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From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON)
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Subject: Re: Chick Corea
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Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 08:27:27 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  5 08:27:27 1985
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> 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.

This is not a new band, even in its latest incarnation: they recorded
an album called TRIO MUSIC, on ECM, that was released in 1982. In fact,
I am surprised it took them so long to tour.

>                            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 album was called NOW HE SINGS, NOW HE SOBS, on the Solid State
label. In my humble opinion, it is far better than the latest effort,
which I find self-conscious and overblown, especially on the Monk
pieces. Corea is a fine musician, but his understanding of Monk
is lacking. Where is the humor? Where are those sly musical jokes?
Where are those weirdly placed intervals and abrupt whole note runs?

Marcel Simon