Akoustic Band is the first album by the Chick Corea Akoustic Band, featuring Chick Corea with John Patitucci and Dave Weckl. The group was nominated and received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
| Akoustic Band | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Post-bop, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 60:29 | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Reception
editAllMusic awarded the album with 1.5 stars and its review by Daniel Gioffre states: "After recording a string of fusion records in the late '80s with his Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea returned to acoustic jazz with this trio date. Enlisting Elektric Band sidemen John Patitucci and Dave Weckl, Corea swings through ten tracks with noticeably mixed results. The leader is as romantic as ever, playing with bravado even on ballads, flawlessly executing complicated ideas, reveling in drama and melodrama."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bessie's Blues" | John Coltrane | 4:57 |
| 2. | "My One and Only Love" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 4:47 |
| 3. | "So in Love" | Cole Porter | 6:55 |
| 4. | "Sophisticated Lady" | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Morning Sprite" | Chick Corea | 6:33 |
| 3. | "T.B.C. (Terminal Baggage Claim)" | Corea | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Circles" | Corea | 6:33 |
| 5. | "Spain" | Corea | 5:52 |
Personnel
editMusicians
Production
- Ron Moss – executive album producer
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Chick Corea – producer, album cover concept
- Bernie Kirsh – engineer
- Joseph Martin – recording assistant
- Larry Mah – digital mix assistant
- Mick Thompson – recording manager
- Meg Darnell – studio manager
- Mark Francovich – studio manager
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Jeff Baker – piano tuning and regulation
- Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordinator
- Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover concept, graphic design
- Carol Weinberg – album cover concept, photography
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Dave Kunze – graphic design, back cover illustration
- Ivan Salgado – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design, back cover illustration
Charts
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1[4] |
Awards
edit| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1989 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
References
edit- ^ a b Gioffre, Daniel. Akoustic Band – Chick Corea Akoustic Band at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Chick Corea Akoustic Band (Vinyl album cover). Chick Corea Akoustic Band. United Kingdom: GRP. 1994. GRP-9582.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Akoustic Band – Chick Corea's Akoustic Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.