Released July 1981 Three Quartets
(1981) Trio Music
(1981) Release date July 1981 Label GRP | Length 39:03 Artist Chick Corea Producer Chick Corea | |
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Recorded January/February 1981 at Mad Hatter Studios Los Angeles, California Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion, Post-bop Similar Chick Corea albums, Jazz albums | ||
Three Quartets is a jazz album released in 1981 by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, in collaboration with saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Steve Gadd. All compositions are by Corea who wanted to create an album of quartets like the many string quartets of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Impressionist periods; however, he would use jazz instrumentation.
Contents
"Quartet No. 1" uses a 1-chord (G altered) solo vamp over a rock beat in 3/4, and a repeated theme that uses stacked fourths. The second track, "Quartet No. 2 (Part I)" is a ballad, dedicated to jazz pioneer Duke Ellington, incorporating many of the Western classical harmonies and tensions that Ellington used in much of his playing. "Quartet No. 2 (Part II)" is dedicated to jazz saxophone legend John Coltrane.
Track listing
(All compositions by Chick Corea except "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker)
- "Quartet No. 1" – (10:16)
- "Quartet No. 3" – (9:41)
- "Quartet No. 2" - Part I (Dedicated to Duke Ellington)" – (7:09)
- "Quartet No. 2" - Part II (Dedicated to John Coltrane)" – (12:01)
The CD reissue contains several tracks that were recorded during the same sessions as the original album but not released at the time. These are:
Corea plays drums on "Confirmation" instead of Steve Gadd.
Personnel
Songs
1Quartet No 110:15
2Quartet No 39:41
3Quartet No 2 - Part 17:09