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Contents.Critical reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingJohn Kelman of summarizes his review with the statement: 'It's hard to believe that Corea is now 73 years old but, if anything, he's never been more active—and, with albums as superb as Trilogy, in the company of the equally outstanding McBride and Blade, clearly at the top of his game.' Steve Leggett wrote in his review: 'This expansive live release finds Corea working with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, and the three have an uncanny connection, filling space with gorgeous and subtle phrasings, gliding through all manner of styles with a seemingly effortless elegance, grace, and freshness.' And concludes 'Not exactly a holding pattern, and not exactly a career summation, Trilogy will surely please and delight Corea's many fans.' John Fordham of the wrote: 'Chick Corea, now 73, has shown that his curiosity as well as his playing remain undimmed with genre-bending recent ventures such as his Vigil group. But plenty of Corea fans want nothing more than for him to cut loose with a classic acoustic-jazz trio, and that’s precisely the deal for this three-CD set, recorded live around the world between 2010 and 2012.(.) For Corea admirers, and jazz-piano fans of all kinds, it’s a must.' Track listing Disc one. 'You're My Everything' (, ) – 12:00.
'Recorda Me' – 7:29. ' (, ) – 13:55. 'Work' – 5:14. ' (, ) – 9:20. 'Fingerprints' (Chick Corea) – 10:22. ' (Corea) – 18:29Disc two. 'This Is New' (, ) – 12:42.
' (, )– 9:04. ' (, )– 12:00.
' (Monk) – 10:01. 'Armando's Rhumba' (Corea) – 9:13. 'Op. 9' – 10:43. ' – 13:48Disc three. 'Homage' (Corea) – 10:02.
'Piano Sonata: The Moon' (Corea) – 29:58. ' (, ) – 10:22Personnel. –.
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Spain is an instrumentaljazz fusion composition by jazzpianist and composerChick Corea. It is likely Corea's most recognized piece, and is considered a jazz standard.[1]
Spain was composed in 1971 and appeared in its original (and most well-known) rendition on the album Light as a Feather, with performances by Corea (Rhodes electric piano), Airto Moreira (drums), Flora Purim (vocals and percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Joe Farrell (flute). It has been recorded in several versions, by Corea himself as well as by other artists, including a flamenco version by Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin in the 1980s, and a progressive bluegrass version by Bela Fleck in 1979. More recently, Corea has performed it as a duo with Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara. Version by Stevie Wonder in 2008 Concert in London.
The Light as a Feather version of Spain received two Grammy nominations, for Best Instrumental Arrangement and for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by a Group. In 2001, Corea was awarded the Best Instrumental Arrangement Grammy for 'Spain for Sextet and Orchestra'.
Composition[edit]
Corea opens the Light as a Feather version of Spain with the adagio from Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. After the intro, the song switches to a fast, steady samba-like rhythm, in which the main theme and an improvisation part are repeated.
The chord progression used during the improvisation part is based on harmonic progressions in Rodrigo's concerto. It runs as follows:
In line with jazz philosophy, other interpretations of the song are structured differently and some might only retain the main theme or parts of it.In the Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin version some chords are altered in parts, including the F#7 to F#7b9 or F#7aug and C#7 to C#7#9.
Appearances[edit]
Various covers by other artists, including:
References[edit]
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