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Septet is an album by pianist Chick Corea featuring music for string quartet, piano, flute and French horn recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Septet
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	1985
Recorded	October 1984
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:38
Label	ECM
Producer	Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Trio Music Live in Europe (1984) Septet (1985) The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Composition.[4] The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "Po-faced and slight".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea

1. "1st Movement" - 1:57
2. "2nd Movement" - 2:20
3. "3rd Movement" - 8:08
4. "4th Movement" - 5:31
5. "5th Movement" - 9:58
6. "The Temple of Isfahan" - 13:49

• Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles, California in October, 1984

Personnel

• Chick Corea — piano
• Steve Kujala — flute
• Peter Gordon — French horn
• Ida Kavafian — violin
• Theodore Arm — violin
• Steven Tenenbom — viola
• Fred Sherry — cello

References

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