The Song of Singing

The Song of Singing
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	1970
Recorded	April 7, 1970 - April 8, 1970 A&R Recording New York City
Genre	Free Jazz, Post-Bop
Length	28:38
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Sonny Lester
Chick Corea chronology
Sundance (1969) The Song of Singing (1970) A.R.C. (1971)

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The Song of Singing is Chick Corea's fifth solo recording, released in 1970.

The album features a trio with Barry Altschul on drums and Dave Holland on bass (together with Corea making up three fourths of Circle). The setting of the album is free and spontaneous with a few scripted pieces to keep everything on track. The lone piece composed by someone not in the band, Wayne Shorter's Nefertiti is now considered a jazz standard.

Track listing

1. "Toy Room" (Holland) – 5:51
2. "Ballad I" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 4:17
3. "Rhymes" (Corea) – 6:50
4. "Flesh" (Corea) – 6:06
5. "Ballad III" (Altschul, Corea, Holland) – 5:34
6. "Nefertiti" (Shorter) – 7:05

Personnel

• Chick Corea – keyboards, Piano
• Barry Altschul – drums
• Dave Holland – bass

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