Native Sense: New Duets

Chick Corea, Gary Burton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 14, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stretch Records
• ASIN: B000003OZQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #93 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Modern Post Bop

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Media Type: CD
Artist: COREA/BURTON
Title: NATIVE SENSE-THE NEW DUETS
Street Release Date: 10/14/1997
Domestic
Genre: JAZZ

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing short of great!, August 11, 2000

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"ornen" (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Native Sense: New Duets (Audio CD)

It's about time someone brought out the final star for this excellent album by the duet veterans.

This is an example of a duet where the two parts have developed into a higher unity. The sensitivity and interplay of Corea and Burton as a team, the incredible time, the great compositions and arrangements, the highest high level of their musical craft, everything amazes this listener.

The music draws on a wide musical heritage without ever falling into one style. Most prominent are the influences of European art music and, of course, jazz. There is also plenty of latin flavor in this recording, plenty of rhythm. Corea and Burton are such masters of polyrhythmic playing, cruising in and out of subdivisions, making the music flow in the manner of a wave, constantly moving, but ever organically.

It is an album deserving serious listening, but it's also perfect for those late Sunday mornings. It's great as a real time out; listening the album through leaves you with energy and positivity - it's guaranteed to evoke smiles.

The production and sound quality is also exceptional, making this an album truly worthy its five stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good sense of each other, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Native Sense: New Duets (Audio CD)

Chick Corea and vibrist Gary Burton's musical relationship spans three decades, and the fruits of that relationship manifests itself every so often in the form of a duet album and other collaborations. Incidentally, the two just won a Grammy last night (as of this writing) for the record they did with Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes and Dave Holland.

"Native Sense", recorded and released just a couple of years earlier, is another welcome treat for fans of both musicians. It's not so much how they play as individuals here, but how well they play as one. The combined, sweet sound Corea and Burton concoct is greater than the two parts. A nice mixture of Corea originals, little Bartok Bagatelles and even a little Monk thrown in, the dynamic duo explore, converse, and undertake challanges in a variety of settings. "No Mystery" and "Armando's Rhumba" are fine examples of what a couple of master musicians can do when both grace and fire are called for.

Can you find better efforts by either men? Of course. But a reunion of sorts between two old masters just playing together for the pure enjoyment of playing together still makes for a fine recording.

Having the fortune of seeing them perform live a year ago, I can attest that these gentleman still have a lot of chemistry between them. To witness a piano/vibraphone duet of this nature is to know how difficult it must be to pull off. This record (and the Origin CD's that closely followed) provides evidence that Chick is still near the top of his game.

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely great music. It must be one of the best "modern" jazz album!, January 16, 2011

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Leonardo Mirenda "keoleomire" (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Native Sense: New Duets (Audio CD)

In this album is ducted all XX century music.
Every song has' a great melody, that goes far from any melody that a simple human being can write, and it has an harmony that seems to want to go beyond any barrier of human ears.