Chick Corea : 'Now He Sings, Now He sobs'

Chick Corea : 'Now He Sings, Now He sobs' (1968 Blue Note) is a trio record with Roy Haines on drums and Miroslav Vitous on bass (and the second as leader).  Corea had already recorded a solo record in 1966 for Atlantic with the help of Herbie Mann and played as sidemann with Stan Getz and  Blue Mitchell, but his talent really exploded with this record. All the Corea to come, the latin american influence, (especially for the rhythm work) and the influence of the  French impressionist school (Ravel & Debussy) are already  present here. The music  is abstract, beautiful and tricky at the same time.The rhythmic interplay between the 3 musicians is breathtaking. On the CD release are about 30 minutes bonus material from the same sessions among them the beautiful 'Windows' and the experimental 'Gemini'. A masterpiece! 

Edited by Alucard - September 15 2006 at 08:01

hey, this is a nice topic towards a less referential Corea album.

I listened to it just as I listened to everything else by Corea.

I think it's a "quite good" album, with some inventine piano works (sure, the trio feeling is imperious, but Corea is a strong word, right by now, as well) or improvs to start with, to some tunes that sing and sob, literary. Now the album's at the first marks.

Basically before the Piano Improvisations volumes more or less key moment, nothing Corea made is of a superior quality or of that dazzling moves.

Yet the albums has some good moments that are worth trying.

Oh, so not a masterpiece, Alucard but neither unmentionable.

Edited by Ricochet - December 30 2006 at 03:04

agreeing with the sense of having its impressive time, I just go in considering some others of more value. that's all. few Coreas disappointed me, this one sure doesn't.