Long Play on The Nightside Share
Listen to Long Plays during the 11 o’clock hour of The Nightside with Andy O’…these special extensive compositions needed a deeper listen.
“Stand” (17:30) from Lonnie Smith’s seminal 1971 CTI release “Mama Wailer.” It was written by Sylvester Stewart aka Sly of the Family Stone is where soul and boogaloo meet hard bop in the pocket. With outstanding musicians like Grover Washington Jr. on flute & tenor saxophone Jimmy Ponder on guitar, Ron Carter on electric bass, Billy Cobham on drums, Airto on percussion and of course Lonnie Smith on Organ.
“Return to Forever” (17:16) Chick Corea/Steve Gadd Band from their double album “Chinese Butterfly” released in 2017. This update of one of Chick’s classics features Earth Wind & Fire’s Phillip Bailey with an outstanding vocal performance. The band features Chick Corea – keyboards, piano; Steve Gadd – drums, Lionel Loueke – guitar, vocals; Carlitos del Puerto –
Note: This episode originally aired Aug. 22, 2019. We ve updated it in the wake of pianist Chick Corea s death on Feb. 9, 2021.
Pianist Chick Corea has lived many lives as a musician, from post-bop wunderkind to free-jazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamber-jazz eminence. That imprecise tally leaves out a lot in an expansive career but, more to the point, it creates the false impression that Corea compartmentalizes his musical output, when the truth suggests something far more holistic.
Jazz Night in America caught up with Corea during a recent gig at Scullers in Boston just across the river from Chelsea, Mass., where he was born and raised. He was on tour with a new trio he calls Vigilette, with Carlitos Del Puerto on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums. The set list combined songbook standards like On Green Dolphin Street with originals like Rhumba Flamenco, each number delivered with Corea s brand of articulate flair.
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Note: This episode originally aired Aug. 22, 2019. We ve updated it in the wake of pianist Chick Corea s
.
Pianist Chick Corea has lived many lives as a musician, from post-bop wunderkind to free-jazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamber-jazz eminence. That imprecise tally leaves out a lot in an expansive career but, more to the point, it creates the false impression that Corea compartmentalizes his musical output, when the truth suggests something far more holistic.
Jazz Night in America caught up with Corea during a recent gig at Scullers in Boston just across the river from Chelsea, Mass., where he was born and raised. He was on tour with a new trio he calls Vigilette, with Carlitos Del Puerto on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums. The set list combined songbook standards like On Green Dolphin Street with originals like Rhumba Flamenco, each number delivered wit