Friends [Import]

Chick Corea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Japan
• ASIN: B00008K760
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,151 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Step

2. Waltse for Dave

3. Children's Song No. 5

4. Samba Song

5. Friends

6. Sicily

7. Children's Song No. 15

8. Cappucino

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Chick Corea small-group jazz, April 14, 2001

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Thomas Hastings (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

Between his 1970's Return to Forever albums and his late-80's Elektric band albums, Chick released a number of good small-ensemble jazz albums full of original compositions - albums which have, for whatever reason, languished in obscurity. Here he teams up with Joe Farrell on flute and reeds, Eddie Gomez on bass and Steve Gadd on drums: how can you miss with that kind of line-up?

Each member of this quartet really contributes to the whole: Eddie Gomez's sound on the bass is rich and full, and Steve Gadd supplies a constant creative energy. The tracks have a great balance between composed structure(including intricate passages with Chick and Joe in unison) and improvisation that lets the individual players shine. Only the slightly hokey sound and lack of energy of the first track, and maybe the Smurfs on the cover, keep this from being five stars. For ten bucks, it's a steal for any Chick fan.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD Never Gets Old, December 8, 2003

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"peguesdl" (Detroit (The Motor City), MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

This CD is by far my favorite Chick Corea recording. When I first heard this in 1978 I immediatly fell in love with it. I have worn out several albums over the last 20+ years and couldn't wait until it was available on CD. The interplay between Chick and this band is flawless. They mix very well together and it's a shame they didn't do a follow up recording together. My favorites are The One Step and Friends. If you buy only 1 Chick Corea in your life this one should be it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing jazz fusion classical achievement, December 26, 2005

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jazz fan (amsterdam, netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

This music has haunted me in a delightfully pleasant way for the last 15 years. This album is one of Chick Corea's greatest achievements - its an electric album that has all the greatest qualities of acoustic music - its a fusion album that has all the greatness of classical jazz - its a jazz album that sounds like world music - its great music that sounds so personal! Corea's collaborators are at their best - I've never quite heard bass solo's like Eddie Gomez; neither the flute improvisations of Farell. Steve Gadd is at his best in this free flowing setting. There is something about the leadership qualities of Corea that makes people play like this. The interplay with the band is equal and magical with Chick being the lead genius among the geniuses. The amazing unexpected bonus are the children's songs. An album you must have.