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Released
  
1975

Artist
  
Chick Corea

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Circling In(1968-70)
  
Circulus(1970)

Release date
  
1975

Genres
  
Jazz, Avant-garde jazz

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Recorded
  
March 14, 19 & 27, 1968 and April 7, August 13 & 19, 1970

Similar
  
Chick Corea albums, Jazz albums

Circling In is a double LP by jazz pianist Chick Corea featuring performances recorded between 1968 and 1970, including the first recordings by the group Circle, which was first released on the Blue Note label in 1975. It contains trio performances by Corea with Miroslav Vitous, and Roy Haynes recorded in March 1968, which were later added to the CD reissue of Now He Sings, Now He Sobs as bonus tracks, and performances by permutations of the band Circle recorded in April and July 1970 some of which were later released as Early Circle.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating it "gives one a clear picture into the evolution of pianist Chick Corea during the 1968-70 period".

Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea except where noted. Side One

  1. "Ian Lowe" - 4:45
  2. "Gemini" - 4:17
  3. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 3:33
  4. "Fragments" - 4:01
  5. "Windows" - 3:08

Side Two

  1. "Samba Yanta" - 2:38
  2. "I Don't Know" - 2:38
  3. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:58
  4. "Blues Connotation" - 7:17
  5. "Duet For Bass And Piano No.1" (Chick Corea, Dave Holland) - 3:28
  6. "Duet For Bass And Piano No.2" (Corea, Holland) - 1:40

Side Three

  1. "Danse For Clarinet And Piano No.1" (Corea, Anthony Braxton) - 2:14
  2. "Danse For Clarinet And Piano No.2" (Corea, Braxton) - 2:32
  3. "Chimes Part 1" (Corea, Braxton, Holland) - 10:20
  4. "Chimes Part 2" (Corea, Braxton, Holland) - 6:40

Side Four

  1. "Starp" (Holland) - 5:20
  2. "73º - A Kelvin" (Braxton) - 9:09
  3. "Ballad" (Barry Altschul, Braxton, Corea, Holland) - 6:41
  • Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on March 14, 1968 (Side One, tracks 1 & 3), March 19, 1968 (Side One, tracks 2 & 4), March 27, 1968 (Side One, track 5 and Side Two, tracks 1-3), April 7, 1970 (Side Two, track 4), August 13, 1970 (Side Two, tracks 5 & 6 and Side Three), and August 19, 1970 (Side Four).

    • Personnel

  • Chick Corea - piano, celeste, vibes, percussion
  • Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, percussion (Side Three and Side Four)
  • Dave Holland (Side Two, tracks 4-6, Side Three and Side Four), Miroslav Vitouš (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1-3) - bass
  • Barry Altschul - drums, percussion (Side Two, tracks 4-6 and Side Four)
  • Roy Haynes - drums (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1-3)

    • Songs

    1Bossa4:45
    2Gemini4:23
    3My One And Only Love3:37

    References

    Circling In Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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