Pianist Keith Jarrett is now well-known over the world as a musician of supreme talent and creativity. Back in 1966 he was playing in drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (alongside trumpeter Chuck Mangione, incidentally) and was just being recognized as a force to be reckoned with in straight-ahead jazz, although he was playing “inside” the piano (on the strings), even at that time.
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New Corea – jazz/classical
Originally published at rec.music.bluenote
Was surprised to see a new CD of Chick Corea at my local store – I knew that it was coming, but didn’t know when. Anyway, it’s very nice. Only two selections – a revised arrangement of “Spain” with his entire Origin band alongside the London Philharmonic and then the premiere recording of Chick’s Piano Concerto (which I first heard back in early 1986 and have been clamoring to get released since then).
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