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Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is the seventh solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1971 by the Munich based German record company ECM. It features solo performances on acoustic piano and was recorded over the course of two days in Oslo, Norway. These sessions also produced the subsequent Piano Improvisations Vol. 2. These two albums served as a bridge of sorts between Corea's experimental acoustic works in Circle and his more accessible work with Return to Forever.

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	1971
Recorded	April 21 & 22, 1971 Ame Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:43
Label	ECM (ECM 1014 ST)
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
A.R.C. (1971) Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated

Original album:
Side A

1. "Noon Song" – 4:00
2. "Song for Sally" – 3:45
3. "Ballad for Anna" – 2:25
4. "Song of the Wind" – 3:10
5. "Sometime Ago" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter) – 8:20

Side B

1. "Where Are You Now? – A Suite of Eight Pictures -"
   1. "Picture 1" – 4:53
   2. "Picture 2" – 2:03
   3. "Picture 3" – 2:30
   4. "Picture 4" – 2:40
   5. "Picture 5" – 0:32
   6. "Picture 6" – 3:55
   7. "Picture 7" – 1:55
   8. "Picture 8" – 1:35

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano
• Engineer: Jan-Erik Kongshaug
• Producer: Manfred Eicher
• Cover design by B & B Wojirsch
• Photography by Valerie Wilmer

References

External links

• Chick Corea - Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Chick Corea - Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Chick Corea - Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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