Chick Corea - Chick Corea: The Montreux Years - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Less than a month after one of the most violent fire events in the history of the continent, new shoots had burst through the scorched hardpan, nourished by the still-vital roots of those flayed and blackened trees. John Vaillant, Fire WeatherLoscil (aka Scott Morgan) returns to Kranky with Lake Fire, a nine-track offering of ash-laden sonics that mine the tension within the cycle of destruction and rejuvenation. Lake Fire is the result of a disjointed creative process. Originally conceived as a suite for electronics and ensemble, most of the original compositions were deserted, save for InchAsh Clouds,Inch featuring James Meager on double bass. The remaining tracks were reshaped and remixed, built anew out of the remnants of the abandoned work. The result is a Phoenix, an album burnt to the ground only to be reassembled out of it's cinders. Fragments of the original lurk beneath a densely overpainted canvas of sound.Infused into the resulting rearrangements are impressions from a road trip into the mountains marking a personal half-century milestone, surrounded by the ominous proximity of wildfires and dense smoke; celebrating life while the world burns. The album's title comes from the striking irony that forest fires are often named after regional lakes-perhaps subconsciously referencing ancient lore. The cover photos were taken from this same trip, while sitting in a rowboat staring into the grey abyss of an opposing mountainside outside of Revelstoke, BC, obfuscated by smoke from a nearby lake fire.

A specially priced 2-disc salute to one of the most influential pianists of the 20th Century, Chick Corea. This is a comprehensive, definitive portrait of one of musics all-time greatest, and most enduring, artists; the legendary pianist Chick Corea.

Two CD set. 2019 live . Chick Corea's boxed set Trilogy was released in 2014, garnering international acclaim and two Grammy Awards (Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo). The stunning collaboration between Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade left many critics, musicians and fans awestruck. Fortunately for us, these three virtuosos reunited for another tour in 2016, resulting in Trilogy 2 - twelve formidable tracks that raise the bar even higher.