For The Elektric Bands sophomore outing, Chick Corea - the venerated 27-time Grammy winner and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master - entered the studio with Dave Weckl on drums, John Patitucci on bass, and two new players who would solidify the bands classic line up, guitarist Frank Gambale and saxophonist Eric Marienthal.
More heavily produced than its predecessor, Light Years contains several sequence-driven tracks, Coreas attempt at reaching out to a wider audience with a brand of music that was tighter, funkier and eminently more communicative than he had recorded on 1986s The Chick Corea Elektric Band.
The crisp, irrepressibly catchy title track is a prime example of Coreas more commercial aspirations for the album, with Patitucci laying down a fat, funky groove with some hearty slap bass lines (a distinct flavor of the time), and Marienthals pungent alto sax strutting over the top. Not only did this groove-oriented track catch on with listeners, it also won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards.
Originally released in the midst of the CD explosion, Corea took full advantage of the increased running time the format offered. With vinyl in decline, songs were cut from the track lists in order to fit on the original single LP vinyl release. At last this album has been restored to its original running order, as the artist intended.
Produced by Corea, with longtime engineering partner Bernie Kirsh, the album features detailed liner notes by jazz writer Bill Milkowski, providing context and filling out the listening experience with lush technical notes.
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Tracklist: SIDE A 1. Light Years 2. Second Sight 3. Flamingo 4. Prism SIDE B 1. Time Track 2. Starlight 3. Your Eyes SIDE C 1. The Dragon 2. View From The Outside 3. Smokescreen SIDE D 1. Hymn of the Heart 2. Kaleidoscope
For The Elektric Bands sophomore outing, Chick Corea - the venerated 27-time Grammy winner and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master - entered the studio with Dave Weckl on drums, John Patitucci on bass, and two new players who would solidify the bands classic line up, guitarist Frank Gambale and saxophonist Eric Marienthal.
More heavily produced than its predecessor, Light Years contains several sequence-driven tracks, Coreas attempt at reaching out to a wider audience with a brand of music that was tighter, funkier and eminently more communicative than he had recorded on 1986s The Chick Corea Elektric Band.
The crisp, irrepressibly catchy title track is a prime example of Coreas more commercial aspirations for the album, with Patitucci laying down a fat, funky groove with some hearty slap bass lines (a distinct flavor of the time), and Marienthals pungent alto sax strutting over the top. Not only did this groove-oriented track catch on with listeners, it also won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards.
Originally released in the midst of the CD explosion, Corea took full advantage of the increased running time the format offered. With vinyl in decline, songs were cut from the track lists in order to fit on the original single LP vinyl release. At last this album has been restored to its original running order, as the artist intended.
Produced by Corea, with longtime engineering partner Bernie Kirsh, the album features detailed liner notes by jazz writer Bill Milkowski, providing context and filling out the listening experience with lush technical notes.
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Tracklist: SIDE A 1. Light Years 2. Second Sight 3. Flamingo 4. Prism SIDE B 1. Time Track 2. Starlight 3. Your Eyes SIDE C 1. The Dragon 2. View From The Outside 3. Smokescreen SIDE D 1. Hymn of the Heart 2. Kaleidoscope