The Enchantment Explained

The Enchantment
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
Cover:	ChickCoreaAndBelaFleck_TheEnchantment.jpg
Released:	May 22, 2007
Recorded:	December 2006
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Concord
Producer:	Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
Chronology:	Chick Corea
Prev Title:	The Boston Three Party
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Dr. Joe
Next Year:	2007

The Enchantment is a 2007 album released on the Concord label by pianist Chick Corea and banjoist Béla Fleck.

The album was released to favorable reviews^[1] and went on to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.^[2] Fleck was also nominated that year for a Grammy Award for the song "Spectacle" in the Best Instrumental Composition category.^[3] The album peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Jazz albums chart.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by either Chick Corea or Béla Fleck, except where noted.

1. "Señorita" (Chick Corea) – 5:20
2. "Spectacle" (Bela Fleck) – 4:40
3. "Joban Dna Nopia" (Corea) – 6:28
4. "Mountain" (Fleck) – 3:53
5. "Children’s Song #6" (Corea) – 4:02
6. "A Strange Romance" (Fleck) – 4:46
7. "Menagerie" (Fleck) – 5:53
8. "Waltse for Abby" (Fleck)– 3:02
9. "Brazil" (Ary Barroso, Sidney Russell) – 5:58
10. "The Enchantment" (Corea) – 5:39
11. "Sunset Road" (Fleck) – 4:36

Personnel

Musicians

• Chick Corea – piano
• Béla Fleck – banjo

Production

• Bernard Alexander – Piano Tuner
• Brian Alexander – Piano Technician
• Marc Bessant – Design
• Jay Blakesberg – Photography
• Evelyn Brechtlein – Project Coordinator
• Sarah Jane Coleman – Lettering
• C. Taylor Crothers – Photography
• Bernie Grundman – Mastering
• Bernie Kirsh – Engineer, Mixing
• Julie Rooney – Graphic Consultant
• Buck Snow – Assistant Engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Chick Corea Shop . Chickcorea.com . 2012-02-15.
2. https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/the-8th-annual-latin-grammy-winners-1117975668/ "The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Winners"
3. "50th Annual Grammy Award Nominees Announced" soundtrack.net, "Grammy Winners..." wiresmash.com
4. Web site: The Enchantment - Chick Corea | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.