Akoustic Band is the first official album by the Chick Corea Akoustic Band, featuring Chick Corea with John Patitucci and Dave Weckl. The group was nominated and received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Akoustic Band | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Studio | Clinton Recording Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Post-bop, Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 60:29 | |||
Label | GRP Records | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic awarded the album with 1.5 stars and its review by Daniel Gioffre states: "After recording a string of fusion records in the late '80s with his Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea returned to acoustic jazz with this trio date. Enlisting Elektric Band sidemen John Patitucci and Dave Weckl, Corea swings through ten tracks with noticeably mixed results. The leader is as romantic as ever, playing with bravado even on ballads, flawlessly executing complicated ideas, reveling in drama and melodrama."[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bessie's Blues" | John Coltrane | 4:57 |
2. | "My One and Only Love" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 4:47 |
3. | "So in Love" | Cole Porter | 6:55 |
4. | "Sophisticated Lady" | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | 5:07 |
5. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert | 5:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | 6:14 |
2. | "Morning Sprite" | Chick Corea | 6:33 |
3. | "T.B.C. (Terminal Baggage Claim)" | Corea | 5:15 |
4. | "Circles" | Corea | 6:33 |
5. | "Spain" | Corea | 5:52 |
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Production
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1[4] |
Grammy Awards[5]
Year | Winner | Category |
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1989 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
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Chick Corea discography | |
As leader |
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Solo piano albums |
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Duos |
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with Gary Burton |
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with Circle |
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with Stanley Clarke |
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with Miles Davis |
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with Chick Corea Elektric Band |
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with Joe Farrell |
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with Stan Getz | |
with Joe Henderson |
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with Hubert Laws |
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with Herbie Mann | |
with Blue Mitchell |
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with Origin |
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with Return to Forever |
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with Wayne Shorter |
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with others |
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Compilations |
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Soundtracks |
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