| The Song of Singing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 2, 1971 [1] | |||
| Recorded | April 7–8, 1970 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording New York City | |||
| Genre | Free jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 35:43 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84353 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Song of Singing is a studio album by Chick Corea recorded over two days in April 1970 and released Blue Note the following year. The recording features bassist Dave Holland and drummer/percussionist Barry Altschul.
Corea, Holland and Altschul made up three fourths of the free jazz ensemble Circle. The setting of this album is largely free and spontaneous, with a few pre-composed pieces included to maintain balance. The only piece not composed by Corea or Holland, or improvised by the trio, is Wayne Shorter's "Nefertiti," now considered a jazz standard. The 1987 CD reissue added two bonus tracks originally issued in the 1970s on Circling In and Circulus; the 1989 CD reissue added the last unissued track from these recordings sessions.
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Barry Altschul, Chick Corea and Dave Holland except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toy Room" | Dave Holland | 5:51 |
| 2. | "Ballad I" | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "Rhymes" | Chick Corea | 6:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flesh" | Corea | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Ballad III" | 5:34 | |
| 3. | "Nefertiti" | Wayne Shorter | 7:05 |
CD reissues
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Blues Connotation" | Ornette Coleman | 7:23 |
| 8. | "Drone" | 22:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Blues Connotation" | Coleman | 7:23 |
| 8. | "Ballad II" | 6:36 | |
| 9. | "Drone" | 22:25 |
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano, keyboards
- Dave Holland – bass
- Barry Altschul – drums
See also
- Circle (jazz band) – common members
- Jack Johnson (album) – recorded on the same day
References
- ↑ Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album at DaveHolland.com
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Song of Singing (1971) | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.