Chick Corea - Solo Piano: Portraits (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 130:57 minutes | 2,36 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
When Chick Corea recorded "Piano Improvisations" in 1971, he opened the floodgates on a new era of solo piano music, one that continues to resonate today. "Portraits" continues Chick’s solo piano evolution in a tour de force: in a full live performance, he embraces jazz standards, classical renditions and sublime Corea Classics.
The portraits that Corea “paints” of members of the audience are, if anything, even more personal because he tries to define the individuals in an improvised solo after inviting them to sit beside him on stage. Tracks are named after the locations in which they were conceived (e.g. Portrait #2 Casablanca, Portrait #1 Vilnius). They are short, but contain meaty and often exploratory material; and to my mind are generally more interesting than Corea’s famous Children’s Songs, nine of which occupy much of the disc. Of course, we don’t see the subjects that inspire these portraits, and therefore the audience’s response, which ranges from mid-tune applause to guffaws, is incomprehensible.
Tracklist:
01 - Chick Talks: About Solo Piano
02 - Improv #1 / How Deep Is The Ocean?
03 - Chick Talks: About Bill Evans
04 - Waltz for Debby
05 - Chick Talks: About Stevie Wonder
06 - Pastime Paradise
07 - Chick Talks: About Thelonious Monk
08 - ’Round Midnight
09 - Pannonica
10 - Blue Monk
11 - Chick Talks: About Bud Powell
12 - Dusk In Sandi
13 - Oblivion
14 - Chick Talks: About Paco de Lucía
15 - The Yellow Nimbus
16 - Chick Talks: About Scriabin
17 - Prelude #2 (Op. 11)
18 - Prelude #4 (Op. 11)
19 - Chick Talks: About Bartok
20 - Bagatelle #1
21 - Bagatelle #2
22 - Bagatelle #3
23 - Bagatelle #4
24 - Chick Talks: About the Children’s Songs
25 - Children’s Song #1
26 - Children’s Song #2
27 - Children’s Song #3
28 - Children’s Song #4
29 - Children’s Song #5
30 - Children’s Song #9
31 - Children’s Song #10
32 - Children’s Song #11
33 - Children’s Song #12
34 - Chick Talks: About Portraits
35 - Portrait #1 – Krakow
36 - Portrait #2 – Krakow
37 - Portrait #1 – Casablanca
38 - Portrait #2 – Casablanca
39 - Portrait #1 – Easton, Maryland
40 - Portrait #2 – Easton, Maryland
41 - Portrait #3 – Easton, Maryland
42 - Portrait #4 – Easton, Maryland
43 - Portrait #1 – Vilnius
44 - Portrait #2 – Vilnius
Analyzed: Chick Corea / Solo Piano: Portraits
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -2.04 dB -18.33 dB 1:36 01-Chick Talks: About Solo Piano
DR10 -1.79 dB -15.01 dB 8:29 02-Improv #1 / How Deep Is The Ocean?
DR15 -4.91 dB -24.11 dB 0:54 03-Chick Talks: About Bill Evans
DR11 -1.78 dB -15.93 dB 8:20 04-Waltz for Debby
DR15 -4.83 dB -23.45 dB 0:59 05-Chick Talks: About Stevie Wonder
DR11 -1.99 dB -15.36 dB 4:52 06-Pastime Paradise
DR15 -5.58 dB -25.72 dB 1:37 07-Chick Talks: About Thelonious Monk
DR11 -1.65 dB -15.63 dB 8:00 08-’Round Midnight
DR11 -1.91 dB -15.00 dB 3:56 09-Pannonica
DR11 -1.68 dB -15.46 dB 3:35 10-Blue Monk
DR16 -6.52 dB -24.79 dB 1:04 11-Chick Talks: About Bud Powell
DR11 -1.54 dB -15.45 dB 4:04 12-Dusk In Sandi
DR10 -1.59 dB -14.08 dB 3:43 13-Oblivion
DR16 -8.25 dB -28.53 dB 1:07 14-Chick Talks: About Paco de Lucía
DR10 -1.63 dB -14.91 dB 9:27 15-The Yellow Nimbus
DR14 -8.30 dB -28.61 dB 0:55 16-Chick Talks: About Scriabin
DR11 -2.07 dB -17.34 dB 5:22 17-Prelude #2 (Op. 11)
DR12 -2.96 dB -19.82 dB 4:44 18-Prelude #4 (Op. 11)
DR16 -9.49 dB -29.72 dB 0:42 19-Chick Talks: About Bartok
DR11 -4.67 dB -22.46 dB 0:47 20-Bagatelle #1
DR12 -1.96 dB -17.85 dB 3:37 21-Bagatelle #2
DR11 -6.95 dB -21.15 dB 0:59 22-Bagatelle #3
DR12 -2.25 dB -17.71 dB 5:08 23-Bagatelle #4
DR16 -5.85 dB -25.62 dB 1:04 24-Chick Talks: About the Children’s Songs
DR12 -3.51 dB -19.17 dB 1:43 25-Children’s Song #1
DR11 -1.38 dB -17.08 dB 0:47 26-Children’s Song #2
DR11 -2.85 dB -17.17 dB 1:12 27-Children’s Song #3
DR11 -1.70 dB -16.41 dB 2:35 28-Children’s Song #4
DR10 -1.20 dB -15.78 dB 1:11 29-Children’s Song #5
DR11 -0.78 dB -15.65 dB 1:22 30-Children’s Song #9
DR10 -0.76 dB -15.18 dB 4:18 31-Children’s Song #10
DR11 -2.47 dB -17.36 dB 2:28 32-Children’s Song #11
DR10 -0.58 dB -13.98 dB 6:21 33-Children’s Song #12
DR14 -7.85 dB -27.34 dB 1:21 34-Chick Talks: About Portraits
DR11 -2.02 dB -17.60 dB 2:25 35-Portrait #1 – Krakow
DR11 -2.59 dB -17.05 dB 1:37 36-Portrait #2 – Krakow
DR12 -3.05 dB -18.78 dB 2:04 37-Portrait #1 – Casablanca
DR10 -2.78 dB -16.95 dB 1:30 38-Portrait #2 – Casablanca
DR11 -1.62 dB -16.91 dB 2:15 39-Portrait #1 – Easton, Maryland
DR11 -1.59 dB -15.66 dB 2:13 40-Portrait #2 – Easton, Maryland
DR12 -1.61 dB -16.50 dB 2:36 41-Portrait #3 – Easton, Maryland
DR10 -1.83 dB -15.13 dB 3:27 42-Portrait #4 – Easton, Maryland
DR10 -2.07 dB -16.85 dB 2:38 43-Portrait #1 – Vilnius
DR11 -2.59 dB -17.67 dB 1:50 44-Portrait #2 – Vilnius
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Number of tracks: 44
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2547 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -2.04 dB -18.33 dB 1:36 01-Chick Talks: About Solo Piano
DR10 -1.79 dB -15.01 dB 8:29 02-Improv #1 / How Deep Is The Ocean?
