Piano Improvisations Vol. 1

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 1971.

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
Studio album by
Chick Corea
Released1971
RecordedApril 21 & 22, 1971 Ame Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length42:50
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
A.R.C.
(1971)		 Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
(1971)		 Piano Improvisations Vol. 2
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The album, along with its counterpart Piano Improvisations Vol. 2, was recorded over the course of two days in Oslo, Norway. The two albums in the Piano Improvisations series serve as a sort of bridge between Corea's other works in Circle and Return to Forever. The only musician featured on the album is Chick Corea on piano.

On the back cover of the album Corea writes, "This music was created out of the desire to communicate and share the dream of a better life with people everywhere."

Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated

  1. "Noon Song" – 4:08
  2. "Song for Sally" – 3:50
  3. "Ballad for Anna" – 2:31
  4. "Song of the Wind" – 3:16
  5. "Sometime Ago" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter) – 8:29
  • Where Are You Now? – A Suite of Eight Pictures:
  1. "Picture 1" – 4:55
  2. "Picture 2" – 2:06
  3. "Picture 3" – 2:34
  4. "Picture 4" – 2:47
  5. "Picture 5" – 0:36
  6. "Picture 6" – 3:57
  7. "Picture 7" – 2:02
  8. "Picture 8" – 1:36

Personnel
  • Engineer: Jan-Erik Kongshaug
  • Producer: Manfred Eicher
  • Cover design by B & B Wojirsch
  • Photography by Valerie Wilmer

References
  1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 - Chick Corea | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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