Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 Explained

Piano Improvisations Vol. 2
Type:Album
Artist:Chick Corea
Cover:Piano Improvisations Vol. 2.jpg
Released:March 1972[1]
Studio:Ame Bendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre:Jazz
Length:39:14
Label:ECM 1020 ST
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Prev Title:Sundance
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Return to Forever
Next Year:1972

Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 is a studio album (and second solo piano album) by jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM in March 1972. It was recorded at the same session as Piano Improvisations Vol. 1, released the previous year.

Background

The two Piano Improvisations albums serve as a sort of bridge between Corea's largely free work in Circle and his more melodic Return to Forever music.[2]

Track listing

Original release

All tracks composed by Chick Corea except as noted
A. Side one

  1. "After Noon Song" – 2:49
  2. "Song for Lee Lee" – 2:41
  3. "Song for Thad" – 2:00
  4. "Trinkle, Tinkle" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:01
  5. "Masqualero" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:32

B. Side two

  1. "Preparation 1" – 2:37
  2. "Preparation 2" – 0:52
  3. "Departure from Planet Earth" – 7:36
  4. "A New Place"
    1. "Arrival" - 0:36
    2. "Scenery" - 5:49
    3. "Imps Walk" - 1:36
    4. "Rest" – 5:05

Personnel

Technical personnel

Liner notes

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," a theme continued from A.R.C. (Affinity, Reality, Communication), also released the year previously—an expression his deepening interest in Scientology.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 . .
  2. Web site: Chick Corea: Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 . Scott . Yanow . AllMusic . December 12, 2023.
  3. Web site: Piano Improvisations, Vol. 2 - Chick Corea | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.