DR15 -4.91 dB -24.11 dB 0:54 03-Chick Talks: About Bill Evans
DR11 -1.78 dB -15.93 dB 8:20 04-Waltz for Debby
DR15 -4.83 dB -23.45 dB 0:59 05-Chick Talks: About Stevie Wonder
DR11 -1.99 dB -15.36 dB 4:52 06-Pastime Paradise
DR15 -5.58 dB -25.72 dB 1:37 07-Chick Talks: About Thelonious Monk
DR11 -1.65 dB -15.63 dB 8:00 08-’Round Midnight
DR11 -1.91 dB -15.00 dB 3:56 09-Pannonica
DR11 -1.68 dB -15.46 dB 3:35 10-Blue Monk
DR16 -6.52 dB -24.79 dB 1:04 11-Chick Talks: About Bud Powell
DR11 -1.54 dB -15.45 dB 4:04 12-Dusk In Sandi
DR10 -1.59 dB -14.08 dB 3:43 13-Oblivion
DR16 -8.25 dB -28.53 dB 1:07 14-Chick Talks: About Paco de Lucía
DR10 -1.63 dB -14.91 dB 9:27 15-The Yellow Nimbus
DR14 -8.30 dB -28.61 dB 0:55 16-Chick Talks: About Scriabin
DR11 -2.07 dB -17.34 dB 5:22 17-Prelude #2 (Op. 11)
DR12 -2.96 dB -19.82 dB 4:44 18-Prelude #4 (Op. 11)
DR16 -9.49 dB -29.72 dB 0:42 19-Chick Talks: About Bartok
DR11 -4.67 dB -22.46 dB 0:47 20-Bagatelle #1
DR12 -1.96 dB -17.85 dB 3:37 21-Bagatelle #2
DR11 -6.95 dB -21.15 dB 0:59 22-Bagatelle #3
DR12 -2.25 dB -17.71 dB 5:08 23-Bagatelle #4
DR16 -5.85 dB -25.62 dB 1:04 24-Chick Talks: About the Children’s Songs
DR12 -3.51 dB -19.17 dB 1:43 25-Children’s Song #1
DR11 -1.38 dB -17.08 dB 0:47 26-Children’s Song #2
DR11 -2.85 dB -17.17 dB 1:12 27-Children’s Song #3
DR11 -1.70 dB -16.41 dB 2:35 28-Children’s Song #4
DR10 -1.20 dB -15.78 dB 1:11 29-Children’s Song #5
DR11 -0.78 dB -15.65 dB 1:22 30-Children’s Song #9
DR10 -0.76 dB -15.18 dB 4:18 31-Children’s Song #10
DR11 -2.47 dB -17.36 dB 2:28 32-Children’s Song #11
DR10 -0.58 dB -13.98 dB 6:21 33-Children’s Song #12
DR14 -7.85 dB -27.34 dB 1:21 34-Chick Talks: About Portraits
DR11 -2.02 dB -17.60 dB 2:25 35-Portrait #1 – Krakow
DR11 -2.59 dB -17.05 dB 1:37 36-Portrait #2 – Krakow
DR12 -3.05 dB -18.78 dB 2:04 37-Portrait #1 – Casablanca
DR10 -2.78 dB -16.95 dB 1:30 38-Portrait #2 – Casablanca
DR11 -1.62 dB -16.91 dB 2:15 39-Portrait #1 – Easton, Maryland
DR11 -1.59 dB -15.66 dB 2:13 40-Portrait #2 – Easton, Maryland
DR12 -1.61 dB -16.50 dB 2:36 41-Portrait #3 – Easton, Maryland
DR10 -1.83 dB -15.13 dB 3:27 42-Portrait #4 – Easton, Maryland
DR10 -2.07 dB -16.85 dB 2:38 43-Portrait #1 – Vilnius
DR11 -2.59 dB -17.67 dB 1:50 44-Portrait #2 – Vilnius
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Number of tracks: 44
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2547 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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