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From: mm@vaxine.UUCP (Mark Mudgett)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Chick Corea
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Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 16:04:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  1 16:04:52 1985
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 >From: rsk@pucc-k (Wombat)
 >        ...rumor has it that Chick Corea is starting a new band; anyone
 >know details on this?

I attended an excellent concert yesterday by Chick's latest  trio
at  Jacob's  Pillow  in  Becket,  Mass.  The players were:  Chick
Corea, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; and Roy Haynes, drums.

The trio had just played the day before at  the  Kool  Jazz  Fes-
tival, New York.  (Incidently, Brown & Williamson Tobacco has de-
cided to get out of the jazz business; this is the last  year  of
the  Kool  Jazz  Festival.   No  doubt George Wein can find a new
sponsor.  Maybe JVC ... )  Recently, they toured Europe and  made
some  live concert recordings, which are scheduled to be released
as Chick's next album.  This is not really a  "new"  band.   They
have recorded together before (as long ago as '68).

The concert was one ninety minute set.  Each player did one solo piece
(to give the other players a rest, and to make for a more interesting
show).  The repertoire included _Mirror Vision_ by Miroslav; _Hackensack_
by Monk; and a very clever arrangement of _Night and Day_ (which Chick
said was by Frank Sinatra) :-)

The group worked very well as an ensemble, and the solo playing was
superb.  Roy's dynamic range was wild.  From a drumroll with mallets
that must have been inaudible in the back row to kicks as loud as Alex
Van Halen.  Good pedal technique on the kettledrum, too.
As usual, Chick was magnificent on the piano (a 97-key Boesendorfer),
and likewise Miroslav on upright bass.

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