| Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 21–22, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Ame Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:43 | |||
| Label |
ECM ECM 1014 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is a studio album (and first solo piano album) by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM later that year. The session also produced Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972), released the following year.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic described Piano Improvisations Vols. 1 & 2 as an accessible transition between Circle and Return to Forever, as Corea moved away from the avant-garde to communicate with a wider audience. [1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chick Corea, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Noon Song" | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Song for Sally" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Ballad for Anna" | 2:25 | |
| 4. | "Song of the Wind" | 3:10 | |
| 5. | "Sometime Ago" |
| 8:20 |
| Total length: | 21:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Picture 1" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Picture 2" | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Picture 3" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Picture 4" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Picture 5" | 0:32 |
| 6. | "Picture 6" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Picture 7" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Picture 8" | 1:35 |
| Total length: | 20:03 41:43 | |
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano
Technical personnel
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan-Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- B & B Wojirsch – cover design
- Valerie Wilmer – photography
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 - Chick Corea | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
