere" two-disc offering is beyond simply "more of the same." The comfort zone, though strong on the first outing, has broadened and deepened. Three musicians of substance further engaging in each other's world can lead to beautiful moments of improvisational bliss. They clearly are having fun playing together, and that enjoyment is transferred onto the listener in droves. All the tunes are choice and well placed, but it is what they do inside the lines that pops, sizzles, and simmers. The amount of creative and opportunistic exploration between the notes is driven by the trust developed in one another and their inherent sensibilities.

If you haven't heard the original Grammy-winning Trilogy as yet, it perhaps should be noted that this is very much straight-up traditional jazz. Corea has ventured into many aspects of the genre in his storied career, from the avant-garde, to free, to electric, to acoustic, to fusion, and to even more free. Here you have a pure jazz trio that takes it to places where we haven't been, while still being familiar enough to appear as an old friend. There is a delicate balance of trio symmetry and soloing. The solos by all three masters are never forced or sound at all rehearsed. They glide in and out with a subtle ease and flow. As a unit they are clearly listening to each other and responding to the dialogue with a confidence of understanding that lends itself to thought-provoking interactions. They are in no hurry to get there, taking the listener on a wondrous journey. The ride out-weighs the destination, though the landing spot can be pretty sweet.

McBride and Blade deftly illustrate that there is more than one way to get it done. Their dynamics and interactions with Corea are vastly different than that of longtime collaborators Dave Weckl and John Patitucci. Not better, not worse, it's not a competition. It's fresh, improvisational jazz of the highest order. Although Corea handpicked all the song selections, McBride and Blade asked for, and received, the opportunity to play the Corea classic "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs." It is the first time it has been recorded since the original studio version on his first trio record with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes as the title track of Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968). Over half a century later, Corea adds yet another brilliant chapter to his career and our ear.

Jim Worsley - October 3, 2019
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Chick Coreas 2014 veröffentlichte Trilogy wurde mit zwei Grammys ausgezeichnet. Die beeindruckende Zusammenarbeit zwischen Chick Corea, Christian McBride und Brian Blade hat viele Kritiker, Musiker und Fans beeindruckt. Glücklicherweise haben sich diese drei Virtuosen 2016 zu einer weiteren Tournee zusammengeschlossen, was zu Trilogy 2 führte - beeindruckende Tracks, die die Messlatte noch höher legen. Das Trio, das seit seiner ersten Zusammenarbeit in Chick Coreas Five Peace Band über ein Jahrzehnt zusammenarbeitet, wird jedes Jahr besser.

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»... diese Musik ist modern jazziges Grundlagenspiel, swingboppend perfekt.«

(stereoplay, Januar 2020)



»Jetzt legen die drei mit einer Live-Doppel-CD nach und, wie Robin Kelley in den Liner Notes so treffend schreibt, ›sie erinnern uns daran, was passiert, wenn großartige Musiker die Songs lieben, die sie spielen‹.«

(Jazz thing, Februar / März 2020)
 

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