Jonathan Cheng 26 мин. · ... Corea has released on Concord Jazz a three-CD package, called Trilogy, appropriately enough, that features his current trio with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. As always, this acoustic piano trio crackles and surges and performs as a high-energy unit, as have all of Corea’s previous trios. Even at the age of 73, or perhaps because of his lifelong absorption of musical and living experiences, Corea performs with his characteristic light touch and effortless sweep that expresses concepts usually at a quickening pace throughout the tracks. For example, as on “It Could Happen to You,” Corea initially may sketch the outlines of a song with buoyantly moving block chords and then a single-note bass ostinato under galloping treble improvisation. He teases the audience into eventual familiarity as the song attains recognition before taking off with dynamic intensity. For Trilogy, Corea chose tracks from concerts performed in far-flung locations like Spain, Turkey, California, Austria, Japan, Slovenia, Switzerland and Washington D.C. The audience reaction at the end of the tracks—that is, audible acclaim—remains the same, no matter where they were recorded, proving not only that Corea can capture the attention and soul of listeners, but also that music, delivered by inspired artists, remains a universal language. Corea already knew that. Now he proves it once again. And again. And yet again. In country after country.... (eJazz News, October 6 2014)
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:05:56 +0000
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