So, Chick Corea's "Cappuccino" is stuck in my head, and I'm in this bar, surrounded by a bunch of cigarette smoke. I mean, it's not exactly the Ritz, but there's this saxophone going on, and I can feel my body moving to the rhythm. It's kinda funny, I've never been to a place like this before, you know? Cozy, with couples sitting at round tables puffing away on their smokes. There's this tiny dance stage in the middle of everything, right in front of the band. And boy, hearing that music live, it's something else. My body's groovin', and there's this girl in a white shirt and a frilly skirt, she's dancing too, smiling at me. It's like the whole world's watching us as the music gets wilder. I can hardly see her through the smoke, but that saxophone just keeps climbing, like it's gonna hit the roof. Then, out of the blue, next bus stop - Rafiel Eristavi Street. Snap out of it. I open my eyes so fast it startles the girl in the frilly skirt next to me.dont ask me the color, I don't remember, her smile's what caught my eye. Time to get off the bus. I apologize to the girl and step onto the street. Last time that I picutred that girl and noticed she was wearing headphones. The last thing on my mind is, what was she listening to? I bet it'd disappoint me.And now I realize I was all alone in that little jazzbar.
There was this moment in the mid-late 70s when jazz was bursting beyond its boundaries. This is a perfect example of a jazz track doing something really interesting with form. No head+solo structure here, but a remarkable structure: going in the new direction after 90 seconds, and then in a totally unexpected direction from 1'51"...from then on the rest of the track features those same chords in the piano for minutes and minutes. Amazing. And when the piano solo finally comes it's fantastically high energy. Superb. And an excellent ending also.
This is such a typical, beautiful high energy composition with all the twists and turns that only Chick could write played by such masters of their instruments.
So, Chick Corea's "Cappuccino" is stuck in my head, and I'm in this bar, surrounded by a bunch of cigarette smoke. I mean, it's not exactly the Ritz, but there's this saxophone going on, and I can feel my body moving to the rhythm. It's kinda funny, I've never been to a place like this before, you know? Cozy, with couples sitting at round tables puffing away on their smokes.
There's this tiny dance stage in the middle of everything, right in front of the band. And boy, hearing that music live, it's something else. My body's groovin', and there's this girl in a white shirt and a frilly skirt, she's dancing too, smiling at me. It's like the whole world's watching us as the music gets wilder. I can hardly see her through the smoke, but that saxophone just keeps climbing, like it's gonna hit the roof.
Then, out of the blue,
next bus stop - Rafiel Eristavi Street.
Snap out of it. I open my eyes so fast it startles the girl in the frilly skirt next to me.dont ask me the color, I don't remember, her smile's what caught my eye.
Time to get off the bus. I apologize to the girl and step onto the street. Last time that I picutred that girl and noticed she was wearing headphones. The last thing on my mind is, what was she listening to? I bet it'd disappoint me.And now I realize I was all alone in that little jazzbar.
There was this moment in the mid-late 70s when jazz was bursting beyond its boundaries. This is a perfect example of a jazz track doing something really interesting with form. No head+solo structure here, but a remarkable structure: going in the new direction after 90 seconds, and then in a totally unexpected direction from 1'51"...from then on the rest of the track features those same chords in the piano for minutes and minutes. Amazing. And when the piano solo finally comes it's fantastically high energy. Superb. And an excellent ending also.
This is such a typical, beautiful high energy composition with all the twists and turns that only Chick could write played by such masters of their instruments.
Corea/Gomez/Gadd/Farrel. What a magic band ...!!!
Some of Steve Gadd's greatest playing on this track.
NITE SPRITE
LENORE
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At 1:00 he is kicking serious butt
There's a Latin Jazz versión by Sonora Ponceña from Puerto Rico, led by pianist Papo Lucca...
Eddie Gómez y Joe Farrell inmensos. brutal cuarteto.
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SUCH BEAUTIFUL SOPHISTICATED PHRASES OF MARVELOUS LENGUAGE OF JAZZ
always a fav... 50+
Joe farrell : magestic!!!
Rest In Peace 🐐
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Thanks for the quality! !!! Cheers!
Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Joe Farrell, Chick Corea!!!
One of the best music out there! :)
My favorite jazz album of all times. 40 Something years listening to it still love it
chick IS a master but farrel, BUT GADD & GOMEZ ARE MASTERS IN THEIR OWN RGHT