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This adventurous yet lyrical trio LP was Chick Corea's career breakthrough album, establishing him as a significant pianist and composer. Over three days in March 1968, Corea recorded with Miroslav Vitous and Haynes (they have since reunited many times over past 34 years) and produced a total of 13 great performances only five of which were used on the original albums. The material ranged from soon-to-be Corea classics like "Matrix" and "Windows" to extended improvised pieces like the title tune to creative interpretations of Monk's "Pannonica" and "My One And Only Love".
Newly remixed and remastered in 24-bit, this milestone session is complete on this CD and sounds better than ever.
Chick Corea: Piano
Miroslav Vitous: Bass
Roy Haynes: Drums
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album was first recommended to me in 1982 by Dan Hearle, perhaps the best jazz piano teacher of all time and author of many books on improvisation and chord voicings and other aspects of jazz piano and jazz playing. I was taking Dan's jazz piano master class at North Texas State University (now called University of North Texas), and he played it for us and urged us to grab up any copies of this important, then out-of-print album that we could find.
Thankfully, the album came out on cd, and now has been freshly remastered. I have the original cd, so I can't comment on the sound quality of the remaster. The sound quality of the original is very good, though.
More importantly, the playing is amazing. At that young age, Chick was already a mature and important player and composer. Most of the tracks on "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" are accessible and enjoyable to any jazz fan, not just students of jazz piano. (In contrast, another Corea jazz trio album from the same era "The Song of Singing" contains more free jazz and is less accessible.)
"Now He Sings" features great playing by Roy Haynes and Miroslav Vitous. This excellent trio had a reunion in the 1980s, to record (at least) two more albums: "Trio Music" and "Trio Music: Live in Europe". Their 1980s sound is more mature, their individual styles are more fully realized, but the 1960s recording "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" is still a gem that belongs in the collection of jazz pianists and jazz fans alike.
Highly recommended.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitous, Chick Corea team here on this amazing cd. One of the best piano trio albums of all times. It is from 68, but it sounds much fresher than this. I guess because most of the tunes are Corea originals, and that the band has a distinctive sound. Corea is inspired and tirelessly inventive. Roy Haynes drives the beat, echoing the piano's rythmic inventions, as if he was an extension of Corea. Well, I cannot single out Roy, as it is the whole band that is symbiotic. This is a classic.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this album after listening to an interview with Chick Corea on NPR over the summer last year. In the interview he was asked the quintessential question: "What is your favorite album that you've put out over the years?". His answer was this album.
The album stands up to that testament. The emotion, energy, and talent of Chick and his band is incredible. Every time I listen to this album I hear something new. I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
The album stands up to that testament. The emotion, energy, and talent of Chick and his band is incredible. Every time I listen to this album I hear something new. I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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now he sings now I sob
so beautiful can bring you to tears, chick is truly a gift in our lifetime. Hope there are many more albums to come.
Published 7 months ago by ezgraphic
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
This recording is just phenomenal. Chick Corea's playing is both forceful and sensitive. One of the all-time greats of jazz.
Published 9 months ago by robert spitalnick
5.0 out of 5 stars
What Is
'Now He Sings Now He Sobs' is easily the greatest piano trio album of all time after Bill Evans' Vanguard Vanguard recordings. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Crowhurst
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential, Dark, Mystifying, Incredible
If you enjoy music, you need this album. When listening to this disc, one gets the sense that Chick is putting his entire self into the piano. Read more
Published on October 9, 2010 by BKnola
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where It All Began
Classic Chick Corea. I bought this CD in 1993 after having been exposed to Chick's Akoustic and Elektric bands in 1991. Read more
Published on November 25, 2008 by David Roy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterpiece
Ron McMaster did a wonderful remaster job on this 1968 album for Blue Note Records, treating it to a 24-bit resolution transfer and providing a sound quality that is unrivaled by... Read more
Published on January 14, 2007 by Swing King
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm convinced that Lenny Bernstein engaged in chickification
From ALEC WILDER: THE COMPLEAT COMPOSER by Marian McPartland: "Interestingly, one of the OCTETS (which were written almost 40 years ago) is called MAMA NEVER DUG THAT SCENE, and in... Read more
Published on September 9, 2005 by Horst Meisterfluscher
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