Chick Corea - Inner Space (1972)

An expanded version of Chick Corea's amazing Tones For Joan's Bones album from the late 60s – presented here with some key bonus tracks as well! The core album is amazing stuff – quite different than Chick Corea's 70s work, and a set that's filled with heavy soul jazz and Latin influences! Chick's coming off of years of work in Latin bands, and in smaller soul jazz combos, and his writing here is a mix of the freer style that would later become too free, with the rootsier elements of his background. The players on the record include Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Farrell on tenor and flute, Steve Swallow on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums – and all tracks are long, with a sweeping, searching, soulful sound. Titles include a beautiful rendition of Chick's "Litha", which he also recorded with Stan Getz on Sweet Rain, plus two other nice originals – "Tones For Joan's Bones" and "Straight Up And Down". This set also includes two numbers left off the original release, "Inner Space" and "Guijira" – recorded at the same time, and a wonderful expansion of the already-great set. Added to the record are two more Chick-centered tracks from the Hubert Laws album Laws' Cause – "Windows" and "Trio For Flute, Bassoon & Piano" – arranged by Corea, and featuring him on piano and Hubert Laws on flute. © 1996-2008, Dusty Groove America, Inc.


Tracks:

1. Straight Up And Down
2. This Is New
3. Tones For Joan's Bones
4. Litha
5. Inner Space
6. Windows
7. Guijira
8. Trio For Flute, Bassoon And Piano


Personnel: Chick Corea (piano); Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone, flute); Woody Shaw (trumpet); Hubert Laws (flute); Karl Porter (bassoon); Steve Swallow, Ron Carter (bass); Joe Chambers, Grady Tate (drums).





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