The always creative and prolific pianist/keyboardist/composer Chick Corea has released a new project with drummer Steve Gadd. The project is a two-disc studio album called Chinese Butterfly. Featuring five epic new Corea compositions, and a supporting band of guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke, saxophonist and flutist Steve Wilson, bassist Carlitos Del Puerto, and percussionist Luisito Quintero. Corea and Gadd have a fifty-year musical partnership and on this project the two are better than ever. With funk-based grooves, flowing Latin based rhythms and dazzling solo excursions, the entire band is pushing the boundaries of jazz with heart and passion. That’s the short of it!
Chinese Butterfly
Chick's Chums 9:23
Serenity 6:39
Like I Was Sayin' 6:44
A Spanish Song 8:51
Chinese Butterfly 11:50
Return To Forever [feat. Philip Bailey] 17:29
Wake-Up Call 18:13
Gadd-zooks 16:17
Features 2 CDs
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Concord Jazz
1:35:26
Intricate melodies and flowing song forms that cover adventurous sounds and harmonies. Corea’s compositions are outstanding, as usual, and the band is flawless. The shared history of the two leaders is evident and inspired the band for seriously musical improvisations and band interactions.
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